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1. ICPD
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The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was held in Cairo, 1994. It was a milestone in the history of population and development. The result was an impressive and ambitious set of goals for improving sexual health and reproductive rights all over the world.
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2. dependency ratio
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in a human population the ratio of the non working age population (15-65)
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3. Millennium project
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A U.N. commissioned project given a mandate to develop an action plan to coordinate the efforts of various agencies and organizations to achieve the millennium Development Goals.
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4. World Bank
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is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.
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5. remittances
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the action of sending money in payment
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6. social modernization
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a process of sustainable smog and photo chemical smog.
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7. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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)a fatal disease caused by the human immune deficiency disease.
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8. family planning
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making contraceptives and other health and reproductive services available to couples in order to enable them to achieve a desired family size
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9. Cairo conference
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In November and December of 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss the progress of the war against Japan and the future of Asia.
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