Population and Development. 1. Member States undertake to adopt, individually and collectively, national population policies and mechanisms and take all necessary measures in order to ensure a balance between population growth and socio-economic development. 2. To this end, Member States agree to: (a) Include population issues as central elements for formulating and implementing national policies and programmes for accelerated and balanced socio-economic development; (b) Formulate national population policies and establish national population institutions; (c) Undertake public sensitization on population matters, particularly, among the target groups; and (d) Collect, analyse and exchange information and data on population issues.
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