The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) which was first held in Cairo in 1999 was a breakthrough in the history of population and its development.
At the conference the world agreed that population is not just about ‘counting the people but making sure that every person counts'. This conference also opened new avenues for the empowerment of women. As a result, 179 countries singed the Plan of Action which focuses on population and its development.