Date
Develop a Population Policy and Action Plan that promotes long-term sustainable growth patterns and improves the quality of life of Dominicans.
General Objectives
Ensure demographic resilience for the country both in terms of population size, spatial distribution, and age and skills composition for sustainable development.
Beneficiaries
general population
Country
Type
Plan
Responsible institution
Topics / Chapters
Main Priority Measure
A.2 - Human rights, gender and interculturality
Apply a human rights approach with a gender and intercultural perspective in addressing population and development issues, and step up efforts to recognize, promote and uphold relevant goals in order to eliminate inequalities and foster social inclusion.
A.4 - Population and development
Ensure full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development planning, sectoral policies and public policies and programmes in general ―in particular in development and land-use planning― at national and subnational levels, drawing on sociodemographic knowledge and information and harnessing technological advances.
A.5 - Sustainable development for human well-being
Pursue sustainable development as a means of securing now and in the future human well-being for all peoples on an equitable basis, and ensuring that the linkages between population, resources, the environment and development are fully recognized, appropriately administered and maintained in a harmonious and dynamic balance with a thriving biodiversity and healthy ecosystems