TWO BY TWO, WE'LL FILL THE PLANET

Benjamin Zuckerman

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1			Addressing Overpopulation The United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was held in September of 1994. This page offers a record of the conference. Follow some of the links and read some of the text of what was said. Did you learn anything that changed your opinion of Zuckerman's essay? Do you think the United Nations can do anything about overpopulation? Do all countries have an equal responsibility to combat the problem of overpopulation?