What are the objectives of national population policy of south sudan
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Preliminary results from Sudan's 1983 census point to an annual national population growth rate of 2.8%. Population size was expected to increase from 20.6 million in 1983, to 25 million by 1987. Such ongoing, rapid increase stymies national socioeconomic development, and is accordingly not in the best interest of developing countries. Only recently, however, has the government seriously worked to adopt a policy to control national population growth. Inadequate demographic data, lack of awareness of the problem, poor understanding of development goals, and the influence of pronatalist political leaders formerly combined to delay policy development. The 3rd National Population Conference in Khartoum, October, 1988, however, marked the occasion of the Prime Minister to announce steps for a 4-year government plan integrating policy for the control of rapid population growth. Sudan's population policy will aim to redistribute population through the settling of nomads, and retaining or attracting population to rural areas. The National Population Committee has been coordinating key issues with public and private sectors since the 1988 Conference. Demographic factors, population problems, evolution of population policy, goals, strategy, policy content, policy implementation, and overall conclusions are presented and discussed in detail in the text.