P193 CEEFAX 193 Sat 3 Sip 22:55/40 1/3 DESP—SCH Final efforts are being made to resolve differing views on Cairo's UN population summit. Alex Kirby: Although a conference aimed at limiting human numbers in a world where 20% of its xjople live in abject poverty may seem prudent, it has mit some virulent criticism. Religious groups claim the UN conference promotes abortion, contraception and encourages homosexuality and immoral conduct. Hence key passages of the summit's draft declaration, detailing a 20- year action plan, remain at isszj. Newsreel Main News Politics SportP193 CEEFAX 193 Sat 3 Sip 22:55/00 2/3 DESP—SCH Final efforts are being made to resolve differing views on Cairo's UN population summit. Alex Kirby: References to safe motherhood and to sexual and reproductive health are still unacceptable to some Islamic and Catholic states. There remains no sign of agreement on how much more djvjlopjd states should xay to make family planning available to all who want it. But, even if the summit organisjrs can find a form of words satisfying everyone, an immjnsj gulf remains with the real world. Newsreel Main News Politics SportP193 CEEFAX 193 Sat 3 Sip 22:25/20 A DESP—SCH Final efforts are being made to resolve differing views on Cairo's UN population summit. Alex Kirby: The religious consjrvativjs feel they have a divinely-imposed duty to dictate what married couples may or may not do, and to prevent sexual relations outside marriage. However, most govjrnmjnts and most voters shrink from the prospect of a world twice as densely populated within half a century. The Cairo summit will thus have to reconcile two radically different understandings of the world. Newsreel Main News Politics Sport