Man kunne have forventet, at der ville være sket fremskridt på dette område siden 1994, men det modsatte er desværre tilfældet: de arabiske lande har indgået en uhellig alliance med præsident Bush om at forhindre FN's arbejde i at opnå ICPD-målene.
Progress in this area might have been expected since 1994, but the opposite has unfortunately been the case: the Arabic countries have entered into an unholy alliance with President Bush to obstruct the UN's work on achieving the ICPD objectives.