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Since the first United Nations [[World Population Conference]], held in [[Rome]] in 1954, the [[United Nations]] had a growing interest in the issue of demography and associated it with the economic difficulties of developing countries. following a request of the [[UN General Assembly]],<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/204294|title=Population growth and economic development.|date=March 9, 1963 }}</ref> the Secretary-General conducted an inquiry among the member-States and concluded there were indeed concerns among the developing countries about the growth of their populations. These findings were taken into account by the General Assembly in the resolution 1048 (XXXVII).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/136768|title=Decisions of the United Nations, specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency affecting WHO's activities (programme matters): programme activities in the health aspects of world population which might be developed by WHO: report by the Director-General|date=March 9, 1965|hdl=10665/136768 }}</ref>

As the Second World Population Conference was meeting in [[Belgrade]] in 1965, the WHO was wondering how it could contribute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/88958|title=Decisions of the United Nations affecting WHO's activities: resolution 1048 (XXXVII) of the Economic and Social Council|date=March 9, 1965|hdl=10665/88958 }}</ref> For the Director-General, as he said in a report demanded by the WHO Executive Council, "the importance of many medical, biological, social, cultural and economic factors in human reproduction makes it a major public health problem",<ref name="auto"/> which justified the decision to work on the demographic question, especially via the subject of human reproduction. The report was approved by the [[World Health Assembly]], and it was decided to study sterility, the regulation of fertility, and the health aspect of demography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/89329|title=Programme activities in the health aspects of world population which might be developed by WHO|atedate=March 9, 1965|hdl=10665/89329 }}</ref> This mark the beginning of the Human Reproduction Unit. Its mission was to give technical advice on human reproduction aspects that were involved in public health.

==Development of the Unit and creation of a global program of research==