Date of event: - 11 July 2012
The tremendous interest generated by the Day of 5 Billion on 11 July 1987 led to the establishment of World Population Day as an annual event. For 25 years, 11 July has been an occasion to mark the significance of population trends and related issues.
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Date of event: 24 November 2008 - 25 November 2008
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Partners in Population and Development (PPD), in collaboration with UNFPA and the Government of the Republic of Uganda
Kampala Declaration
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Date of event: 3 December 2008 - 3 December 2008
Location: Vienna, Austria
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Date of event: 1 January 2009 - 31 December 2009
Location: Respective regions
Organizer: UN Regional Economic Commissions
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Date of event: 3 February 2009 - 5 February 2009
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Assessing Progress in the Implementation of the Plan of Action on Population and Poverty Adopted at the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference
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Date of event: 8 March 2009 - 8 March 2009
On International Women’s Day, let us unite to end violence against women and girls. Whether it is human trafficking, domestic violence, crimes committed in the name of honour or passion, child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting, or sexual violence, which in many conflict situations has reached alarming proportions, violence against women and girls constitutes a shameful crime that is too often shrouded in silence and too seldom punished.
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Date of event: 30 March 2009 - 3 April 2009
Gathering practitioners, applied researchers, and policymakers to engage men and boys in reducing violence against women, promoting sexual and reproductive health, fighting HIV, and improving fatherhood and caregiving.
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Date of event: 30 March 2009 - 3 April 2009
The theme of the forty-second session is the contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.
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Date of event: 7 April 2009 - 7 April 2009
Increasing urbanization has resulted in for the first time more than half of the world’s population living in urban environments. Given this fact, the importance of understanding the specific linkages between urbanization, greenhouse gas emissions, and vulnerability to the impacts of climate change has never been more necessary. From a mitigation perspective, the key questions regard the role and type of urbanization and urban growth in the speed and form of climate change. This side event will begin with presentations targeting these themes, and will conclude with a guided conversation on the way forward for integrating the concepts and case studies into climate change response. read more
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Date of event: 17 May 2009 - 20 May 2009
Organized by the League of Arab States, in collaboration with ESCWA, the Government of Qatar and UNFPA. Doha Declaration.
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