On 12 October 2009 the United Nations General Assembly commemorated the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development.
For UNFPA, the agency that was given the lead in carrying out the ICPD vision, the entire year offered opportunities to both look back and move forward toward commitments made in 1994 (and at the follow-up conference in 1999). Throughout 2009, partnerships were strengthened with the aim of expanding ownership of the ICPD Programme of Action, and using it as a foundation for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
A number of technical meetings and consultations that took place throughout the included reviews of progress and identification of gaps in realizing the ICPD vision. They provided practical recommendations for moving forward that are intended to inform the MDG at 10 review that is taking place throughout 2010.
Meetings and Outcome Documentation
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General Assembly Commemoration, 64th Session |
12 October, New York |
Executive Director’s Statement:
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Commission on Population and Development, 42nd Session |
March-April, New York |
Secretary-General reports on the contribution of the ICPD Programme of Action to internationally agreed development goals including the MDGs
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October, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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Global Partners in Action: NGO Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development |
September, Berlin |
The 'Berlin Call to Action', the Strategic Options for NGOs and other relevant documents |
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November, 2008, Kampala, Uganda |
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October, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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Experts meetings |
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Conference of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population |
27 September – 2 October, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Opening Statements
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June, London |
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Reducing Inequities: Ensuring Universal Access to Family Planning |
June-July |
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Regional and sub-regional events |
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High-Level Asia and the Pacific Regional Forum on ICPD at 15 |
September, Bangkok |
Country and thematic presentations and the outcome document
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5th Asia and the Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health |
October, Beijing |
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ICPD at 15 Regional Africa Expert Group Meeting followed by a Ministerial Meeting |
October, Addis Abbaba |
ICPD at 15 Report
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November, Suva, Fijio |
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Arab States: Regional Meeting of National Population Commissions |
May, Doha, Qatar |
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November, Istanbul |
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ICPD at 15 Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Forum |
November, Istanbul |
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Sub-regional Caribbean Seminar on ICPD at 15 |
August, Antigua and Barbuda |
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Latin America regional seminar on ICPD at 15 |
October, Santiago, Chile |
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Latin America and the Caribbean Meeting of Women and Leaders of regional networks |
August, Panama City, Panama |
