Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of UNFPA and ICPD25 on the eve of the 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union on the African Continental Free Trade Area in Niamey, Niger.

In 1994, the world was transforming. Motherhood would never been quite the same.

Civil society participants say they are looking forward to the opportunity to review what has and has not worked in the past 25 years.