Expert group meeting on fertility, changing population trends and development: Challenges and opportunities for the future
New York
Overview
This expert group meeting addresses key questions about fertility patterns and trends, implications for age structure changes and other population trends and effective policy responses. The meeting results will inform preparations for the forty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development in 2014, the theme of which is the assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development.
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Organization of work
Monday, 21 October 2013 |
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9:00 – 10:15 |
Joint with Expert Group Meeting on Priorities for Improving Survival: ICPD Beyond 2014 |
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1. Opening of the meeting
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10:25 – 11:40 |
3. Fertility trends in high- and intermediate-fertility countries
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11:50 – 13:30 |
4. Different pathways to low fertility and effective policy approaches to address low fertility |
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14:45 – 16:00 |
5. Young people and the transition to adulthood What are current challenges to young people’s transitions to adulthood (family formation, human capital and sexual and reproductive health) and policy prospects to address them?
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6. Links between fertility, reproductive rights, women’s empowerment and gender equality
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17:30 – 18:00 |
7. Closing of day 1 and guidance for day 2
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013 |
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9:00 – 11:00 |
Joint with Expert Group Meeting on Priorities for Improving Survival: ICPD Beyond 2014 |
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11:15 – 13:00 |
2. Interactive discussion: perspectives on how to improve accessibility and utilization of data and evidence by policymakers |
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13:00 – 13:30 |
Conclusions and future directions
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Expert papers
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