Population Division - ICPD

Briefing on the substantive preparations for the fifty-seventh session of the Commission, including on the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development

BOUEDRAO — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:44:00 +0000

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 - 1:15pm

Overview

The fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) will be held from 29 April to 3 May 2024. The special theme of the session is “Assessing the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”.

The fifty-seventh session will also be an opportunity to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo, Egypt in 1994. In 2022, the Economic and Social Council, in Decision 2022/332, invited the General Assembly to hold a commemorative event in years when the Commission on Population and Development conducts a comprehensive review of the ICPD Programme of Action.

The aim of the informal briefing is to give Member States the opportunity to share views on the substantive preparations for the fifty-seventh session of the Commission including on the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Programme of Action of ICPD.

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Organization of work

Thursday, 7 December 2023
13.15 – 13.25	Welcome and introductory remarks H.E. Noemí Espinoza Madrid (Honduras), Chair of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development
13.25 – 13.45	Presentations Key findings from the expert group meeting on “Assessing the status of implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda” Ms. Karoline Schmid, Population Division, UN/DESA. Preparations for ICPD@30 Ms. Priscilla Idele, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund. Policy priorities for population and development looking forwards to 2054 Ms. Barbara Seligman, Population Reference Bureau
13.45 – 14.25	Questions and answers Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN/DESA (moderator)
14.25 – 14.30	Closing remarks H.E. Noemí Espinoza Madrid (Honduras), Chair of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development

Thursday, 7 December 2023

13.15 – 13.25

Welcome and introductory remarks

H.E. Noemí Espinoza Madrid (Honduras), Chair of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development

13.25 – 13.45

Presentations

Key findings from the expert group meeting on “Assessing the status of implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda”

Ms. Karoline Schmid, Population Division, UN/DESA.

Preparations for ICPD@30

Ms. Priscilla Idele, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund.

Policy priorities for population and development looking forwards to 2054

Ms. Barbara Seligman, Population Reference Bureau

13.45 – 14.25

Questions and answers

Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN/DESA (moderator)

14.25 – 14.30

Closing remarks

H.E. Noemí Espinoza Madrid (Honduras), Chair of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development

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Special Session of the General Assembly on the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:17:00 +0000

Monday, 22 September 2014 - 3:00pm to 9:00pm

Overview

The special session of the General Assembly will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 22 September 2014. In its resolution 65/234 on the follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014, the General Assembly decided to convene a special session in order to assess the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and to renew political support for actions required for the full achievement of its goals and objectives.

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Agenda

22 September 2014

13:00 - 21:00

I. Opening of the session by the Chair of the delegation of the President of the sixty-ninth regular session of the General Assembly.

II. Minute of silent prayer or meditation.
III. Credentials of representatives to the special session of the General Assembly

(a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee;
(b) Report of the Credentials Committee.

IV. Election of the President.
V. Organization of the session.
VI. Adoption of the agenda.
VII. Follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014.

Organization of the special session of the General Assembly on the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. A/RES/67/250

The plenary meetings shall feature statements by the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, Member and observer States and observers, as well as five selected representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, chosen by the President of the Assembly with due regard for geographic balance, in consultation with Member States in order of precedence.

Statements

Background documents

General Assembly

29th Special Session
- Provisional agenda of the twenty-ninth special session of the General Assembly.** A/S-29/1
- Letter dated 12 September 2014 from the Secretary-General to the President of the General Assembly. A/S-29/2
- Framework of actions for the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. A/S-29/3
- Recurrent themes and key elements identified during the sessions of the Commission on Population and Development. A/S-29/4
- Report of the Commission on Population and Development on its forty-seventh session. A/S-29/5
- Report of the Credentials Committee. A/S-29/6

69th Session
- Recurrent themes and key elements identified during the sessions of the Commission on Population and Development. A/69/122
- Framework of actions for the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. Report of the Secretary-General. A/69/62
- Arrangements for the high-level meetings and the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly.Information note for delegations. A/INF/69/4
- Arrangements for the high-level meetings and the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Revised Information note for delegations. A/INF/69/4/Rev.1
- Report of the Commission on Population and Development on its forty-seventh session. A/S-29/5

68th Session
- Preparations for the special session of the General Assembly on the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. A/68/493

67th Session
- Organization of the special session of the General Assembly on the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. A/RES/67/250

65th Session
- Follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. A/RES/65/234

21st Special Session
- Resolution and Decision adopted by the General Assembly during it’s twenty-first special session. A/S-21/7(supp)
- Report of the International Conference on Population and Development Cairo, 5-13 September 1994. A/CONF.171/13/Rev.1

Economic and Social Council

World demographic trends. Report of the Secretary-General. E/CN.9/2014/3
Framework of action for the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. Report of the Secretary-General. E/CN.9/2014/4
Framework of action for the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. Report of the Secretary-General. Corrigendum. E/CN.9/2014/4/Corr.1
Report of the Commission on Population and Development on its forty-seventh session. A/S-29/5

Letters of the President of the General Assembly

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Commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development

MSTOCKTO — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:40:00 +0000

Tuesday, 16 July 2019 - 3:00pm

Overview

Under agenda item 14 ("Integrated and coordinated implementation of the follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields"), the General Assembly, at its seventy-third session, will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) at a high-level plenary meeting on 16 July 2019 from 3 to 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the General Assembly Hall.

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Expert group meeting on mortality: Priorities for improved survival: ICPD beyond 2014

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 02 May 2019 19:00:00 +0000

Monday, 21 October 2013 - 10:00am to Tuesday, 22 October 2013 - 5:00pm

Overview

The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) organized an expert group meeting on priorities for improved survival. The meeting took place at the United Nations in New York from 21 to 22 October 2013.

The Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), adopted in Cairo in 1994, was a landmark document that affirmed the inextricable linkages between population, development and human rights. A Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly would be held in September 2014 to assess the status of implementation of the Programme of Action and to renew consensus and global commitment towards its goals and objectives. This expert group meeting brought together experts to reflect on progress and challenges toward achieving the survival goals that were set out in the ICPD Programme of Action. The meeting discussed the opportunities and challenges in further reducing mortality beyond 2014 as well as in the post-2015 development agenda.

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Organization of work

Monday, 21 October 2013
9:00-10:15	Joint with Expert Group Meeting on Fertility, Changing Population Trends and Development: Implications for the Future
	Opening session
	John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division. Opening remarks
	Overview of trends in mortality and fertility since ICPD
	Cheryl Sawyer, Mortality Section, Population Division. Overview of world mortality trends since ICPD Vladimira Kantorova, Fertility and Family Planning Section, Population Division. Overview of world fertility trends since ICPD
10:30-12:00	Session 1: a. Priorities for the reduction of child mortality and infectious disease mortality beyond 2014
	Barney Cohen, Population Division. Moderator
	Sara Hertog, Population Division. Decomposing global disparities in life expectancy, with an emphasis on infectious causes of death Kenneth Hill, Harvard University. Challenges and opportunities for further reductions in infant and child mortality Rene Ekpini, UNICEF. Discussant
12:00-1:00	b. Priorities in women's health
	Barney Cohen, Population Division. Moderator
	Suzanne Petroni, International Center for Research on Women. Improving the health of women and adolescents: An unfinished agenda Adrienne Germain, President Emerita, International Women’s Health Coalition. Discussant
2:30-4:00	c. Priorities for reducing non-communicable disease mortality and mortality at older ages
	Jorge Bravo, Population Division. Moderator
	Sanjay Basu, Stanford University. The changing landscape of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Longevity in the twenty-first century: How long is the tug of the past? Karen Sealey, World Health Organization. Discussant
4:15-5:45	d. Effective policy and programme approach to improve health
	Victor Gaigbe-Togbe, Population Division. Moderator
	William Dow, University of California, Berkeley. Incentivizing use of health care Rachel Nugent, University of Washington. Effective policy and programme approaches to promoting health lifestyles Jean Christophe Fotso, Concern Worldwide, U.S. Discussant
5:45-6:00	Closing session of day one
	Barney Cohen, Population Division. Moderator
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
9:00-11:00	Joint with Expert Group Meeting on fertility, changing population trends andd development: Implications for the future
	Summaries and interactive discussions
	Experts: Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; and Monica Das Gupta, University of Maryland. Key challenges and opportunities for further progress in improving life Expectancy and responding to implications of fertility trends for the Global development agenda John Wilmoth, Population Division. Moderator
11:15 – 1:00	Interactive discussion
	Experts: Kirsty Newman, DFID, by videolink; and Hans Rosling, Gapminder Foundation. Perspectives on how to improve accessibility and utilization of data and evidence by policymakers Francesca Perucci, Population Division. Moderator
1:00 – 1:30	John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division. Conclusions and future directions

Presentations

Cheryl Sawyer, Population Division/DESA, United Nations. Overview of world mortality trends since ICPD

Kenneth Hill (Harvard University). Further Reductions in Infant and Child Mortality: Opportunities and Challenges

Sara Hertog, Population Division/DESA, United Nations. Decomposing global disparities in life expectancy

Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Longevity in the 21st Century: The tug of the past

Sanjay Basu, Stanford University. The changing landscape of NCDs & risk factors

Rachel Nugent, University of Washington. Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: What Works?

William Dow, University of California-Berkeley. Incentivizing Use of Health Care

Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Summary: Key findings and implications of mortality trends for the global development agenda

Expert papers

No. 2013/10 - The changing landscape of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors

No. 2013/11 – Challenges and opportunities for further reductions in infant and child mortality

No. 2013/12 – Improving the health of women and adolescents: An unfinished agenda

No. 2013/13 – Incentivizing use of health care

No. 2013/15 – Longevity in the twenty-first century: How strong is the tug of the past?

*See report

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21st Special Session of the General Assembly

MSTOCKTO — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:43:00 +0000

Wednesday, 30 June 1999 - 10:00am to Friday, 02 July 1999 - 6:00pm

The progress achieved and challenges encountered in implementing strategies on population and development were the central theme of this meeting of world leaders convened pursuant to a General Assembly resolution adopted on 18 December 1997.

This special session of the United Nations General Assembly was convened five years after the International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, Egypt, 1994) to review and appraise the implementation of the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 Conference.

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International Conference on Population and Development

MSTOCKTO — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:26:00 +0000

Monday, 05 September 1994 - 10:00am to Tuesday, 13 September 1994 - 6:00pm

The Fifth International Conference on Population and Development was held from 5 to 13 September 1994 under the auspices of the United Nations. More than 180 States participated in this event, at which a new Programme of Action was adopted as a guide for national and international action in the area of population and development for the next 20 years. This new Programme of Action places emphasis on the indissoluble relationship between population and development and focuses on meeting the needs of individuals within the framework of universally recognized human rights standards instead of merely meeting demographic goals. The adoption of this Programme marks a new phase of commitment and determination to effectively integrate population issues into socio-economic development proposals and to achieve a better quality of life for all individuals, including those of future generations.

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International Conference on Population

MSTOCKTO — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:23:00 +0000

Monday, 06 August 1984 - 10:00am to Tuesday, 14 August 1984 - 6:00pm

This Conference, held in August 1984, reviewed and endorsed most aspects of the agreements of the 1974 Bucharest Conference and expanded the World Population Plan of Action in order to incorporate the results of the latest research and data provided by Governments. The human rights of individuals and families, conditions of health and well-being, employment and education were some of the issues highlighted in the Declaration signed at the Conference. Other significant issues were the intensification of international cooperation and the pursuit of greater efficiency in adopting policy decisions relating to population.

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Commission on Population and Development, thirty-seventh session (2004)

MSTOCKTO — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:53:00 +0000

Monday, 22 March 2004 - 10:00am to Friday, 26 March 2004 - 6:00pm

Review and appraisal of the progress made in achieving the goals and objectives of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development

Bureau members

Mr. Alfredo Chuquihuara (Peru) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Chair)
Mr. Khondker M. Talha (Bangladesh) - Asia-Pacific Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Gediminas Šerkšnys (Lithuania) - Eastern-European Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Kitty van der Heijden (Netherlands) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Mohamed Elfarnawany (Egypt) - African Group (Vice-Chair)

Report of the Commission on its thirty-seventh session

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Commission on Population and Development, forty-seventh session (2014)

MSTOCKTO — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:38:00 +0000

Monday, 07 April 2014 - 10:00am to Friday, 11 April 2014 - 6:00pm

Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

H.E. Mr. Ambassador Gonzalo Koncke (Uruguay) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Chair)
Ms. Fatou Isidora Niang (Senegal) - African Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Katsuhiko Takahashi (Japan) - Asia-Pacific Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Nino Shekriladze (Georgia) - Eastern-European Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Jens Ole Bach Hansen (Denmark) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)

Report of the Commission on its 47th Session

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Expert group meeting on the review and appraisal of the programme of action of the international conference on population and development and its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 14:59:00 +0000

Thursday, 01 November 2018 - 10:00am to Friday, 02 November 2018 - 5:00pm

Overview

The adoption of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo, Egypt in 1994, represented a fundamental shift in population and development, moving population policies and programmes from demographic targets towards a people-centred approach, grounded in the respect for human rights and a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability. Subsequently, the Millennium Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development integrated many goals and objectives of the ICPD Programme of Action.

While important progress has been made, considerable gaps still exist in the implementation of different areas of the Programme of Action. In 2010, the General Assembly decided to extend the Programme of Action beyond 2014 with a view to fully meeting its goals and objectives (A/RES/65/234). In 2014, the Secretary-General reported that progress in implementing the goals and objectives of the Programme of Action had been unequal and fragmented and that new challenges, realities and opportunities had emerged since its adoption (E/CN.9/2014/4). The General Assembly held a special session in September 2014 to assess the status of implementation of the Programme of Action and to renew political support for actions required for the full achievement of its goals and objectives.

The Commission on Population and Development (CPD), at its fifty-second session in 2019, will carry out a review and appraisal of the ICPD Programme of Action and its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda. The timing of this appraisal, 25 years after “Cairo”, is consistent with the five-year cycle of review of the status of implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action carried out by the CPD in 2004, 2009 and 2014, respectively.In preparation for the fifty-second session of the CPD, the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs will convene an expert group meeting. The meeting will examine progress and gaps in implementing the goals and objectives set out in the ICPD Programme of Action and explore the potential implications of future de

Demographic trends for the full implementation of the Programme, and discuss the contribution of the ICPD Programme of Action to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda. The meeting will also examine progress in measuring sustainable development indicators related to population.