See the Conference in pictures
The Conference was organized within the framework of the global ICPD beyond 2014 review on implementation of the Programme of Action agreed upon at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994 (ICPD PoA).
The Conference brought together 200-250 representatives of governmental authorities, including high-level officials, academia and civil society organizations, as well as members of national parliaments and other national and international stakeholders to review the progress that has been made towards achieving the goals and objectives of the ICPD PoA in the UNECE region, identify neglected areas, and pinpoint what needs to be done to accelerate the implementation of the PoA and address the emerging issues. The Conference was also expected to make recommendations on future policy actions, synergies with the post-2015 UN Development agenda and on how to effectively place the rights, gender equality and empowerment of women, as well as of adolescents and youth, at the core of sustainable development.
The Regional report on the implementation of the ICPD PoA, based on the results of the global survey conducted in 2012 in UNECE Member States, provided basis for the Conference debate. The Conference discussion concluded with the Chairperson’s summary.
The Conference was organised jointly by UNECE and UNFPA.
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| Opening statement | Mr. Andrey Vasilyev, UNECE Deputy Executive Secretary | ||
| Opening Statement | Ms. Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director | ||
| Opening Statement | Mr. Urs Schmid, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and International Organisations in Geneva |
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| H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen Former President of Finland |
Sexual and reproductive health and rights as just - and smart - politics | ||
| Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth | Youth vision and development priorities for the region | ||
| Ms. Grace Wilentz, YouAct, Ireland, and Mr. Jakub Skrzypczyk, Youth Coalition, Poland |
Youth vision and development priorities for the region | ||
| Mr. Werner Haug, Director, UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Ms. Vitalija Gaucaite-Wittich, Chief, UNECE Population Unit |
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| Mr. Kwabena Osei-Danquah, UNFPA Executive Coordinator, ICPD beyond 2014 Secretariat | Brief information on the ICPD beyond 2014 Global Survey overall results | ||
| First thematic session Population Dynamics and Sustainable Development |
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| Prof. Wolfgang Lutz, Director, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, Austria | Toward a 21st Century Population Policy Paradigm: Fostering the Human Resource Base for Sustainable Development | ||
| Dr. Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak, Institute for Statistics and Demography, Warsaw School of Economics | Experts' view: persistent issues and possible solutions discussed | ||
| Dr. Lidija Kozarcanin, Head of Department, Social Research and Development, Republic Institute for Social Protection, Serbia | Ageing and Migration as challenges for sustainable development in South-Eastern European countries | ||
| Second thematic session Families, Sexual and Reproductive Health over the Life Course |
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| Ms. Latanya-Mapp Frett, Vice President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and leads its international arm, Planned Parenthood Global | Almost there - Planned Parenthood's race to the finish line | ||
| Dr. Adriane Martin Hilber, Senior Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute | Expert's view: persistent issues and possible solutions discussed at the thematic meeting in Bucharest on 25-26 April 2013 | ||
| Prof. dr. A.H. Anne Gauthier, Senior Researcher, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) | Changing Families: trends and support | ||
| Third thematic session Inequalities, social inclusion and Rights |
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| Ms. Milena Kadieva, Managing Director, Gender Alternatives Foundation, ASTRA - Central and Eastern Europe Women's Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights | Expert's view: persistent issues and possible solutions discussed at the thematic meeting in Belgrade on 15-16 April 2013 | ||
| Prof. Kate Pickett, York University, UK | Reducing social inequalities: an essential step for wellbeing | ||
| Ms. Danielle Bousquet, President of the High Council for Equality between women and men, France |
The right to choose: defending a universal right and fighting inequality |
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| Official Documents | ENG | FRE | RUS | |
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| Draft annotated provisional agenda ECE/AC.27/2013/1 |
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| Report of the UNECE Regional Conference on ICPD Beyond 2014 ECE/AC.27/2013/2 |
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| UNECE Regional Report on "ICPD beyond 2014" Survey Result: Executive summary ECE/AC.27/2013/3 |
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Concept Note |
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| Background Documents | ENG | |||
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| Population Trends and Policies in the UNECE Regions | LINK | |||
| Report or the expert meetings | LINK | |||
| Thematic Brief: Population Dynamics and Sustainable Development | LINK | |||
| Thematic Brief: Families and Sexual and Reproductive Health Over the Life Course | LINK | |||
| Thematic Brief: Inequalities, Social Inclusion and Rights | LINK | |||