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1 April 2019 - 5 April 2019
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Commission on Population and Development, 52nd session
On 1 April, the 52nd session of the Commission on Population and Development will begin at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The Commission is tasked reviewing progress made since the 1994 adoption of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, which established the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights to the well-being of people, communities and nations.
Details14 March 2019 - 14 March 2019
New York
Investing in Sustainable Partnerships with Youth
UNFPA, together with the African Youth and Adolescents Network on Population and Development (AfriYAN) and West and Central Africa and the Regional Civil Society Organizations Coalition for Family Planning (CROSCPF), will be hosting a high-level event on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
This event will focus on creating strategic and sustainable partnerships to empower young people, with the overall objective of helping to achieve a demographic dividend.
Details11 March 2019 - 22 March 2019
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Commission on the Status of Women, 63rd session
The 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women takes place at United Nations Headquarters starting on 11 March.
The annual two-week session of the Commission brings together representatives of the United Nations, the UN Member States, as well as organizations and advocates from around the world to discuss the status of women. The Commission also assesses progress in implementing the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, an important global policy document on gender equality, and takes up other issues involving the rights and welfare of women and girls.
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