2018 International Conference on Family Planning

The International Conference on Family Planning, held every other year, brings together family planning experts to assess the state of family planning around the world and share best practices. This year’s conference is held in Kigali, Rwanda.

UNFPA, which works at every level to support access to safe, voluntary family planning, is a key partner in convening this event.

UN Day

The San Francisco Conference on 26 June 1945, at which the United Nations Charter was signed. © UN Photo/Rommel

UN Day celebrates the anniversary of the day the UN Charter entered into force in 1945.

This founding treaty was initially signed in San Francisco, on 26 June 1945. After it was ratified, it entered into force on 24 October, marking the birth of the United Nations.

The Preamble of the Charter lays out the UN's core aims:

2018 Ottawa Conference

IPCI comes at a crucial time for the international community: Next year marks the 25th anniversary of the Cairo agenda and the 50th anniversary of UNFPA.

The 2018 conference will serve as an important platform for (1) keeping ICPD issues alive and within global mainstream parliamentary discourse, (2) taking stock of the progress of the ICPD Programme implementation and (3) strategically positioning population dynamics within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.