Commission on Population and Development, fifty-fifth session (2022)
New York
25 April 2022 to 29 April 2022
Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth
Members of the Commission
Bureau members
- H.E. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo (Republic of the Philippines) - Asia-Pacific Group (Chair)
- Mr. Andrei Nicolenco (Republic of Moldova) - Eastern European Group (Vice-Chair)
- Ms. Sara Offermans (Netherlands) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)
- Ms. Mayra Lisseth Sorto (El Salvador) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair)
- Mr. Antonin Bieke (Côte d’Ivoire) - African Group (AG) (Vice-Chair)
Programme
Resolutions and decisions
- Provisional agenda for the fifty-sixth session of the Commission ()
- Cycle for the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development ()
- Decision on the special theme of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development ()
- Draft resolution on population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth ()
Country statements after adoption of the resolution
| France on behalf of the EU | New Zealand on behalf of CANZ | Indonesia |
| Guatemala | Hungary | |
| Egypt | Mexico | Israel |
| United States | United Kingdom | Iraq |
| Iran | Russian Federation | Yemen |
| Nicaragua | Holy See |
High-level opening statements
- H.E. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the 51³Ô¹Ï and Chair of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on Population and Development
- H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy-Secretary-General of the 51³Ô¹Ï
- Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, 51³Ô¹Ï Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, 51³Ô¹Ï Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Keynote address
- Professor Jayati Ghosh, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst [Biography] []
Agenda item 1: Election of officers*
*In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2005/213, the Commission, immediately following the closure of its fifty-fourth session, will hold the first meeting of its fifty fifth session for the sole purpose of electing the new Chair and other officers of the Commission, in accordance with rule 15 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Council.
Agenda item 2: Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
Provisional agenda for the fifty-fifth session of the Commission ()
Note by the Secretariat on the organization of work of the session ()
Agenda item 3: General debate
(a) Actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development at the global, regional and national levels;
(b) Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth.
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth ()
Report of the Secretary-General on programmes and interventions for the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development in the context of population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth )
Report of the Secretary-General on the flow of financial resources for assisting in the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development ()
Panels
- Expert panel on reports of the Secretary-General, prepared for the general debate (Monday, 25 April 2022, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EDT) [Concept note] [Bio]
- Multi-stakeholder panel on the contribution of key population and development issues to building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 10:00-12:00 noon EDT) [Concept note] [Bio]
- Expert panel on Population and Sustainable Development, In Particular Sustained and Inclusive Economic Growth (Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 10:00-11:30 am EDT) [Concept note] [Bio]
Country statements (Available here)
UN system and NGO statements (Available here)
Agenda item 4: Programme implementation and future programme of work of the Secretariat in the field of population
Report of the Secretary-General on world demographic trends ()
Report of the Secretary-General on programme implementation and progress of work in the field of population in 2021: Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs ()
Note by the Secretariat on the programme plan for 2022 and programme performance for 2020: subprogramme 5, Population, of programme 7, Economic and social affairs ()
Panel
- Expert panel on the programme of work on population (Thursday, 28 April 2022, 10:00-12:00 noon EDT) [Concept note] [Bio]
Agenda item 5: Provisional agenda for the fifty-sixth session of the Commission
Note by the Secretariat containing the provisional agenda for the fifty-sixth session of the Commission ()
Agenda item 6: Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fifty-fifth session
Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fifty-fifth session ()
Closing statements
- Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, 51³Ô¹Ï Population Fund
- Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, delivered by Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, DESA
- H.E. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the 51³Ô¹Ï and Chair of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on Population and Development
Contributions of the Commission to the Economic and Social Council
ECOSOC Coordination Segment, 3-4 February 2022
ECOSOC Management Segment, 8 June 2022
