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

New York

12 December 2023

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 鈥淎ssessing 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鈥�.

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.

Documents

Organization of work

Thursday, 7 December 2023
13.15 鈥� 13.25	Welcome and introductory remarks H.E. Noem铆 Espinoza Madrid (Honduras), Chair of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development
13.25 鈥� 13.45	Presentations Key findings from the expert group meeting on 鈥淎ssessing the status of implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda鈥� Ms. Karoline Schmid, Population Division, UN/DESA. Preparations for ICPD@30 Ms. Priscilla Idele, Technical Division, 51吃瓜 Population Fund. Policy priorities for population and development looking forwards to 2054 Ms. Barbara Seligman, Population Reference Bureau
13.45 鈥� 14.25	Questions and answers Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN/DESA (moderator)
14.25 鈥� 14.30	Closing remarks H.E. Noem铆 Espinoza Madrid (Honduras), Chair of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development

Thursday, 7 December 2023

13.15 鈥� 13.25

Welcome and introductory remarks