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The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) held its 52nd session from 1 to 5 April 2019. The session marked the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in 1994. The special theme of the session was “Review and appraisal 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”.
This note contains key messages from the Commission’s recent session that are relevant to discussions during the high-level political forum to be held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council in July 2019, when Member States will consider the theme, “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”, and review progress on Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17. The note may also serve to inform the high-level political forum convened under the auspices of the General Assembly in September 2019.
The messages are drawn from the political declaration adopted by the Commission in April 2019, from reports of the Secretary-General prepared for the annual session and from statements by Member States and invited speakers in the plenary meetings.
