International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD +15): Ministerial Conference

Abstract

Statement made by Abdoulie Janneh UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA on the Ministerial Meeting of the Regional Review Conference on the Implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The Dakar/Ngor Declaration, which formed the basis for Africa’s contribution to the ICPD Programme of Action, and the Programme of Action itself, are key contributions that helped to establish a firm basis for the close inter-relationship between population and development. It is therefore important that we track progress that has been made thus far in the implementation of their provisions and recommendations while also determining what needs to be done in the remaining five years of the 20-year Programme of Action.