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 DAY 1

Session One :  Grand Opening

• Welcome Address by Dr. Ashrafi Ahmad, PCC of Bangladesh and Additional Secretary (Population, Family Welfare and Law), Medical Education and Family Welfare Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Keynote Speech by Ms. Diene Keita, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations; Deputy Executive Director – Programme, UNFPA.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Opening Speech by Prof. Mohamed Douagi, Secretary of PPD Board and President Director General, National Board of Family and Population, Ministry of Health, Government of Tunisia.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Minister of Health, Government of The Gambia.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Dr. Seetha Kumari Arambepola, M.P., State Minister of Health, Government of Sri Lanka.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Dr. Yu Xuejun, Vice Chair of PPD Board; and Vice Minister, National Health Commission (NHC), Government China.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Mr. Sleiman Timios Kwidini, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Government of Zimbabwe.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Mr. Amos Lugoloobi, Board Member of PPD; and Honorable Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Government of Uganda.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Closing Remark by Mr. S.M. Ahsanul Aziz, Joint Secretary (Population) and PPD Affairs Desk Officer at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]

Session Two :  Ministerial

• Opening Statement by the Session Chair Hon. Dr. Tarek Tawfik Amin, Deputy Minister of the Minister of Health for Population Affairs, Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Keynote Speech by Dr. S K Sikdar, Former Advisor, RCH in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Hon. Dr. Yu Xuejun, Vice-Chair, PPD Board and Vice Minister, National Health Commission (NHC), Government of the People’s Republic of China.
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Minister of Health, Government of The Gambia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Mr. Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Hon. Mr. Sleiman Timios Kwidini, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Government of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Prof. Mohamed Douagi, Secretary, PPD Board and President Director General, National Board for Family and Population, Ministry of Health, Government of Tunisia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Ahmed Ali Bourji, Member, PPD Board and Secretary General, Technical Secretariat, National Population Council, Council of Ministers, Republic of Yemen
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh, Board and Executive Committee Member of PPD and Director General
  National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Government of the Republic of Kenya
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Kittipong Saejeng, Medical Officer, Advisory Level (Health Promotion), Department of Health
  Representing Dr. Achara Nithi-aphinyasakul, Member, PPD Board and Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, The Royal Thai Government
  [ VIDEO ]

Session Three:  Achieving SRHR goals through SSTC

• Opening Statement by the Session Chair Hon. Mr. Sleiman Timios Kwidini, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Government of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Keynote Speech by Dr. Asa Torkelsson, Chief at UNFPA Seoul Representation Office
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Professor Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Mrs. Malango Botomani, Director of Administration, Department of Economic Planning and Development, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Government of Malawi
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Vibhavendra Raghuyamshi, Chief of Health, UNFPA, Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Ukik Kusuma Kurniawan, Head of PULIN BKKBN, Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. Sabina Faiz Rashid, Professor at BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Thierry O. LAWALE, Director of Mother and Child Health, Government of Government of the Republic of Benin
  [ VIDEO ]

Session Four:  Leveraging SSTC for Universal Health Coverage

• Opening Remarks by Session Chair Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh,  Minister of Health, Government of The Gambia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Ashrafi Ahmad,  PCC of Bangladesh and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh.
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Presentation by Dr. Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane GUEYE,  Senior Technical Advisor, International Cooperation, Ministry of Health and Social Action, Government of the Republic of Senegal
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Ms. Mary Gyasi, Officer in Charge of Policy, Planning and Program National Population Council (NPC), Ghana
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr Abdellah TALEB, Ministry of Health – Morocco
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Ms. Zemzem Mohammed, Head of National Maternal Health Program, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
  [ VIDEO ]

Session Five:  Demographic Dividend and Sustainable Development

• Opening Remarks by Session Chair Hon. Mr. Amos Lugoloobi, Member, PPD Board and Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Government of the Republic of Uganda
  [ VIDEO ]
• Keynote Presentation by Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh, Board and Executive Committee Member of PPD and Director General, National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Kenya
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. TANG Mengjun, Research Fellow, Division Chief of Department of International Cooperation, China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC), China
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Mr. Luong Quang Dang, Deputy Chief of Office, National Steering Committee for Population and Development, Government of Social Republic of Viet Nam
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Presentation by Dr. T.V. Sekher, Professor & Head, Department of Family & Generations International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Professor Dr. Mohammad Mainul Islam, Department of Population Science, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Ms. Mariama Fanneh, PCC of the Gambia and Director of Population Affairs, Office of the Vice President, Government of the Republic of the Gambia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Sekou Amadou TRAORE, Director of Population, National Direction of Population S/C the minister in charge of population questions, Mali
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]

 DAY 2

Session Six:  Innovation, Technology and Data through SSTC

• Keynote Presentation by Dr. Denis Nkala, Chief, Intergovernmental and UN Systems Affairs, United Nations Office of South South Cooperation (UNOSSC)
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. Asa Torkelsson, Chief at UNFPA Seoul Representation Office
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Shabnam Mostari, Public Health Specialist and Head of Smart Health Accelerator, a2i (Aspire to Innovate), Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Nompumelelo Nzimande, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. Ubaidur Rob, Chairman, Streams Teach, Former Country Director, Population Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Ms. Irene Ashikhongo Muhunzu, PCC of Kenya and Assistant Director, National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Government of Kenya
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. Betty Kyaddondo, PCC of Uganda and Director of Family Health Department, National Population Council (NPC), Government of the Republic of Uganda
  [ VIDEO ]

Session Seven:  Resource Mobilization in the Context of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)

• Keynote Speech by Dr. Asa Torkelsson, Chief at UNFPA Seoul Representation Office
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Hon. Mr. Heru Hartanto Subolo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. Denis Nkala, Chief, Intergovernmental and UN Systems Affairs, United Nations Office of South South Cooperation (UNOSSC)
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr Ahmed Al Kabir, President, RTM International, Formerly Chief of Party, JSI and Chairman Rupali Bank, Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]
• Presentation by Mr. Fethi Ben Messaoud, International Consultant and Former Government Official of Tunisia
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF – English ]   [ PDF – French ]
• Presentation by Prof. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Professor at University of Venda, South Africa
  [ VIDEO ]   [ PDF ]

Session Eight: Closing Ceremony

• Statement by Mr. Oliver Zambuko, Officer-in-Charge, Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
  [ VIDEO ]
• Dhaka Declaration Presented by Hon. Dr. Tarek Tawfik Amin, Deputy Minister of the Minister of Health for Population Affairs, Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt
  [ VIDEO ]
• Remark by Prof. Dr. A F M Ruhal Haque, MP, Chairman, Standing Committee on Ministry of Social Welfare, and, Former Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]
• Remark by Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh, Board and Executive Committee Member of PPD and Director General
  National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Government of the Republic of Kenya
  [ VIDEO ]
• Remark by Hon. Dr. Rokeya Sultana, State Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]
• Vote of Thanks by Prof. Mohamed Douagi, President Director General, National Board of Family and Population, Ministry of Health, Government of Tunisia, and Secretary of PPD Board
  [ VIDEO ]

DAY 1 :

Session One: Opening Session

• Introduction remarks by Honourable Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, Minister of Health and Child Care, the Republic of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Inaugural Speech by Mr. Linton Mchunu, Director General of Social Development, South Africa, on behalf of Honorable Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development, South Africa and PPD Board Chair
  [ VIDEO ]
• Welcome Remarks by Honorable Mr. Richard Moyo, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Matabeleland North
  [ VIDEO ]
• Introduction of the Keynote Address: Honourable Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, Minister of Health and Child Care, the
  Republic of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Keynote Remarks by H.E. Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
  [ PDF ]  [ VIDEO ]
• Remarks by Ms. Lydia Zigomo, Regional Director for UNFPA, East and Southern Africa
  [ VIDEO ]

Session Two: High-Level Session

Theme: Status of Implementation and the future of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action (POA) through the Lens of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)

• Remarks by Session Chair: Honourable Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development, South Africa and PPD Board Chair
  [ PDF ] [ VIDEO ]
• Update by Mr. Arthur Erken, Director, Policy and Strategy Division, UNFPA
  [ PDF ] [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Honourable, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, Minister of Health and Child Care of the Republic of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Honourable, Mr. Baboucarr Bouy, Minister of Public Service, Government of the Republic of The Gambia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Honourable, Mr. Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development; Uganda
  [ PDF ] [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Honourable, Mr. Omar Abdulaziz Albdulghani Alaghbari, Deputy Minister of Planning and International Corporation, Yemen
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Honourable, Dr. Yu Xuejun, Vice Minister, National Health Commission, China
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Mr. Sukaryo Tegu Santoso, Deputy Chair, National Population and Family Planning Board (NPFPB-BKKBN), Government of the Republic of Indonesia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, Executive Director, National Population Council (NPC), Ghana
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh, Director General, National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Kenya
  [ PDF ] [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Kittipong Saejeng, Medical officer, Advisory level, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Sekou Amadou TRAORE, Director of Population, National Direction of Population S/C the minister in charge of population questions, Mali
  [ VIDEO ]

DAY 2 :

Session Three: Leveraging SSTC as an Accelerator for the Achievement of ICPD Program of Action

• Statement by the Moderator, Mr. Arthur Erken, Director, Policy and Strategy Division, UNFPA
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by the Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eliya M. Zulu, Ph.D.; Executive Director; African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) – [ PDF ]  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Ms. Lydia Zigomo, Regional Director, UNFPA   East and Southern Africa Region
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Mr. Onward Chironda, FP2030 Youth Focal Representative, Executive Director My Age Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Bunyarit Sukrat, Director of Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Prof. Stanzia Moyo, Chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Board of Family Planning, and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Prof. Marvellous Mhloyi, Associate Professor, Department of Demography, Settlement and Development, University of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]

Session Four: Mobilization of SSTC Resources

• Remarks by Mr. Edward Kallon, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by the Moderator, Mr. Denis Nkala, Chief, Intergovernmental and United Nations Systems Affairs, UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)
  [ PDF ]  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, Executive Director, National Population Council (NPC), Ghana
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Ms. Florbela da Cunha Fernandes, Representative to Brazil, UNFPA
  [ PDF ]  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Mrs. Pester Siraha, Country Director, Population Services Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rizal Martua Damanik, Deputy for Training, Research and Development, National Population and Family Planning Board (NPFPB-BKKBN), Government of Indonesia
  [ PDF ]  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation by Dr. Allan T Nhapi, Founder and CEO Harvest Today
  [ PDF ]  [ VIDEO ]

Session Five: Closing Session

• Statement by the Honorable Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development, South Africa and PPD Board Chair
  [ VIDEO ]
• Presentation of Victoria Falls Declaration, by Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, Executive Director, National Population Council (NPC), Ghana
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Mr. Arthur Erken, Director, Policy and Strategy Division, UNFPA
  [ VIDEO ]
• Vote of thanks by Honourable Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, Minister of Health and Child Care, the Republic of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]

::   Victoria Falls Declaration – [ ENGLISH ]  [ FRENCH ]   ::

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19^th International Inter Ministerial Conference on South-South Cooperation in Population and Development:

“South-South Cooperation and the ICPD@30: Accelerating the Move Forward”

Date : Monday, 14 November 2022
Venue : Pattaya 12, Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall (PEACH), Thailand

Partners in Population and Development (PPD), in partnership with UNFPA, organized the 19th International Inter-ministerial Conference (IIMC) during the ICFP 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand, on November 14, 2022, at 09:00 to 12:00 hours. The theme of the forum was South-South Cooperation and the ICPD@30: Accelerating the Move Forward. This aims provide policy guidance and commitments from high-level government officials on how to increase the utilization of South-South and triangular cooperation at ICPD@30 and beyond.

Inaugural session

• Host country welcome remarks by Dr. Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, PPD Board and Honourable Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health The Royal Thai Government
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]
• Inaugural Speech by Mr. Jacques van Zuydam, Chief Director Population and Development Department of Social Development on behalf of the Honorable Chair of PPD H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Hon. Minister of Social Development, South Africa
  [ VIDEO ]
• Remarks by Ms. Diene Keita, Assistant-Secretary-General of the UN, and UNFPA Deputy Exécutive Director
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]

Ministerial Session: South-South Cooperation and the ICPD@30: Accelerating the Move Forward

• Statement by H.E. Dr. C.G.D.N. Chiwenga, PPD Board Member and Hon. Vice President, Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque, PPD Board Member and Hon. Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]
• Statement by H.E. Dr. Yu Xuejun, Vice-Chair and Vice Minister National Health Commission, China
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by H.E. Dr. Dereje Dhuguma, State Minister, Ministry of Health Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Amos Lugoloobi, PPD Board Member and Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]
• Statement by H.E. Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, SpOG (K), PPD Board Member and Hon. Chairperson National Population and Family Planning Board, Indonesia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, PPD Board Member and Executive Director, National Population Council Republic of Ghana
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. S. K. Sikdar, MBBS, MD, Advisor, Family Planning and Maternal Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. Sabina Durrani, Director General, Population Programme Wing, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Pakistan
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]
• Statement by Dr. Gueye Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane, Technical Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Health and Social Action, Senegal
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]

Closing session

• Vote of Thanks by Dr. Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, PPD Board and Honourable Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health The Royal Thai Government
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]
• Closing Remarks by H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque, PPD Board Member and Hon. Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PDF ]

• CALL FOR ACTION – [ English ]    [ French ]

DAY 1: Monday, 13 December 2021, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (GMT)
Theme: Mainstreaming Youth Engagement in promoting SSC to response COVID-19 crisis for Achieving ICPD agenda

• Welcome remarks : Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director, PPD
• Remarks : Mr. Evode Niyibizi, Country Director, AfriYan Rwanda
• Moderator’s remarks : Ms. Triza Chirwa, youth advocate on Sexual reproductive health, Youth development, Malawi
• Background Presentation on Mainstreaming Youth Engagement in promoting SSC to response COVID-19 crisis by consultant: Ms. Alice Michira, Youth Leader, Kenya
• Panelist Presentation : Ms. Ing Yun (Iris) Pi, Youth leader of UNFPA and Co-founder of Stories To Action (StA),
• Panelist Presentation : Mr. Mohammad Mamun Mia, Former president of United Nations Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB).
• Panelist Presentation : Mr. Baboucarr Mbowe, Secretary General of the University of The Gambia Student Union

DAY 2: Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (GMT)
Theme: Strengthening Social Media Communication Plan for Youth to Response COVID-19 through South-South Cooperation

• Welcome Remarks : Ms. Tahrima Khan, Senior Program Officer, PPD
• Moderator’s Remarks : Ms. Loza Admassu, Youth RH focal person, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
• Presentation of Social Media Communication Plan by consultant: Mr. Junjian Gaoshan, Youth Leader, China
• Panelist Presentation : Mr. Abizar Dibagja, Youth Leader from Indonesia
• Panelist Presentation : Ms. Nthabiseng Mogashoa, Youth Leader from South Africa
• Panelist Presentation : Ms. Simlin Zarin, Youth Activist from Bangladesh

DAY  ONE : 26 October 2021

Remarks and Presentations:

• Opening Remarks - Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh, Director General of NCPD and PPD Executive Committee and Board Member, Kenya
• “Role of National SSC Focal Persons in promoting SSC at country level” – Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director, PPD
• “South-South Cooperation a supplement to north South cooperation: Post COVID-19 perspective” – Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, CPD
• “South-South Galaxy: Global Platform for sharing of BPs” -Ms. Shams Bani Hani, Knowledge and Research Specialist, UNOSSC/NY
• “Strategic Partnership and resource mobilization for  SSC (Government of China Perspective)” – Ms XING Jie,  Program Officer , National Health Commission, China
• “Strategic Partnership and resource mobilization for  SSC (Government of India Perspective)” -Dr. S. K. Sikdar,  MD, Advisor, Family Planning and Maternal Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
• “Strategic Partnership and resource mobilization for  SSC (Government of South Africa Perspective)” – Ms. Eunice Nchoe and Mr. Papi Moramang Koekoe
• “Presentation of Indonesia Country Experience on implementation of Nairobi Summit Commitments” – Prof. Muhammad Rizal Damanik, Deputy for training, Research and Development, National Population and Family Planning Coordinating Board and Partner Country Coordinator for Indonesia 

 DAY  TWO: 27 October 2021

Remarks and Presentations:

• Statement by UNFPA – Mr. Arthur Erken, Director Policy and Strategy Division, UNFPA
• “Role of PPD Partners Institutions in Knowledge Management, Capacity Building and Exchange of Experts for promoting SSC” -Prof. V. K. Tiwari, Dean, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW),  New Delhi, India
• “National Task Force for South-South Cooperation: Follow-up Nairobi Summit Commitments” – Dr. Nazrul Islam, Program Director, PPD
• Country Experiences: Reports on progress for the implementation of Nairobi Summit Commitments
  
  • BANGLADESH – Mr. Nitish Chandra Sarkar, Additional Secretary, Population, Family Welfare and Law, Medical Education and Family Welfare (MEFW) Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • BENIN – D. Gaston AHOUNOU, MD, MPH, MSc, Public Health Specialist and Epidemiologist, Head of Family Planning Services, Adolescent, Youth, Mother and Child Health Division, Ministry of Health, Government of the Republic of Benin
  • CHINA – Dr. HU Hongtao, Advisor for South-South Cooperation Population and Development, China
  • THE GAMBIA – Madam Fatima Mendy, Acting Principal Human Resource Economist, Government of the Republic of The Gambia
  • INDIA – Dr. S. K. Sikdar,  MD, Advisor, Family Planning and Maternal Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
  • KENYA – Ms. Irene Ashikhongo Muhunzu, Senior Population  Programme Officer, National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Government of Kenya
  • SOUTH AFRICA – Mr Oliver Zambuko, Deputy Director for Population Policy & Strategy Monitoring & Evaluation, Ministry of Social Development, Government of South Africa
  • UGANDA – Dr. Betty Kyadondo, Director of Family Health Department, National Population Council (NPC), Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, Government of Uganda
  • ZIMBABWE – Dr. Munyaradzi Murwira, Executive Director, Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council, Zimbabwe

A joint collaborative activity between the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Partners in Population and Development (PPD)

27th July 2021

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS

Inaugural Session:

• Inaugural Statement: H.E. Ms. Haifa Abu Ghezala; Assistant Secretary General, Head of Social affairs Sector,
  League of Arab states
  [ VIDEO ]     [ STATEMENT ]
• Statement by Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director, Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
  [ VIDEO ]     [ STATEMENT ]
• Statement by Dr. Luay Shabaneh, Regional Director of the Arab states UNFPA
  [ VIDEO ]
• Statement by Prof. Habib Ghedira, President Director General of the National Board of Family and Population,
  Chair of the Arab Council on Population and Development and Secretary of PPD Board
  [ VIDEO ]     [ STATEMENT ]
• Keynote speech on Islam and Reproductive Health by Dr. Jamal Abu Sourour, Director of International Islamic Center for Research in Population, University Al Azhar, Egypt
  [ VIDEO ]     [ PRESENTATION ]
• Indonesian Experience on Islam and RH/FP by Prof. Mohamed Rizal Damanik, Deputy for Training, Research and Development National Population and Family Planning Board (NPFPB-BKKBN), Indonesia
  [ VIDEO ]
• Tunisian experience on Islam and Reproductive Health by Prof. Slim Ben Sheikh, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Tunisia
  [ VIDEO ]    [ PRESENTATION ]

Interventions:

• Jordan: Best practices in information sharing and SRH service delivery
  [ PRESENTATION ]
• Bahrain: The experience of the Kingdom of Bahrain on “Reducing maternal mortality of women with severe anemia”
  [ PRESENTATION ]
• Algeria: The experience of Algeria in developing communication network between religious counselors and RH/FP services users
  [ PRESENTATION ]
• Iraq: Best practices in RH
  [ PRESENTATION ]
• Kuwait: Experience of Kuwait
  [ PRESENTATION ]
• Morocco: Experience of Morocco
  [ PRESENTATION ]
• Mauritania: Men’s Responsibilities in RH: Religious foundations
  [ STATEMENT ]

REPORT

:: Download the report of the PPD/LAS/UNFPA Webinar on Islam and RH

Nairobi Commitments and the 2030 Agenda: Taking stock and looking ahead in post COVID-19 crisis

We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the 17^th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on South-South Cooperation in Population and Development entitled “Nairobi Commitments and the 2030 Agenda: Taking stock and looking ahead in post COVID-19 crisis.” This conference is jointly sponsored by Partners in Population and Development (PPD), the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), and National Health Commission of China (as Chair of PPD) with three unique sessions:

Session 1: Implementation of the Nairobi Commitments through South-South Cooperation in the post-COVID-19 era which will take place on Thursday, 19 November 2020 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. GMT.

Session 2: Youth Engagement through South-South Cooperation in Advocacy and Innovative Programming which will take place on Friday, 27 November 2020, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. GMT.

Ministerial Session: Promoting South-South Cooperation for Attaining Nairobi Commitments and the Agenda 2030 which will take place on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 , 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. GMT.

The conference will offer the participants a dynamic debate with southern experts, policy makers, researchers, national partner-agencies, collaborating UN agencies, INGOs/NGOs, civil society organizations, media and academia.

Taking into account your interest and expertise in this field of work, we will greatly appreciate your registration and confirmation of your attendance at your earliest convenience.

Background

This technical session is jointly organized by PPD, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) and UNFPA on how countries in the South will be able to work together during the post-COVID-19 period in implementing the Nairobi Summit commitments through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSC) and multilateralism. These agencies recognize the urgent need to identify the solutions in population and development and reproductive health for countries in the South post-COVID-19. The pandemic has had a profound impact in particular on women, adolescents and elderly population in how they access and utilize SRH services including unmet needs for family planning and maternal and child health. COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated gender-based violence and created additional challenges everywhere in the world that hindered the advance towards the achievement of the Nairobi Summit Commitments, particularly the Three Zeros. In order to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and addressing the COVID-19 impact, it is important for developing countries to adopt or strengthen national policies to advance South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation, and to enhance the capacity of national and sub-national coordination mechanisms, as appropriate, in order to improve policy coordination, the sharing of knowledge, lessons learned and good practices, and the adaptation of such practices as recommended in the outcome document of the BAPA+40 UN Conference held in March 2019 in Buenos Aires. This session will bring technical experts, political leaders and policymakers together to innovate and establish action-driven solutions to address the critical challenges that countries of the South are faced with in working to attain the Three Zeros through South-South cooperation. It will highlight the following:

• What thus far is the progress towards the Commitments, and challenges ahead?
• How has the pandemic affected the drive to achieve the ICPD PoA?
• How can we strengthen the capacity of health systems in post-COVID-19 using the knowledge, lessons learned and technical partnerships through SSC?
• How to enhance the capacity of national and sub-national coordination mechanisms for stepping up South-South and triangular cooperation

Objective

Momentum renewed towards the achievement of the Nairobi Commitments through South-South Cooperation in a post-COVID-19 context

Resources

• Opening Remarks by Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director, PPD [VIDEO]
• Remarks by the Moderator Mr. Tarik Iziraren, Deputy Director for Policy and Strategic Partnerships, UNOSSC [VIDEO]
• Keynote remarks by Mr. Mabingue Ngom, Regional Director, UNFPA, West and Central Africa Regional Office, Senegal [VIDEO]
• Presentation by Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Ramírez, Board Member of PPD, and Secretary-General, Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO, Mexico), Secretaría de Gobernación Technical, Mexico [VIDEO]
• Presentation by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rizal Martua Damanik, Deputy for Training, Research and Development, National Population and Family Planning Board (NPFPB-BKKBN), Indonesia [VIDEO]
• Presentation by Dr. Letitia Adelaide Appiah, Board Member of PPD, and Executive Director, National Population Council, Ghana [VIDEO]
• Download Flyer [PDF]

Background

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its recovery efforts have to mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions and initiatives, capitalizing on their creativity and enthusiasm to build back better and stronger. From the onset of the pandemic, young people started to meaningfully engage as service providers, educators and change agents among their peers, communities and their countries. Policy makers need to provide more opportunities for young people to contribute as young professionals, mobilizers and activists. They should include them in key consultations and decision-making processes, listening to and integrating their views and suggestions when planning for and implementing the collective response to COVID-19. The engagement of youth in formal political mechanisms contributes to more effective and sustainable policies, whilst at the same time helping to restore young people’s trust in governance mechanisms and processes during these trying times.

The challenges humanity currently faces due to the COVID-19 pandemic require concerted action, global solidarity and meaningful engagement of young people to be addressed. The power of new technologies and modes of communication have been crucial dimensions in transforming young people’s engagement and how their voices are much more easily expressed and amplified in countries of the South. Since these countries host a large proportion of the world’s youth, involving young people in the region will be critical to advance progress to achieve sustainable development and ensure no one is left behind.

Partners in Population and Development (PPD), National Health Commission of China (NHC) and UNFPA are jointly organizing this technical session to facilitate an exchange among Southern countries to support and accelerate proactive youth engagement to advocate for and implement innovative programs for the full achievement of the ICPD unfinished business during the post-COVID-19 period. This session will be dedicated to discuss experiences, share successful examples of engaging youth in advocacy, program implementation, and leveraging innovation to move forward the ICPD agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the Decade of Action, in the COVID-19 context. The session will include:

• Provide a platform for young people to advocate for the ICPD and share the main achievements and the challenges remaining;
• Discussions on the importance of investing in youth to achieve sustainable development;
• Mainstream young peoples’ voices, and showcase their actions and initiatives for people-centered, equitable and innovative engagement and contributions, including during the COVID-19;
• Discussion on the role of innovation, technology, creativity, data, youth voices and collective action in amplifying results and scaling up progress through South-South cooperation to deliver on the promises of Cairo and the SDGs.

Objective

Reinvigorate and expand meaningful youth engagement and leadership through South-South cooperation to push forward the ICPD agenda on all fronts.

Resources

• Remarks by the Moderator Mr. Gaoshan Junjian, UNFPA China [VIDEO]
• Welcoming remarks Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, Secretary General’s Youth Envoy [VIDEO]
• Keynote remarks by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP, Honourable Minister for Social Development, Government South Africa, and Secretary, PPD Board [VIDEO]
• Remarks by: Ms Michele Belfor, Youth Activist, Suriname [VIDEO]
• Presentation by Mr. Aktaruzzaman Khan Kabir, Director General, Directorate of Youth and Development, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Bangladesh [VIDEO]
• Remarks by Mr. Weng Xuanchen, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China [VIDEO]
• Presentation by Mr. Ramanou Djawad, UNFPA Benin – Tech4Youth [VIDEO]
• Download Flyer [PDF]

Background

High-level political reconfirmation is essential for realizing Nairobi Commitments to end all maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning and gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls by 2030. Governments made commitments during the Nairobi Summit so we need to understand now how far countries have included their commitments into the national development plans along with specific budget lines. This ministerial session is jointly organised by PPD, National Health Commission of China (NHC) and UNFPA. This discussion is particularly important for leveraging South-South cooperation to achieve the Commitment within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The session discussion would include:

• Integrating Nairobi Summit commitments into national development plan to achieve the Three Zeros and the 2030 Agenda
• Impact of COVID-19 on health system, particularly on SRH services
• Analysis of needs around domestic investments in response to COVID-19 crisis
• Promote SSC for global advocacy, sharing knowledge, technical cooperation and capacity development towards achieving Three Zeros

The ministerial session will conclude with the adoption of a Call of Action by the ministers and the participants. The Call for Action will be drafted through consultation among PPD member countries and UNFPA.

Objective

Advocate and ensure political support and investment to address the effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the achievement of the Three Zeros by 2030 through promoting South-South and triangular cooperation.

Resources

Introductory Remarks: Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director, PPD [VIDEO]

Statement by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP, Secretary, PPD Board and Honourable Minister for Social Development, Government South Africa [VIDEO]

Opening Remarks: H.E. Dr. Yu Xuejun, Vice Minister, National Health Commission, Government of China (PPD Chair-Country) [VIDEO]

Statement By H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray, Board Member of PPD, and Honorable Vice President, Government of the Gambia [VIDEO]

Statement By H.E. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Vice-Chair, PPD Board and Honorable Minister, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India [VIDEO]

Keynote Address: Dr. Natalia Kanem, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UNFPA Executive Director [VIDEO]

Panelist: Dr. Habib Ghedira, President, Director-General and Treasurer of PPD Board, National Board for Family and Population, Ministry of Health, Government of Tunisia [VIDEO]

Panelist: Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Ramírez, Board Member of PPD, and Secretary-General, Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO, Mexico), Secretaría de Gobernación Technical, Mexico [VIDEO]

Panelist: Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh, Honorable Member, PPD Board and Director General National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Government of Kenya [VIDEO]

Closing remarks by H.E. Dr. Shah Faisal Sultan, Honorable Minister Federal Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, Government of Pakistan [VIDEO]

• Video: International Webinar Covid-19: Public health and economic perspectives
• Presentation: Indonesia’s Strategy to sustain Family Planning Program during COVID-19 outbreak – Prof. Rizal Damanik, PhD, Deputy for Training, Research and Development of National Population and Family Planning Board of Indonesia (NPFPB/BKKBN)
• Presentation: Family Planning in Covid-19: Challenges and Coping Strategies Across Countries Through an SBC Lens – Uttara Bharath Kumar, Senior Technical Advisor, SBC and Capacity Strengthening at Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
• Presentation: Economic-Demographic Perspective of Covid-19: Indonesia – Aris Ananta, Asian Population Association and Faculty of Economics and Business,  Unversitas Indonesia and Center for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
• Discussion – Iwan Ariawan
• Comments on Aris Ananta’s presentation

Webinar on SRH Programming Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

Sharing of Experiences from China

Wednesday, 1^st April 2020, 12:00 – 13:30 (GMT)

• Video: Recording of the Webinar
• Intervention by Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
• Technical Experience Sharing: Fighting against COVID-19 Caring for Pregnant Women & Newborns – Dr. Song Li, Deputy Director-General,  Department of Maternal and Child Health, NHC, China
• Technical Experience Sharing: Learn from neonates with COVID-19 What we do in China – Dr. Zeng Lingkong, Chief Physician, Neonatal Medicine Department, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, China
• Technical Experience Sharing: Ensuring Maternal & Infant Safety During The Outbreak of COVID-19 — Recommendations – Dr. Jie Qiao, OB & GYN Department, Peking University Third Hospital