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13th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development “Priority Population and Development Challenges in the Context of SDGs” was held in Dakar, Senegal from 28-29 November 2016
The conference adopted Dakar Call for Action. Click here to download the document.
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Release of New data Outputs on Family Planning
PPD Permanent Observer at the UN is pleased to share the following release of three new data outputs on family planning. This has been just announced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). Please click on the links for details. 1. WORLD CONTRACEPTIVE USE 2016 DATA SET Includes up-to-date empirical (survey-based) contraceptive …
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António Guterres appointed next UN Secretary-General by acclamation
On 13 October, the General Assembly appointed by acclamation the former Prime Minister of Portugal, António Guterres, as the next United Nations Secretary-General, to succeed Ban Ki-moon when he steps down on 31 December. The GA adopted the consensus resolution put forward by its President, Peter Thomson. Earlier the UN Security Council recommended Mr. Guterres’ name …
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UNGA Third Committee session focused on greater solidarity with world’s most vulnerable people, unequal economic progress, and need to empower youth.
Casting an overview of challenges facing social development – ranging from inequalities in employment through specific issues facing rural populations – the UNG Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) delegates during the week called for closer international cooperation and solidarity with the world’s most vulnerable groups. In his opening remarks Mr.Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic …
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PPD Intervention at the 71st UN General Assembly
22 September 2016, PPD Secretariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh PPD, the intergovernmental organization to promote South-South Cooperation has an observer status in United Nations. As the observer of the UN, As part of its advocacy efforts, PPD traditionally tables statements on emerging issue at the General Assembly. At the recently concluded 71st Session of the UN General …
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PPD Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) tabled at the General Assembly – Seventy First Session, UN Headquarters, 21 September 2016
PPD Statement by Dr. Joe Thomas, Executive Director of PPD on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) tabled at the General Assembly – Seventy First Session, UN Headquarters, 21 September 2016. Click here to download the statement.
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Statement by Dr. Joe Thomas, Executive Director of PPD at the General Assembly – Seventy-first Session, High-level Meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, UN Headquarters, 19 September 2016
High Level Plenary Meeting on Addressing Large Movement of Refugees and Migrants. Plenary Statement @ ECOSOC Chamber For a copy of my statement: http://statements.unmeetings.org/media2/7660380/ppd.pdf
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UN General Assembly Adopts Declaration for Refugees and Migrants
Amidst acclamation of global leaders, the 71st session of the General Assembly adopted the ‘New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants’ today which mapped out a route towards a collective, rights-based response to the unprecedented number of displaced persons around the world. The Declaration (document A/71/L.1), would be of key importance in providing burgeoning numbers …