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• Meeting of the Partners in Population and Development (PPD) Dr Denis Broun with the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr William Lacy Swing in Geneva

  August 11, 2017 by PPD 0 comments 4198 viewson 2017, Latest News

  9th August 2017 The Permanent representative of PPD in Geneva met with the Director General of IOM. This was the first ever meeting of PPD with IOM. An introduction to PPD was given and IOM’s mandate was exchanged including the importance of South- South Cooperation on these issues. The DG stressed on the increasing need …

• UN-ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development opens with focus on Ways to End Poverty, Gender Inequality, and Structural Barriers

  July 13, 2017 by PPD 0 comments 5674 viewson 2017, Latest News

  The Economic and Social Council’s High-Level Political Forum tasked with reviewing progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development opened its second annual session today, with participants welcomed its focus on particular goals and targets, as well as its central theme of poverty eradication and the promotion of prosperity “in our changing world”. It is the …

• PPD is saddened by the sudden death of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA

  May 6, 2017 by PPD 0 comments 4557 viewson 2017, Latest News

    5 June 2017—Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is deeply saddened by the untimely death of a champion, deeply cared for Women and Children and Adolescents. Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, a great friend and adviser to, PPD was a passionate advocate for youth and gender and their reproductive health and rights. Young people were his …

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  PPD ARO organizes 7th Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network (EARHN) meeting.

  April 17, 2017 by PPD 0 comments 4568 viewson 2017, Latest News

  Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO) organized a two day Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network (EARHN) Coordination meeting on 21-22nd March 2017 at Imperial Royal Hotel in Kampala. The meeting agreed on a common understanding of the RH/FP situation and challenges in the Eastern Africa Region in the context of the …

• Release of New data Outputs on Family Planning

  October 27, 2016 by PPD 0 comments 6071 viewson 2016, Latest News

  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

  October 18, 2016 by PPD 0 comments 5970 viewson 2016, Latest News

  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 …

• UNGA Third Committee session focused on greater solidarity with world’s most vulnerable people, unequal economic progress, and need to empower youth.

  October 10, 2016 by PPD 0 comments 5363 viewson 2016, Latest News

  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 …

• PPD Intervention at the 71st UN General Assembly

  September 30, 2016 by PPD 0 comments 5765 viewson 2016, Latest News

  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 …

• UN General Assembly Adopts Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

  September 20, 2016 by PPD 0 comments 4945 viewson 2016, Latest News

  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 …

• Announcement : Joining of the Editor in Chief of PPD journal

  September 1, 2016 by PPD 0 comments 5119 viewson 2016, Latest News

  Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is pleased to announce the joining of the Editor in Chief of PPD’s new journal International Journal for Population, Development and Health. Dr. Abbas Bhuiya, well-known researcher and demographer, founding site leader of Chakaria Health and Demographic Surveillance System has joined as the Editor of Chief. He has recently …

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