September 5, Dhaka: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India has launched two new contraceptives – an injectable contraceptive Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) named Antara and a contraceptive pill, Chhaya in the public health system. These would help expand the basket of contraceptive choices to address the unmet contraceptive needs of couples. Dr. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
