16th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on South-South Cooperation in Population and Development: Consolidating the gains and reaffirming the commitments for the achievement of the ICPD PoA and the SDGs 2030 Agenda
Date: 3-4 September 2019
Venue: Hotel Le Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
Executing/Implementing Agency :
National Board of Family and Population, Ministry of Public Health, Government of the Republic of Tunisia,
Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Tunis Commitments on the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
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Presentations of the 16th Inter-Ministerial Conference
Pictures: Opening Session of the 16th Inter-Ministerial Conference
Pictures: Technical Sessions Day 1 of the 16th Inter-Ministerial Conference
Pictures: Technical Sessions Day 2 of the 16th Inter-Ministerial Conference
Videos: 25 Years Celebration Video of PPD
OPENING SESSION:
Video: Welcome Remarks by Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director of PPD
Video: Host Country Welcome Remarks by Dr. Rafla Dellagi, Treasurer of PPD Board and PDG of ONFP, Government of Tunisia
Video: Inaugural Speech by H.E. Dr. Li Bin, Chair of PPD Board and Vice Chairwomen of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Government of China
Video: Remarks by H.E. Dr. Issatou Touray, Vice President, Government of the Republic of the Gambia
Video: Remarks by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP, Secretary of PPD Board and Minister for Social Development, Government of South Africa
Video: Remarks by Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, Director, Policy and Strategy Division, UNFPA
Video Opening Speech by H.E.Dr. Sonia Ben Cheikh, Minister of health, Government of Tunisia
MINISTERIAL SESSION:
Video: Keynote Speech by Mr Jorge Chediek, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General on South-South cooperation and Director of United Nations Office for SSC (UNOSCC)
Video: Statement by H.E. Mme Dr. Issatou Touray, Vice President, Government of the Gambia
Video: Statement by Dr. Rafla Dellagi, Treasurer of PPD Board and PDG of ONFP, Government of Tunisia
Video: Statement by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP, Minister of Social Development, Government of South Africa
Video: Statement by H.E. Mr. Yu Xuejun, Vice Minister, National Health Commission of China
Video: Statement by H.E. Ms. Benny Namugwanya Bugembe, Minister of State for Kampala Capital City Authority, Government of Uganda
Video: Statement by H.E. Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, SpOG(K), Hon. Chairperson, NPFPB-BKKBN, Government of Indonesia
Video Statement by H.E. Dr. Ahmed Ali Bourji, Council of Ministers, Government of Yemen
Video: Statement by Hon. Rashid Pelpuo, Member of Parliament, Ghana
Video: Statement by Dr. Josephine Kibaru-Mbae, Director General of NCPD, Government of Kenya
TECHNICAL SESSION 01:
Video: Keynote Speech by Dr. Rafla Dellagi, Treasurer of PPD Board and PDG of ONFP, Government of Tunisia
Video: “UNFPA perspective on CoEs” – Presentation by Mr. Yanming Lin, Chief, Inter-Country Cooperation Office, UNFPA
Video: “China’s South-South cooperation on population and development: the work through PDSSC” – Presentation by Dr. Liu Hongyan, Deputy Director General, (South-South Cooperation Centre of Excellence), CPDRC, Government of China
Video: “North West University’s post-graduate programme in Population Policy Analysis” – Presentation by Presentation by Dr. Karabo Mhele, Faculty, Population Studies and Demography, North West University, South Africa
Video: “Center of Excellence: Pathways for enhancing and improving RH and FP services in developing countries: Lessons from BKKBN” – Presentation by Presentation by Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, Chairperson of BKKBN, Indonesia
TECHNICAL SESSION 02:
Video: Keynote Speech by Dr. Rafla Dellagi, Treasurer of PPD Board and PDG of ONFP, Government of Tunisia
Audio: “Experience from Bangladesh in meeting unmet needs for RH/FP” – Presentation by Mr. Supriya Kumar Kundu, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh
Audio: “Experience from Tunisia in improving universal access to RH/FP services” – Presentation by Dr. Rafla Dellagi, Treasurer of PPD Board and PDG of ONFP, Government of Tunisia
Audio: “Egypt experience to reduce unmet needs for Family Planning” – Presentation by Dr. Osama Refaat, International Consultant, Egypt
Audio: “Experience from Vietnam in improving universal access to RH/FP services” – Presentation by Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Deputy Director General of General Office for Population-Family Planning (GOPFP), Government of Vietnam
Audio: “Providing SRH to migrants to achieve the SDGs, experiences of IOM” – Presentation by Ms. Jacueline Weekers, Director Migration Health, IOM
TECHNICAL SESSION 03:
Video: Keynote Presentation by Ms. Nomathemba Nompumelelo Malvern, Head of National Gender Based Violence Command Centre, South Africa
Video: “SSC for Addressing Gender-based Violence through Sharing of Best Practices” – Presentation by H.E. Mme Naziha Laabidi, Minister of Women and Family affairs, Government of Tunisia
Video: “SSC for Addressing Gender-based Violence through Sharing of Best Practices” – Presentation by Ms. Begona Lasagabaster, UN Representative, For Tunisia and Libya
Video: “Experience from India on reducing gender-based violence: SSC a key to achieving ICPD and SDGs” – Presentation by Dr. S. K. Sikdar, MBBS; Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
TECHNICAL SESSION 04:
Video: Keynote Presentation by Dr. Elya Zulu, Executive Director, AFIDEP, Kenya
Video: “Demographic challenges to achieve ICPD and SDGs in developing countries” – Presentation by Dr. Bob Gillespie, President of Gillespie Foundation
Video: “Take advantage of demographic dividend opportunities to Achieve Health Poverty Reduction Goal in China” – Presentation by Prof. Lu Jiehua, Peking University, China
Video: “Demography and Population Ageing: strengthening regional and international collaboration” – Presentation by Professor Tengku Aizan Binti Tengku Abdul Hamid, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, University Putra Malaysia
Video: “Demographic dividend: challenges and opportunity in the context of Iran” – Presentation by Dr. Leila Joudane, UNFPA Representative, Iran
Video: “Bangladesh’s experience in harnessing the demographic dividend for achieving the ICPD and SDGs” – Presentation by Dr. Ubaidur Rob, Country Director, Population Council, Bangladesh
Video (Virtual Intervention): “Demographic dividend in achieving the ICPD and the SDGs: South-South perspective” – Presentation by Dr. Cheikh Mbacke, Senior Fellow of CREFAT, Senegal
TECHNICAL SESSION 05:
Video: Keynote Presentation by Ms. Stella Kigozi, Director of Communication, National Council of Population, Government of Uganda
Video: “Preventing maternal deaths in Africa: WHO approaches” – Presentation by Dr. Yves Souteyrand, WHO Representative, Tunisia
Video: “Gambia’s experience in Preventing Maternal Death” – Presentation by Mr. Dawda Ceesay, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Government of The Gambia
Video: Presentation Dr. Mohamed Chaouch, Deputy Director Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Government of Tunisia
Video: “Center of excellence: enhance the depth and breadth of SSC in improving MCH and RH in developing countries” – Presentation by Dr. Panpimol Wipulakorn, Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, The Royal Thai Government
Video: “Nigerian experiences in Preventing Maternal Mortality Rate: The Role of South-South cooperation” Presentation by Dr. Sanjo Faniran, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Dept. Ministry of Budget and National Planning and PCC, Nigeria
Video: “Experience from Senegal in preventing mortality” – Presentation by Dr. Oumar Sarr, Director of Mother and Child health Care, Ministry of Health, Senegal
CLOSING SESSION:
Video: Presentation (by Dr. Hu Hongtao) and Adoption of the Tunis Commitments on the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
Video: Vote of thanks by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP, Minister of Social development, Government of South Africa
Video: Special Remarks by Dr. Rafla Tej Dellagi, Honorable Treasurer of PPD Board and President Director General, ONFP, Tunisia
Video: Concluding Remarks by H.E. Dr. Issatou Touray, Vice President, Government of the Republic of the Gambia
