Ministerial Panel on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Family Planning

Venue: Pattaya 11 in Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall (PEACH), Thailand;
Date and Time: Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 11:50 AM to 01:10 PM

A high-level panel of government ministers will be one of the high-impact events at the conference designed to make a resonant voice that calls for expanded access to family planning. It will advocate for South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC), a well recognized developmental mechanism, including for family planning, that is gaining greater momentum since the Second High-Level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation in 2019. The panel will showcase how countries leveraged SSTC to enhance the capacity of national agencies and other organizations in providing family planning services. SSTC has been proven as effective in sharing knowledge, technical support, and resources among partners across countries, thereby addressing capacity gaps that may potentially inhibit family planning access. SSTC is also a political tool in creating international solidarity to protect and expand ICPD gains. SSTC is a key priority of the UN General Assembly as indicated in the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review. The panel will provide programmatic inspiration and policy guidance in strengthening existing SSTC partnerships and finding new ones for family planning.