Looking Beyond Bali April 30, 2013 .....Chelsea Ricker writes here on behalf of the newly established ICPD Youth Leadership Working Group, and as co-Chair of that group, calls for the Bali Declaration to be at the heart of discussions of youth priorities and goals in the post-2015 development agenda.....[…] Read more
Running in fear, sprinting in hope April 26, 2013 Migrants tell their stories at the UN Commission on Population and Development.... In a world that is more connected than ever before, individuals in every region are moving from their home community to begin a new life somewhere else. Since 1990 the number of pe[…] Read more
Migration inside the European Union April 24, 2013 .... Andreea Bordei, from Romania interned with the ICPD Beyond 2014 Secretariat and was part of the team who delivered the ICPD Global Youth Forum. Here she describes her experiences as a 'regional' migrant and how policies have impacted on her opportunities to contrib[…] Read more
Humanitarian situations and the ICPD agenda - an emerging challenge April 17, 2013 Suljuk Mustansar Tarar, who recently joined the ICPD Secretariat, shares his thoughts on the emerging challenges and new features of humanitarian situations and what this means for safeguarding the rights and well-being of women and children in future. What increases t[…] Read more
Realizing young people's rights April 09, 2013 Working across sectors in collaborative ways was highlighted by delegates at the ICPD Global Youth Forum as crucial to ensuring that young people can access their human,reproductive and sexual rights. Inter-sectoral working however takes time, requires new approaches a[…] Read more