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CPD59: Calendar of side events

*Additional events will be added as details are confirmed.

 

Date and time

 

Organizers and co-sponsors

 

Title of event

 

Venue

13 April, 2026

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; African Union Commission (AUC) and African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD)

 

 

The Infrastructure of Survival: Harnessing Tech, Innovation and Catalytic Capital to End Preventable Maternal Deaths in Africa

 

 

CR-4

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Ghana and the Permanent Observer Mission of the Pan-African Intergovernmental Agency for Water and Sanitation for Africa to the United Nations

 

 

Integrating Population Dynamics, Technology and Research for Sustainable Development: Advancing WASH Outcomes

 

 

CR-8

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Malaysia and the International Federation for Family Development

 

 

Parenting in the Digital Age Bridging Population Outcomes and Technology for Sustainable Development

 

 

CR-11

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Population Division/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ DESA, China Population and Development Research Center, Kenya National Council for Population and Development and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA

 

Strengthening National Capacities for Population Data and Analysis through Technology and South-South Cooperation

 

 

CR-12

Event webpage

 

13:15 - 14:45 EDT

 

Alan Guttmacher Institute

 

Innovations in Fertility Tracking: Opportunities, Risks and Rights in the Era of FemTech
 

Off-site and in person around New York City

Baha'i International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza #120, New York

Julia Loewenberg: jloewenberg@guttmacher.org

 

 

13:15 - 15:00 EDT

France; South Africa; Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; Equipop and the Alliance Féministe Francophone Désinformation, technologies numériques et attaques contre les droits: comprendre et contrer les stratégies anti-DSSR et anti-genre en ligne

Off-site and in person around New York City 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA Headquarters (2nd floor), 730 3rd Ave, New York 

 

Marie Billoud: marie.billoud@equipop.org

14 April, 2026

 

08:15 - 09: 45 EDT

 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ DESA and  the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys (ISWGHS)

 

Aligning Policy and Data Production:
Building Sustainable Demographic and Health Statistics

Off-site and in person around New York City

DC2-1949, 2 United Nations Plaza, East 44th Street, New York

Event webpage 

Joseph Molitoris: joseph.molitoris@un.org;
Karen Chavez Quintero: karen.chavezquintero@un.org

 

 

10:00 - 11:30 EDT

 

International Relations Students’ Association of McGill University; Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Habitat; Sikh Human Rights Group; Ontario Council for International Cooperation; Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation; Ã�gora Ciudadanos Cambiando México; and Denmark

 

 

Building Beyond Growth: Advancing Inclusive and Technologically Sustainable Mega-Infrastructure   

Off-site and in person around New York City

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOPS office, The Daily News Building, 220 E 42nd Street, Floor 29, New York

Henry Maidoh: uncomms@irsam.ca

 

11:00 – 13:00 EDT

 

AUDA-NEPAD and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA

 

Investments in AI & Digital Applications for African Women-Owned Businesses

 

Off-site and in person around New York City 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA Headquarters, 730 3rd Ave, New York

Barbara Glover: barbarag@auda-nepad.org

Mr. Felix Koech: fkoech@unfpa.org

 

 

12:00 â€“ 13:30 EDT

 

 

MSI Reproductive Choices; Norway; and Ethiopia

 

 

 

Catalysing innovative financing models in a new global landscape: sustaining and expanding access to SRHR

 

 

Off-site and in person around New York City 

Norway Mission to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, 1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza #35, New York

 

 

13:00 – 14:00 EDT

 

Population Connection

 

 

 

Demographic and Contraceptive Research, Technology, and Education to Support Sustainable Population Dynamics

 

Stephanie Wolfe: swolfe@populationconnection.org

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

South Africa; Brazil; Canada; Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO); Global South Coalition for SRHR and Development Justice; and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA

 

Technology, Equity and SRHR: Global South Pathways to Sustainable Development

 

 

CR-4

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; North Macedonia; and Mexico

 

 

Unpacking the imperatives for building demographic resilience and sustainable development

 

 

CR-9

 

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ DESA; Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; Colombia; Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Poland; and Uruguay

 

Revealing the hidden generational economy: National Transfer Accounts

 

 

CR-11

Event website

Nicole Mun Sim Lai: laim@un.org

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Norway, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA, ACT Alliance, Norwegian Church Aid, United Church of Christ, and World YWCA

 

 

Whose Power? What Evidence? Faith in Partnerships to Shift Norms, Shape Rights‑Based Tech, and Advance SRHR

 

Caterina Tino: caterina.tino@actalliance.org

 

13:15 - 15:00 EDT

Tanzania and the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECAS-HC) Harnessing Demographic Intelligence and Innovation to Improve Health Outcomes and Accelerate Sustainable Development

Off-site and in person around New York City/virtual
Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, 307 East 53rd Street, 5th Floor, New York

Zuleikha Tambwe: zuleikha.tambwe@gmail.com

 

18:30 - 20:00 EDT

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA and the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-based Online Harassment and Abuse From AI Capability to AI Responsibility: The path to leaving no one behind

Off-site and in person around New York City Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York

Alexandra Robinson: arobinson@unfpa.org

15 April, 2026

 

07:00 - 08:00 EDT

Asia Pacific Foundation for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; FP2030 Asia - Pacific Hub, IPPF East & Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR) Voices of Change: Shaping a New SRHR Narrative in Asia and the Pacific through Innovation and Insight

Virtual 

Alexandra Johns: alexandra@asiapacificalliance.org

 

13:00 -14:30 EDT

Population Matters; Nigerian Population Commission; and Ethiopia Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Consortium Breaking the Population Taboo: Evidence, Technology and the Future of the Sustainable Development Goals

Off-site and in person around New York City

Westin Grand Central Hotel, 212 East 42nd St, New York

Madeleine Hewitt: madeleine.hewitt@populationmatters.org

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; Luxembourg; and Rwanda

 

Co-creating a Better Future: Advancing the Global Dialogue on Technology and Research

 

 

CR-4

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

South Africa

 

Roadmap to the Realisation of Sexual and Reproductive Justice: Reframing Population Policy through Evidence, Technology and Community Agency

 

 

CR-7

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Saudi Arabia; Egypt; League of Arab States; and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA

 

Demographic Shifts, Digital Futures, and Sustainable Development: Realizing the Ageing Dividend

 

 

CR-8

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Medical Impact; Mexico; Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; A Million Conversations; and the International Relations Students' Association of McGill University

 

Inclusive Data for Culturally Diverse Gender Identities: Lessons from Mexico’s Muxes

 

 

CR-9

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; International Telecommunication Union (ITU); ICPD Youth Platform; and the Netherlands

 

From Users to Co-Architects:  Advancing ICPD Commitments for and with Youth in a Digital Age

 

 

CR-12

 

 

13:30 - 14:45 EDT

United Church of Christ     Faith and Ecumenical Actors and Colleagues in Support of SRHR: From Curriculum to Global Advocacy

Off-site and in person around New York City

Church Center of the United Nations, 777 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Plaza, 9th Floor, New York

Donna Bollinger: bollingerd@ucc.org

16 April, 2026

 

08:30 - 09:45  EDT

Women's Health and Education Center; American Academy of Pediatrics; University of Southern California; and Westfield State University

 

Knowledge Generation and Dissemination - Achieving Quality Education and Universal Health Coverage

Virtual

Rita Luthra: rita@womenshealthsection.com

 

11:00 - 12:00 EDT

Plan International; the United Kingdom; Norway; Fos Feminista; Telenor; Guttmacher Institute; and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ESCAP Innovation for Equality: Advancing SRHR in the Digital Era - A multi-stakeholder dialogue on technology, safety, and rights for women and girls

Off-site and in person around New York City

Volvo Hall, Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York

Jessica Kerkar: Jessica.kerkar@plan-uk.org
Julia Kassem: julia.kassem@plan-uk.org

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Global Helping to Advance Women and Children; Djibouti; and the Center for Family and Human Rights

 

Subsidiarity and Intergenerational Governance Equilibrium: Reframing Demographic Policy in the Digital Age  

 

 

 CR-8

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office; Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF; and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO

 

Transforming Education for Inclusive Development: Using Technology for Population-Centered Decision-Making in Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) Contexts

 

 

CR-9

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA; El Salvador; Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDRR); Harvard Medical School; and Bayer

 

Population Intelligence for Risk-Ready Futures: Geospatial Modelling for Rights-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Health Resilience

 

 

CR-12

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Japan; National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS); Mexico; DESA; and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA

 

Navigating New Demographic Realities: Transforming the Population and Development platform

 

 

CR-E

 

13:15 to 14:45 EDT

Sikh Human Rights Group     Impact of Online Dating on Family Formation

Off-site and in person around New York City

Baha'i International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza #120, New York

Albert Barseghyan: albert.barseghyan@shrg.ngo

 

13:45 -14:45 EDT

Endeavour Forum     Supporting sustainable development with technology in Billings Ovulation Method research

Virtual

Anne-Catherine Barrett Belanger: annecbelanger@gmail.com