{"id":113484,"date":"2024-04-25T17:02:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=113484"},"modified":"2024-04-25T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:03:57","slug":"media-advisory-countries-cpd57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2024\/04\/media-advisory-countries-cpd57\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory | Countries agree to accelerate action to implement historic plan on population and development, and boost progress towards the SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Countries agree to accelerate action to implement historic plan on <\/strong><\/h3>\n

population and <\/strong>development, and boost progress towards the SDGs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 57th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development <\/strong><\/p>\n

Human well-being has significantly improved over the past three decades. Life expectancy has risen globally from 64.5 years in 1994 to 73.7 years in 2024. Poverty declined from nearly 34 per cent of the world\u2019s population in 1994 to 9 per cent in 2021, resulting in a drop of over 1 billion in the number of people living in extreme poverty \u2013 notwithstanding the setbacks of recent years.<\/p>\n

Immunization coverage reached 84 per cent of infants worldwide in 2022, up from 72 per cent in 1994. Access to reproductive health-care services, including for contraceptive use, has expanded significantly since 1994.<\/p>\n

Implementation of the Programme of Action adopted during the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994, has helped propel action in these and other areas over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n

However, progress has been vastly unequal across countries and regions and has been slowed by a growing confluence of crises, conflicts and climate change. For the first time in decades, some development gains have unraveled, eroding hard-won advances and threatening the safety and health of all, especially marginalized populations.<\/p>\n

To effectively address these and other challenges, a recommitment to multilateralism is needed.\u00a0 On the 30th<\/sup> anniversary of the Cairo conference, the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development<\/strong> (CPD) will provide an opportunity for the international community to recommit to the aspirations of the Programme of Action, and to act urgently to achieve an inclusive, equitable and sustainable world for the more than 8 billion people in the world.<\/p>\n

THEME:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assessing the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development<\/em><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29 April \u2013 3 May 2024, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm EDT<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opening session: General Assembly Hall, 29 April, 10:00 am-1:00 pm EDT<\/p>\n

All other sessions: Conference room 4, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters in New York<\/p>\n

Follow live on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Web TV: webtv.un.org <\/a><\/p>\n

WHO:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ministers, senior Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ officials, experts from academia, the private sector, civil society organizations and local innovators.<\/p>\n

The opening session on Monday, 29 April, will include statements by:<\/p>\n