Commission on Population and Development, Fifty-Sixth session (2023)

Theme: Population, education, and sustainable development

A Population Commission was established by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 3 (III) of 3 October 1946. In its resolution 49/128 of 19 December 1994, the General Assembly decided that the Commission should be renamed the Commission on Population and Development. The Commission is composed of 47 Member States elected by the Economic and Social Council for a period of four years on the basis of geographic distribution. Representatives should have a relevant background in population and development. It met typically every two or three years until 1994, after which it has met once a year.

Written Statement: System and NGO statements under agenda item 3

General debate

(a) Actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development at the global, regional and national levels

(b) Population, education and sustainable development

NGO Briefing on the Draft Resolution: HCRFF was invited by the CPD 56 Bureau H.E. Gheorghe Leucă, (Republic of Moldova) – Eastern European Group (EEG) (Chair) Mr. Monei Rapuleng (Botswana) – African Group (AG) (Vice-Chair-designate) Mr. Imanuel (Indonesia) – Asia Pacific Group (APG) (Vice-Chair-designate) Ms. Sylvia Paola Mendoza Elguea (Mexico) – Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair-designate) Ms. Sarah Linton (Australia) – Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair) to an online consultation on the Zero Draft of the Resolution on Population, Education and Sustainable Development.

Join our Virtual Side Event for the Commission on Population and Development, Fifty-Sixth Session (2023) on the 12th April at 8:30-9:45am EST. This event is open to the public and serves as sustained and inclusive economic growth. This event is sponsored by Haiti Cholera Research Funding Foundation Inc USA HCRFF and engaged with our focal points in partnership with the CPD NGO.

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