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Commission on Population and Development fiftieth session

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Changing population age structures and sustainable development

3-7 April 2017

Bureau Members

Chairperson:

Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani (Qatar) - Asia-Pacific Group

Vice-Chairpersons:

Mr. Lewis G. Brown (Liberia) - African Group
Ms. Cristina Popescu (Romania) - Eastern-European Group
Ms. Nicola Barker-Murphy (Jamaica) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Ms. Eleonora van Munster (Netherlands) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

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Member States of the Commission
 
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Travel annex
Member States of the Commission
 
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Information annex regarding travel entitlements - We encourage delegations that qualify to please submit their completed travel requests to the Population Division as soon as possible (one person per qualifying delegation)
 
 

List of delegations

E/CN.9/2017/INF/1
List of delegations (advance unedited version)

 
 
 
 

List of speakers

 
Monday 3 April Morning Session
 
Monday 3 April Afternoon Session
 
Tuesday 4 April Morning Session
 
Wednesday 5 April Morning Session
 
Thursday 6 April Morning Session
 
 
 
 

Keynote Speakers

Eliya Zulu

Changing age structures and sustainable development in youthful societies
Monday, 3 April 2017
 
Rania Antonopoulos

Changes in age structure and sustainable development in ageing societies
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
 
 
 
 

National voluntary presentations, expert panel and interactive discussion

 
Wed, 5 April 2017
Panel discussion: Implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, with emphasis on changing age structures and sustainable development
Moderator
William Miller
Panelist
A. Chlon-Dominczak
Panelist
Youssef Courbage
Panelist
E. Esinam Asamani
Panelist
Rafael Rofman
 
China
Finland
Ghana
 
Indonesia
Mexico
Norway
 
Philippines
Republic of the Sudan
 
 
 
 

Introductory Statements and Official Documentation

Statement
Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General
 
Statement
Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
 
Statement
Mr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director UNFPA
 
Statement
Mr. John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division / DESA
 
 
 

Agenda Items

1. Election of officers1

1 In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2005/213 of 31 March 2005, the Commission, immediately following the closure of the fiftieth session, will hold the first meeting of its fiftieth-first session for the sole purpose of electing a new Chair and other members of the Bureau, in accordance with rule 15 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Council

2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters

 
E/CN.9/2017/1
Provisional agenda for the fiftieth session of the Commission
 
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E/CN.9/2017/L.1
Organization of work of the session
 
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3. General Debate
(a): Actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development at global, regional and national levels
(b): Special theme of the fiftieth session of the Commission based on the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the key actions for its further implementation


Statement
Mr. Jorge Bravo, Branch Chief, Population Division / DESA
 
Presentation
Mr. Jorge Bravo, Branch Chief, Population Division / DESA
 
Presentation
Mr. Daniel Schensul, Technical Specialist, UNFPA
 
Presentation
Ms. Rachel Snow, Chief Population and Development Branch, UNFPA
 
E/CN.9/2017/2
Report of the Secretary-General on changing population age structures and sustainable development
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E/CN.9/2017/3
Report of the Secretary-General on monitoring of the population programmes, focusing on changing population age structures and sustainable development, in the context of the full implementation of the Programme of Action of International Conference on Population and Development
 
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E/CN.9/2017/4
Report of the Secretary-General on flow of financial resources for assisting in the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
 
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Country Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 3
 
Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
 
Azerbaijan (Republic of)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (on behalf of Least Developed Countries)
 
Belarus
Belgium
Botswana
 
Brazil
Burundi
Cabo Verde
 
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
 
China
Colombia
Congo (Democratic Republic of)
 
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba
 
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
 
Ecuador (on behalf of G77 & China)
Egypt
El Salvador
 
El Salvador (on behalf of CELAC)
Finland
France
 
Gambia (Republic of)
Germany
Guatemala
 
Holy See
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
 
Jordan
Lebanon
Madagascar
 
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
 
Malta (on behalf of EU)
Mexico
Moldova (Republic of)
 
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru (on behalf of Micronesia)
 
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
 
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
 
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
 
Peru
Philippines
Poland
 
Qatar
Qatar (on behalf of Arab Group)
Romania
 
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
 
Russian Federation
Sierra Leone
Suriname
 
Swaziland
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
 
Thailand
Tunisia
Uganda
 
United States
Zambia
 
UN Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 3
 
ECLAC
ESCAP
ESCWA
 
ILO
IOM
PPD
 
WHO
 
NGO Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 3
 
Amnesty International
ARROW
CFAM
 
CICIAMS
FEMM
HelpMeSee
 
International Federation on Ageing
IFFD
IFMSA
 
IPPF
MCCL
Family Planning New Zealand
 
World Council of Churches
World Youth Alliance
YCSRR
 
E/CN.9/2017/NGO
Written statements by non-governmental organizations

4. Programme implementation and future programme of work of the Secretariat in the field of population


Statement
Ms. Sabine Henning, Senior Population Affairs Officer, Population Division / DESA
 
E/CN.9/2017/5
Report of the Secretary-General: Programme implementation and progress of work in the field of population in 2016: Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
 
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E/CN.9/2017/CRP.1
Note by the Secretary-General on the draft programme of work for the period 2018-2019: subprogramme 5, Population, of programme 7, Economic and social affairs
 
Country Statements
Pertaining to Agenda Item 4
 
Germany
Japan
 

5. Provisional agenda for the fifty-first session of the Commission


E/CN.9/2017/L.2
Provisional agenda for the fifty-first session of the Commission
 
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6. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fiftieth session.


 

Decisions

E/CN.9/2017/L.2
Provisional agenda for the fifty-first session of the Commission on Population and Development (as orally revised)
 
E/CN.9/2017/L.4
Special themes for the Commission on Population and Development in 2018 and 2019
 
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Report on the flow of financial resources for assisting in the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
 
 
Multi-year work programme of the Commission on Population and Development including the cycle for the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
 
 
 
 

Report on the fiftieth session

E/CN.9/2017/6
Report of the commission on population and development on its fiftieth session
 
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Statements delivered during closing session

Country Statements
delivered in closing session
 
Arab Group
Argentina
China
 
European Union
France
Jamaica
 
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
 
Philippine
Russian Federation
Tunisia
 

Closing Statements

Statement
Mr. Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
 
Statement
Mr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director UNFPA
 
 
 
 

Follow-up

  1. ECOSOC Integration Segment (10 May 2017)
    • Contribution from the Commission on Population and Development to the Integration Segment of the Economic and Social Council
    • Statement by the Chair of the 50th session
    • Coverage by DPI
  2. ECOSOC Coordination and Management Meeting (7 July 2017)
    • Statement by the Chair of the 50th session
    • Coverage by DPI
  3. High-level Political Forum (10-19 July 2017)
    • Contribution from the Commission on Population and Development to the High-level Political Forum
 

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Events

  • Briefing on substantive reports
    New York, 3 March 2017
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