Background
General Assembly Resolution 65/234 on the follow-up to the ICPD beyond 2014 calls on UNFPA, in cooperation with all relevant organizations of the UN system and other relevant international organizations, to “undertake an operational review of the implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) on the basis of the highest-quality data and analysis of the state of population and development, taking into account the need for a systematic, comprehensive and integrated approach to population and development issues”.
Two reports will be prepared based on this operational review for the 47th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in 2014 and the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the ICPD Beyond 2014 of the same year. The first will be a comprehensive global report on the state of population and development reflecting population trends, data and information from national, regional and other sources and the second will be the report of the Secretary-General which will include the main messages from the global report. Together they will constitute a major reference for the discussion and implementation of population and development policies and programmes beyond 2014.
Operational Review
The operational review will comprise a series of interrelated activities including: a Global Survey, country consultations, regional consultations, thematic reports, in-depth studies and expert group meetings.
The Global Survey will be the core element of the operational review and its results will serve to develop a more comprehensive monitoring framework with more suitable indicators of implementation, updated baselines and new targets.
NGOs will be invited to participate in the development and at all other stages of the Global Survey. According to UNFPA, it will be a formal and systematic survey to be carried out in all countries to gather information on the implementation of key elements of the Programme of Action, focussing on “progress made so far, the identification of facilitating factors, the gaps and constraints limiting implementation, and emerging issues that require attention.” To meet the requirements of the “highest quality data and analysis” as stipulated in GA Resolution 65/234, it will be based on a common methodology that ensures comparability of results across countries.
Up-to-date information on the involvement of NGOs will be posted on this website as it becomes available.
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Preparation of the Indicator Framework for the Global Survey |
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June –Sept 2011 |
Prepare list of indicators in consultation with partners |
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October 2011 |
Convene an Expert Group Meeting to discuss the list of indicators |
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July-Nov 2011 |
Design the Country Implementation Profiles (CIP) and design and test the modules of the Global Survey |
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Nov- Dec 2011 |
Translate the modules of the Global Survey and the CIP (French, Arabic, Spanish, Russian) |
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Implementation of the Global Survey |
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January 2012 |
Start the Global Survey process |
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Nov 2011 -April 2012 |
Carry out the compilation and data processing for the CIPs |
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May 2012 |
Distribute CIPs and Global Survey modules to country offices |
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June- Sept 2012 |
Conduct the country consultation process to fill out the Global Survey |
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Data processing and preparation of regional reports |
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Nov 2012 -Jan 2013 |
Produce database with the results of the Global Survey |
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Feb-April 2013 |
Conduct analysis of Global Survey results and prepare regional reports |
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May-Aug 2013 |
Regional Review Meetings |
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Preparation of reports for the United Nations |
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August- Dec 2013 |
Conduct analysis at global level and incorporate results of regional review meetings in the drafting of both the long and the short reports on the operational review |
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Jan 2014 |
Complete Report of the SG on the Operational Review |
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Jan-Mar 2014 |
Contribute to the preparation of the SG’s index report for UNGASS |
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Global Inter-governmental Meetings |
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April 2014 |
47th session of the Commission on Population and Development |
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April/May 2014 |
International Parliamentarians Conference |
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June 2014 |
Special Annual Session of UNFPA’s Executive Board |
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October 2014 |
UN General Assembly’s Special Session on ICPD Beyond 2014 (UNGASS) |