African CSO Statement on ICPD Beyond 2014

We have received the following from the International Planned Parenthood Federation:

The African Civil Society Organization (CSO) statement on ICPD Beyond 2014 was presented to the Africa Conference on Population and Development Experts Meeting in Addis yesterday.

Input into the statement was received from over 100 CSO participants from all over Africa, who attended the Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Pre-Conference meeting convened by International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region IPPFAR and their CSO network Reproductive Health Advocacy Network Africa (RHANA).

To read the full statement visit the RHANA website.

The Youth Pre- conference also developed a Youth Outcome statement which was also presented at the Africa Conference on Population and Development.

The Africa CSO consultation is organized by a steering committee comprised of: Aids Accountability International (AAI), African Centre for Shared Development Capacity Building, Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD), African Youth and Adolescents Network, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), Coalition for African Lesbians (CAL), Civic Commission for Africa, The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), International Refugee Rights, International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR), Reproductive Health Advocacy Network Africa (RHANA), Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF WEST AFRICA), Youth Action Movement, Youth Vision. With support from UNECA and UNFPA.

The Africa Youth Pre- conference is organized by a steering committee comprised of: African Youth and Adolescents Network (AfriYAN), Aids Accountability International (AAI), Connect Africa Development, Global Youth Coalition on Aids (GYCA), International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR), Paramount Young Women’s Initiative (PAYOWI), PEPETA, Pan African Youth Union, African Union Youth Division, Youth Action Movement (YAM), Sonke Gender Justice Network, African Young Positives (AY+) and African Youth and Disability Network (AYWDN).

Comments

[Charles Banda]

This was a well organized conference that had clear expected outcomes