46th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development -- Moving towards ICPD Beyond 2014 and the Post-2015 Development Agenda

During the 46^th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development  (CPD) that took place in late April 2013, two important decisions were adopted on the agenda for the 47^th Session of the CPD, which will act as the Preparatory Committee for the UN Special Session on ICPD Beyond 2014 and the special theme for its 48^th session in 2015. These decisions ensure that the CPD will be an important forum for NGOs to work to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights for both ICPD Beyond 2014 and the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Agenda for the 47^th Session of the CPD

The agenda for the 47^th Session of the CPD includes an agenda item on the Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development for which the Secretary-General will prepare reports on world demographic trends and on the operational review of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. It also includes on the agenda a General debate on national experience in population matters: assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. (E/CN.9/2013/L.2*) 

Special theme for 48^th Session of the CPD

The Commission decided that the special theme in 2015 will be Realizing the future we want: integrating population issues into sustainable development, including in the post-2015 development agenda. (E/CN.9/2013/L.4)