Process gears up for inputs into the Operational Review through the initial findings of the Global Survey and start of the Regional Conferences

Part I -- UNFPA presents findings on the Global Survey to Governments

UNFPA presented the initial findings of the Global Survey to United Nations member states to review the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. Completed by 176 governments, the Survey will contribute to the Operational Review, which was called for in General Assembly resolution 65/234. As stated on the ICPD Beyond 2014 website “the survey set out to capture what had been achieved since 1994 as well as gaps, challenges, emerging issues and future priorities of governments in relation to the ICPD agenda. It is the first time in the 20 years since the ICPD Programme of Action was created that such a comprehensive and rigorous approach has taken place to assessing progress.”

In introducing the findings of the survey Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, pointed out that they are still subject to in-depth analysis, while describing the survey data that has been gathered so far as being “extraordinarily rich”. He also highlighted the importance of this information to the process of both the ICPD review and to informing discussions on global development priorities in the post Millennium Development Goal era.

Follow these links for further information on the findings and to download the initial finding report.