The 21st International Inter-Ministerial Conference on Population and Development took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from July 8 to 9, 2024. The Dhaka conference, themed “ICPD 30 – Moving Forward” was jointly organized by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, PPD, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The primary goal was to leverage South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) to bolster support for the ICPD30 agenda, demographic change, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
DAY 1
Session One : Grand Opening
- Welcome Address by Dr. Ashrafi Ahmad, PCC of Bangladesh and Additional Secretary (Population, Family Welfare and Law)
Medical Education and Family Welfare Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh.
[ VIDEO ] - Keynote Speech by Ms. Diene Keita, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations; Deputy Executive Director – Programme, UNFPA.
[ VIDEO ] - Opening Speech by Prof. Mohamed Douagi, Secretary of PPD Board; and President Director General, National Board of Family and Population, Ministry of Health, Government of Tunisia.
[ VIDEO ] - Statement by Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Minister of Health, Government of The Gambia.
[ VIDEO ] - Statement by Hon. Dr. Seetha Kumari Arambepola, M.P., State Minister of Health, Government of Sri Lanka.
[ VIDEO ] - Statement by Hon. Dr. Yu Xuejun, Vice Chair of PPD Board; and Vice Minister, National Health Commission (NHC), Government China.
[ VIDEO ] - Statement by Hon. Mr. Sleiman Timios Kwidini, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Government of Zimbabwe.
[ VIDEO ] - Statement by Hon. Mr. Amos Lugoloobi, Board Member of PPD; and Honorable Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Government of Uganda.
[ VIDEO ] - Closing Remark by Mr. S.M. Ahsanul Aziz, Joint Secretary (Population) and PPD Affairs Desk Officer at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of Bangladesh
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Session Two : Ministerial
- Opening Statement by the Session Chair Hon. Dr. Tarek Tawfik Amin, Deputy Minister of the Minister of Health for Population Affairs, Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
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