Expert group meeting on mortality: Priorities for improved survival: ICPD beyond 2014
New York
OverviewThe Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Ãå±±½ûµØDESA) organized an expert group meeting on priorities for improved survival. The meeting took place at the United Nations in New York from 21 to 22 October 2013. The Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), adopted in Cairo in 1994, was a landmark document that affirmed the inextricable linkages between population, development and human rights. A Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly would be held in September 2014 to assess the status of implementation of the Programme of Action and to renew consensus and global commitment towards its goals and objectives. This expert group meeting brought together experts to reflect on progress and challenges toward achieving the survival goals that were set out in the ICPD Programme of Action. The meeting discussed the opportunities and challenges in further reducing mortality beyond 2014 as well as in the post-2015 development agenda. |
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Organization of work
Monday, 21 October 2013 | |
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9:00-10:15 |
Joint with Expert Group Meeting on Fertility, Changing Population Trends and Development: Implications for the Future
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Opening session |
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Overview of trends in mortality and fertility since ICPD |
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10:30-12:00 |
Session 1: a. Priorities for the reduction of child mortality and infectious disease mortality beyond 2014 |
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12:00-1:00 |
b. Priorities in women's health |
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2:30-4:00 |
c. Priorities for reducing non-communicable disease mortality and mortality at older ages |
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4:15-5:45 |
d. Effective policy and programme approach to improve health |
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5:45-6:00 |
Closing session of day one |
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013 | |
9:00-11:00 |
Joint with Expert Group Meeting on fertility, changing population trends andd development: Implications for the future |
Summaries and interactive discussions |
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11:15 – 1:00 |
Interactive discussion |
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1:00 – 1:30 |
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Presentations |
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Expert papers |
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*See report