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Overview

The special theme for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 11-15 April 2016, will be 鈥淪trengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda鈥�. In preparation for the Commission, this briefing will inform member states of the weeks logistics.

Overview

The special theme for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 11-15 April 2016, will be 鈥淪trengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda鈥�. In preparation for the Commission, this meeting will brief member states on the substantive reports.

Provisional Agenda

Opening remarks

• Dr. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota, Zambia

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Presentations

Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development

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The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will hold a briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fiftieth session of the Commission. The meeting will be chaired by Her Excellency Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani (Qatar), Chair of the Commission.

Overview

The special theme for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 13-17 April 2015, will be 鈥淩ealizing the future we want: Integrating population issues into sustainable development, including in the post-2015 development agenda鈥�. In preparation for the Commission, this briefing will review the thematic reports of the Secretary-General that are under consideration by the Commission.

Agenda

1. Election of officers
2. Adoption of the agenda
3. The world demographic situation, with primary reference to fertility
4. Population and economic and social development with special reference to developing countries.
5. Progress of other demographic studies.
6. Regional demographic activities.
7. The world population census programme: evaluation and analysis of results
8. Population conferences.
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   1. Progress of work during 1961-1962 in the field of population;

Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development

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Overview

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will hold a briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fifty-second session of the Commission. The meeting will be chaired by His Excellency Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray (Jamaica), Chair-designate of the fifty-second session.
All interested members of delegations, representatives of non-governmental organizations and Secretariat staff are invited to attend.

The Chair-designate of the Commission on Population and Development, His Excellency Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray (Jamaica), will hold a briefing on organizational matters, logistics and NGO participation for the fifty-second session of the Commission. All interested members of delegations, representatives of non-governmental organizations and Secretariat staff are invited to attend.

Provisional agenda