About Us

Mission Statement:

ACPD is an non-profit advocacy organization that seeks to enhance the quality of life of women, men and young people by promoting progressive policies in the field of human rights and international development with a primary focus on reproductive and sexual rights and health

Strategic Objectives:

  1. To advocate for the full implementation of the policy and financial commitments made in Cairo at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
  2. To incorporate sexual rights and reproductive rights into the policy frameworks and program agendas of national governments, intergovernmental bodies, international expert mechanisms and the United Nations system.

Since ACPD’s establishment in 1997, we have successfully worked in partnership with parliamentarians, governments, activists, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations from all over the world to fulfill our objectives.

Board of Directors:

  • Morag Humble, Chair
    Consultant, Canadian International Development Agency
  • Gill Greer, Vice-Chair
    (Retired) Director General, International Planned Parenthood Federation
    Consultant, Time Plus Talents
  • Shiv Khare, Vice-Chair
    Executive Director, Asian Forum of Parliamentarians for Population and Development
  • Jennie Abell, Treasurer
    Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
  • Ximena Andion Ibanez, Secretary
    Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida
  • Katherine McDonald
    (Retired) Executive Director, ACPD
  • Johanne Fillion
    Communications Officer, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada