Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD) in partnership with the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (CAPPD) is pleased to invite you to the Canadian launch of the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship report: State of … Continue reading
Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD) in partnership with the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (CAPPD) and Amnesty International Canada (AI) The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) The Canadian Federation for Sexual Health (CFSH) The Canadian … Continue reading
At a side-event organized during the first week of the Human Rights Council’s 18th Session, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, the Vice-President of Colombia, Angelino Garzon, the Assistant Deputy General of the World Health Organization, Flavia … Continue reading
Over 100 ambassadors, UN agencies and staff, as well as civil society organizations came together in Geneva today (14.09.2011) to call for operational guidance on implementing the human rights-based approach to preventing maternal death and disability. At a side-event co-organized … Continue reading
By the close of 2011, the global population will have reached 7 billion. A world of 7 billion has implications on sustainability, urbanization, access to health services and youth empowerment – however, it also offers a rare call-to-action opportunity to … Continue reading