The African Population Experts Committee meeting kicks-off

Addis Ababa, November 8, 2023 (FBC) – The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is organizing the African Population Experts Committee (APEC) and Ministers in Charge of Population Meetings on the 10-year Review of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development (AADPD) in Lusaka, Zambia from 7-10 November 2023

The 10-year review aims at taking stock of progress since the 5-year review and identify best practices that have advanced the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action within the context of SDGs and Africa Agenda 2063. It will identify challenges that are hindering progress and put forth recommendations for each pillar of the AADPD based on the findings of national review reports.

The Report of the 10-Year Review of the AADPD will be presented at the global review, taking place during the 57th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) in April of 2024 under the theme “Assessing the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development”.

During the Experts’ session, the AU Member States will deliberate on the AADPD Continental Report that comprises a total of 88 commitments grouped under six pillars: Dignity and Equality, Health, Place and Mobility, Governance, Data and Statistics, and Partnership and International Cooperation, according to a statement from African Union.