Bangladesh, Bulgaria and Japan, in collaboration with UNFPA, will host the "ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Develop-ment" in Dhaka on May 15-16.
Around 200 representatives from local and national governments, academia, think tanks, technical experts, civil society organizations, and the private sector will share practical insights into the investments in health, education, housing or infrastructure, population Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh Dr Rokeya Sultana, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan Hosaka Yasushi and Representative from the Government of Bulgaria are expected to join the opening ceremony on Wednesday.
The dialogue creates a platform to discuss the challenges and explore the opportunities of the worlds shifting demographics. However, this dialogue will honour that legacy by focusing on practical responses to demographic change that reinforce a human rights-based approach to population policies that put gender equality and reproductive rights at the core.
2024 is the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
