UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund

Purpose

Canada is hosting the International Parliamentarians’ Conference on 22-23 October 2018 in Ottawa. Approximately 500 participants are invited to attend, including over 300 parliamentarians from all regions of the world, representatives from the national, regional and global parliamentary groups and non-governmental organizations. The event focuses on parliamentarian action and civil society collaboration toward universal sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), in contribution to the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development’s Programme of Action. It is co-organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development, the Inter-American Parliamentary Group on Population and Development, and Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development.