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Summary Report
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced a summary report of the meeting. To download our report, click the HTML or PDF icons below. |
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Global Leadership Meeting on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda
12-13 March 2013 | Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Highlights for Wednesday, 13 March 2013
The Global Leadership Meeting on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda met for the second and last day of consultations in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Wednesday, 13 March 2013. Participants met in three working sessions on: urbanization, cities and sustainable development; population aging and population decline; and the way forward for national, regional and global level action.
In the closing session, they adopted the Dhaka Declaration on the Global Leadership Meeting on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda, which sets out areas of agreement reached during the consultative process, and outlines the commitment of the governments present and other stakeholders to integrate population dynamics in the post-2015 development agenda at the national, regional and international levels.
Minister Dipu Moni, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, lauded participants for their work, reiterated her country’s commitment to integrating population dynamics into national policies and programmes, and closed the meeting at 5:05pm.
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| Panel during the working session on urbanization, cities and sustainable development. L-R: Mary Rowe, Municipal Art Society, New York City; Rosalinda Marcelino, Deputy Executive Director, Commission on Population, Philippines; Aisa Kacyira, Deputy-Director, UN Habitat; and César Bonamigo, Brazil (photo courtesy of IOM.) |
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Highlights for Tuesday, 12 March 2013
The Global Leadership Meeting on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda convened in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday, 12 March 2013. The meeting was officially opened by Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, who stressed the need for employment creation for the youth, and partnerships and collaborations to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Participants then met in three working sessions on: setting the scene; high fertility, population growth and large youth populations; and international migration and human mobility.
In the session on setting the scene, participants discussed engaging the private sector to bring about new development goals, and the place for population dynamics within the post-2015 agenda.
On high fertility and population growth, they discussed the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights, the need to empower women and the youth to make better reproductive health decisions, and the need to incorporate unfinished MDGs into the post-2015 development agenda. Discussing international migration and human mobility, participants highlighted ways to take advantage of the developmental opportunities associated with migration and mobility, as well as how to address the risks posed by these trends. |
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