Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 15) inaugurated the two-day international event titled "ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development" at Intercontinental Hotel in the capital. 

Bangladesh, Bulgaria and Japan along with UNFPA are hosting the event.

The dialogue has created a platform to discuss the challenges and explore the opportunities of the world's shifting demographics.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).

The global dialogue will unpack global and regional population dynamics and diversity, covering topics such as intergenerational wellbeing and healthy ageing, the future of population data, and the changing demography of rural communities, according to UNFPA.

Around 200 representatives from local and national governments, academics, 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 change that are needed to adapt to changing demographic trends.

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.

Other sessions will cover - demographic diversity and dividends - promoting sustainability in a context of changing fertility and mortality; gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and demographic resilience in contexts of low fertility: unlocking the 1st demographic dividend in a context of high fertility and youthful populations; Future of sexual and reproductive health in a context of population change technology and life science: Promoting resilience for a smart future; Intergenerational wellbeing, and healthy ageing and the future of population data.

BDST: 1227 HRS, MAY 15, 2024
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