Recognizing 30 years since the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt, and reaffirming the goals and ideals of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights.

International Affairs
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Introduced on June 13, 2024 by Jeanne Shaheen

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Legislation Details

  • Recognizes the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Reaffirms the goals and ideals of the ICPD Programme of Action, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  • Highlights the significant progress made since the adoption of the ICPD Programme of Action in areas such as increased access to contraception, reduction in deaths due to unsafe abortion, decrease in maternal deaths, and enhanced access to antiretroviral therapies for HIV.
  • Acknowledges ongoing challenges and gaps in achieving the ICPD goals, including unmet contraceptive needs, preventable maternal deaths, untreated sexually transmitted infections, and the impact of gender-based violence.
  • Emphasizes the importance of access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, as an essential human right.
  • Calls for the right of all people to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce, and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so.
  • Urges governments to commit to achieving the goals of the ICPD Programme of Action and to take a leading role in its implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
  • Expresses concern about the global backlash against sexual and reproductive health and rights and the impact of social inequalities and misinformation on health systems.
  • Commends the progress made in achieving the ICPD goals and commits to furthering these achievements.
  • Champions the right to bodily autonomy and self-determination for all people and recognizes sexual and reproductive health and rights as human rights.
  • Commits to advocating for comprehensive and factual information and a full range of sexual and reproductive health care services.
  • Acknowledges the recent backsliding in abortion access and rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and its global impact.
  • Supports scaling up funding for international family planning and reproductive health programs and the United Nations Population Fund.
  • Opposes reproductive coercion in all forms, including forced abortion, forced sterilization, and forced pregnancy.
  • Calls on the Biden Administration to fully implement the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, particularly regarding access to health care, including sexual and reproductive health care.

Last updated 10/7/2024