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The 2nd Annual Conference of PGA’s West Africa Program on Population & Sustainable Development

“Implementing the ICPD Agenda"

Five Years After Cairo: Where are we now?

In order to bring together the Senegalese and Ghanaian parliamentary committees on population and development and develop an appropriate course of action, PGA and the Parliament of Senegal organized the 2nd Annual "Implementing the ICPD Agenda" on the theme: Five Years After Cairo: Where are we now?

The workshop, which consisted of 80 participants, including 32 parliament members representing five different countries, was hosted by the Parliament of Senegal in Dakar, Senegal on April 19th, 20th and 21st 1999.

Últimas Actividades: Campaña SOGI

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The virtual briefing brought together members of parliament, civil society leaders, and international partners to reflect on both the progress made and the structural challenges that persist in ensuring that every girl in The Gambia can live free from violence, discrimination, and exclusion.

Image credit: "Manase Beach Rainbow" by Jorge P. Price is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

It addresses the specific challenges parliamentarians face when navigating complex social, religious, and political landscapes while working toward inclusive governance.

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The goal of the event was to connect parliamentarians with peers from other countries and civil society organizations in their region to generate and strengthen political will to advance equality, share best practices and lessons-learned on reforms.