Preparatory campaign for “Cairo+25” Conference launched
Preparatory campaign for “Cairo+25” Conference launched
Preparatory campaign for the forthcoming Cairo+25 Conference to be held in Nairobi, Kenya launched by the initiative of the Ombudsman in the country. In this regard, the Ombudsman has organized regional conferences in Lankaran, Sheki, Ganja and Guba districts, by involving surrounding 35 cities and rayons, jointly with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
During the meetings the Ombudsman, UNFPA country representative, Members of Parliament, representatives of executive power authorities, of education and healthcare departments made presentations regarding Cairo+25 Conference. The conferences were also attended by the representatives from NGOs, mass media, as well as communities, active women, entrepreneurs and youth.
The Ombudsman gave information about the history and the aim of World Population Day – 11 July, which was established by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989, also on purpose, mission and priorities of the Cairo Conference on Population and Development organized in 1994 and of Cairo+5 Conference held in 1999, in Hague.
It was noted that the Action Program of the Cairo Conference brought forward demographical problems, ensuring gender equality, women’s empowerment, elimination of violence against women, family issues, reproductive health and family planning, maternal and child mortality, educational and health rights, prevention of poverty, problems of all population groups, including children, youth, elderly.
The Ombudsman mentioned successful steps taken towards demographic development, developing women entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized business, involving them in employment and self-employment programs supported by the government, measures taken for ensuring accessibility of quality healthcare services for population, regular free of charge medical checkups on reproductive health and family planning, vaccination of children, prophylactic measures in protection of population health, as well as community-based services on these issues.
During the meetings, the Ombudsman’s profound work in promoting and monitoring the situation in this field, ensuring human rights of different groups of population was highlighted.
The information about the situation on implementation of the population and development priorities have been presented and discussed by the representatives of different regions.
Publications consisting of main purposes and mission of the Cairo Conference and booklets on SDGs were disseminated among participants.
