30 Years of the International Conference on Population and Development: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in an Era of Challenging Political Contexts

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Podcast

This episode takes us through an important discussion that took place on April 17, 2024, organised by the University of Southern California's Institute on Inequalities in Global Health in partnership with Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters.

Despite massive regressions in SRHR and anti-rights movements, 30 years later, the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda continues to set a standard for people-centred development, acting as a global touchstone for SRHR and rights-based policies and programs. How has the current political climate impacted the fulfilment of this agenda?

Listen to an incredible group of panellists reflect on the history and future of health and development in the current political climate.

Moderators:

Sofia Gruskin: Director, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health and Sapna Desai: SRHM Board of Trustees Co-Chair

Panellists: Bouchra Assarag: President of Together for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (Enssemble pour la Santé de la Reproduction et Droits (EDSSR) and Deputy Director of Studies in the National School of Public Health, Morocco.

Gita Sen: Honorary Distinguished Professor of the Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity and Social Determinants of Health at the Public Health Foundation of India.

Montasser Kamal: Former Deputy Director for Global Health Policy and Research at Global Affairs Canada, currently at International Development Research Centre.

Uluk Batyrgaliev: Health Officer at Eurasian Coalition for Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity, Kyrgyztan.