Action Plan

POPULATION 2005 will organize meetings or roundtables, when appropriate, to focus public attention on future implementation of the ICPD Program of Action.

The alliance will undertake or support information and media campaigns to promote the ICPD agenda with an aim toward reaching the largest possible audience and gaining commitment to the Program of Action from all segments of society.

The alliance will organize and issue annual overviews of the ICPD implementation worldwide. These reports will monitor the progress toward achieving the goals of the ICPD Program of Action by national governments, civil society organizations, the United Nations system and other members of the international community. Additionally, the reports will examine the obstacles that prevent or delay the achievement of the ICPD goals.

The monitoring reports will encourage replication of the so-called "Best Practices" - the most successful projects and efforts undertaken to carry out the ICPD Program of Action - as well as measures to solve or remove problems and constraints.

The Population Institute and Population 2005 are organizing The Global Population Forum 2004, as an international event in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The forum will seek to focus worldwide attention on successes and failures in implementing the ICPD Program of Action. In addition, the event will also focus on formulating concrete recommendations on the further implementation of the Program of Action. The forum will concentrate on four major topics: 1) Family Planning and Reproductive Health, 2) HIV/AIDS and other Parasitic and Infectious Diseases, 3) Migration and 4) Aging. The Global Population Forum 2004 will be held from May 13th – 15th, 2004.