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Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter?

29 March 2019
The ICPD marked a revolution in thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights. © UN Photo
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Young people share their vision for the future at the Global Youth Dialogue in Benin

Young people want to be given a seat at the table, have their voices heard and see their ideas implemented.

Check out the conversation between United Nations Youth Delegate for Denmark Abdulkarim Harakow and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the Global Youth Dialogue in Benin that gathered more than 400 young people from 130 countries and gave them a platform to discuss their aspirations for the future.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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