Co-hosted Session
Delivering MISP in Emergencies
Wednesday, November 13 at 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services are often overlooked and underfunded in emergencies. Yet in an increasingly unstable world, there is an urgent need to invest in reaching women and adolescent girls in humanitarian settings. In this session, panelists will discuss what has been learned from delivering high-quality SRH services to populations in the most difficult of environments – highlighting that the job can be done with sufficient preparation, coordination, and funding. This session is convened by Women Deliver; FP2020; IAWG.
Humanitarian- and SRHR-Related Sessions
In addition to co-hosting a concurrent session, IAWG is excited to share a list of suggested sessions that address humanitarian and SRHR topics. All information was pulled from the summit’s program, which should be referenced for the most up-to-date information.
Tuesday, November 12
Lightening Talks: Unfinished Business from Gender-Based Violence to Youth, Peace and Security
11:00 AM – 12:30 AM
This lightning session will explore how to accelerate achievement 25 years after the ICPD and in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. At the same time in the Pamoja Zone, join a Community Conversation on Education and Challenging Social Norms (11:00) and on Engaging youth through social media (11:45) in the Community Corner.
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is necessary to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and it is essential to advancing gender equality. This session will engage attendees with interactive discussions and intergenerational dialogues that showcase best practices and cutting-edge research about successfully implementing CSE programmes. It will conclude with an exciting partnership launch to accelerate support and commitments for the implementation of CSE. This partnership will also aim to generate new evidence and advocate against the myths that undermine CSE. The event will be convened by AfriYAN, Teenergizer, Population Council, IPPF, Rutgers, UNESCO and UNFPA.
SRHR/Equity in Access and Countering Discrimination
3:00 PM -4:30 PM
Great strides have been made since 1994. Yet access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is still uneven throughout the world, and some groups have been systematically left behind. This session will engage individuals from these groups, bringing in marginalized voices and perspectives from young people, policymakers and providers. It will focus on proven solutions to counter discrimination, with the aim of increasing access to good quality sexual and reproductive health services. The event will be moderated by Thamsanqa Sibandze (a.k.a. Krtc), a celebrated hip-hop artist and poet from Eswatini who uses edutainment to deliver sexual and reproductive health and rights messages to young people across Southern Africa. This session will be convened by the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association and UNFPA.
Integrating Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights into Universal Health Coverage
3:00 PM -4 :30 PM
Health care is a matter of equity, quality, accountability and justice. Sexual and reproductive health and rights are an important part of the health and well-being of people, and thus integral to universal health coverage (UHC). Marginalized groups, including minority ethnic groups, young people, unmarried people, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, people with disabilities, and the rural and urban poor continue to face barriers in accessing quality care. UHC provides a renewed opportunity to uphold their rights. Highlighting new scientific evidence, this signature session will cover how far the world has come towards providing an integrated and essential package of sexual and reproductive health interventions, the remaining challenges and obstacles, and how to overcome these.
Lightening Talks: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Inclusion
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
This lightning session will feature experiences of delivering integreated and truly inclusive SRHR services and information targeting young people and marginalized populations with a specific focus on linkages between Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender-Based Violence and HIV. At the same time in the Pamoja Zone, join a Community Conversation on Using Games to talk about SRHR (15:00) and Gender Based Violence and Harmful Practices (15:45) in the Community Corner. In the Karibu Lounge, interact with inspiring people and discover the power of stories during our Human Library (15:00).
Round Table with Youth Ambassadors on the Effective Participation of Youth in Decision-making on Family Planning: Experiences from Bénin, DRC and CAR
3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Round table discussion with youth ambassadors from Benin, Democratique Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and The Netherlands as well as decision makers from above mentioned countries to discuss possible solutions to enhance effective youth participation in family planning policy processes at local and national levels.
Venue: Hotel Royal Tulip Canaan, Nairobi.Register: Email Huub Sloot at huub@slootconsult.com
Ending Unmet Need for Family Planning: Reproductive Rights and Contraceptive Choices
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Today, more women have access to family planning information and services than ever before. Yet 232 million women in developing countries who want to prevent pregnancy are not using modern contraceptives. How can we meet their needs? What will it take to reach marginalized communities and those living in fragile and humanitarian settings? And who is going to pay for it? This signature session will explore the path forwards – engaging across sectors – to expand rights, agency and contraceptive choices to ensure that everyone everywhere can prosper as equal partners in sustainable development.
Integration Inspiration: Identifying Solutions for Integrated SRHR Service Delivery
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
The ‘whys’ and the ‘hows’ of providing integrated services for sexual and reproductive health and rights: What does the evidence say about taking an integrated approach, and what are solutions for overcoming challenges and barriers? The dialogue will highlight what has worked in the past and what it will take to implement the Nairobi Commitments in terms of policy, financing and delivery systems. Participants will explore different evidence-based solutions for SRHR service integration and reflect on what it means to keep people at the centre of their own health care.
Getting to Scale by 2030
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
ICPD25 is a key milestone on the road to achieving the 2030 Agenda. This session discusses how community members, stakeholders and political leaders can scale up successful interventions and lock in the financial investments needed to meet this goal. It will highlight best practices for maintaining equitable access to quality care while maintaining strong social accountability at local and national levels. Expect panelists to underscore successful interventions; identify the gaps between where we stand and the 2030 Agenda; and make commitments in their own communities and contexts to ensure SRHR for all by 2030.
Wednesday, November 13
Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our World: 1.8 Billion Reasons Why
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
This youth-led signature session will focus on the more than 1.8 billion young people in the world today between the ages of 10 and 24. How the sexual and reproductive health needs and aspirations of adolescents and youth are met defines young people today and will define our common future. This signature session will discuss the challenges and opportunities of young people from around the world in realizing the ICPD agenda. It will focus on the barriers adolescents and youth face in realizing their sexual and reproductive health and rights. The session puts the young people in the driver’s seat and provides a platform for young adolescents and youth to share their ideas for solutions based on their expertise and experience, and share how they are holding governments accountable to their promises.
Reproductive Health Technologies
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
As medical technology advances, ethical questions and conflicts inevitably arise, affecting policymakers, practitioners and individuals. From assisted reproduction to embryonic gene modification, the world faces a range of ethical dilemmas that did not exist during the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994. This session will describe various sexual and reproductive health advancements and the ethical and social implications of implementing these technologies. Expect a moderated discussion addressing how these technologies relate to reproductive autonomy, how they advance justice, and how they uphold the core ethical principle of “do no harm”. This event will be convened by The Center for Health, Ethics and Social Policy and The Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, University of California at Irvine, and PSI.
Tracking Commitments and Resources for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
11:00 – 12:30 PM
The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 is all about securing commitments from community, national and international stakeholders to advance the ICPD Agenda. This session will take the commitments one step further, identifying what it will take to ensure an effective mechanism for tracking these commitments and holding stakeholders accountable. The session will discuss ways to leverage and strengthen existing mechanisms and conclude with a proposal by partners on their options for tracking commitments that advance results, increase resources and uphold human rights. This event will be convened by PMNCH and WHO.
Ending Harmful Practices: Making Commitments Real
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
On average, more than 33,000 girls are forced into child marriage every day. Every year, more than 4 million girls are subjected to female genital mutilation. Son preference, gender-biased sex selection, and other harmful practices cause gender imbalances that negatively impact the fabric of societies. This session will dispel the myths that perpetuate these practices and their staggering toll. The global target of eliminating harmful practices by 2030 will be achieved only if efforts to address these problems are dramatically intensified.
SRHR in Francophone Africa
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Francophone countries in West and Central Africa have the highest rates of maternal mortality and lowest rates of contraceptive prevalence in the world. Underfunding and lack of political will at the national and international level enable the numerous barriers the region faces to implement the ICPD Programme of Action and achieve Agenda 2030. This session will take stock of progress in the region and outstanding challenges related to the full realization of SRHR, with a focus on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol in Francophone Africa. It will bring together researchers, service providers, decision-makers, lawyers and CSO activists, and showcase best practices for preventing and managing unintended pregnancies. Participants will also highlight actions needed to inspire change at the normative, operational and partnership levels.This session will be held in French and is convened by Médecins du Monde France, Le Planning Familial, Association des Femmes Juristes du Burkina Faso and Equipop.
Fulfilling the Cairo Promise in a Fragile World
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Today, more than two billion people live in countries affected by conflict, violence and fragility. This session will highlight major humanitarian trends including rising displacement to galvanize action to fulfill the promise of Cairo to uphold the rights for universal sexual and reproductive health and ending GBV everywhere including in humanitarian and fragile settings.
Delivering MISP in Emergencies
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services are often overlooked and underfunded in emergencies.Yet in an increasingly unstable world, there is an urgent need to invest in reaching women and adolescent girls in humanitarian settings. In this session, panelists will discuss what has been learned from delivering high-quality SRH services to populations in the most difficult of environments – highlighting that the job can be done with sufficient preparation, coordination, and funding. This session is convened by Women Deliver; FP2020; IAWG.
Youth4Peace
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
How are young people promoting positive change in countries affected by conflict, humanitarian crises and fragility? How can we collectively shift the narrative away from young people as “beneficiaries” needing “empowerment”, to the recognition that young people are central contributors to building peace and responding to humanitarian crises? The conversations will feature the work of exceptional young leaders, and explore opportunities to support and promote young people’s engagement in humanitarian and peacebuilding efforts, particularly in the context of the ICPD Programme of Action. It will be a vibrant dialogue on the work of young peacebuilders, human rights defenders and humanitarians in promoting peace, recovery and resilience of communities.
Fulfilling the Cairo Promise in a Fragile World
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Today, more than two billion people live in countries affected by conflict, violence and fragility. This session will highlight major humanitarian trends including rising displacement to galvanize action to fulfill the promise of Cairo to uphold the rights for universal sexual and reproductive health and ending GBV everywhere including in humanitarian and fragile settings.
Quality of Care
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Getting the right care, in the right way, at the right time is essential for ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all, at all ages. And it is a fundamental human right. Yet poor quality of care and lack of patient safety are one of the greatest killers and challenges health systems face across the globe. Patients receive “too little care, too late,” but also the risk of “too much care, too soon” as over-medicalization is mistakenly seen as quality improvement. This session, convened by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA, will take a comprehensive approach to quality of care, putting people and their rights at the centre. It will cover the provision and experience of sexual and reproductive health care in particular, highlighting the latest research and implementation experiences from countries.
SRHR in Francophone Africa
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Francophone countries in West and Central Africa have the highest rates of maternal mortality and lowest rates of contraceptive prevalence in the world. Underfunding and lack of political will at the national and international level enable the numerous barriers the region faces to implement the ICPD Programme of Action and achieve Agenda 2030. This session will take stock of progress in the region and outstanding challenges related to the full realization of SRHR, with a focus on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol in Francophone Africa. It will bring together researchers, service providers, decision-makers, lawyers and CSO activists, and showcase best practices for preventing and managing unintended pregnancies. Participants will also highlight actions needed to inspire change at the normative, operational and partnership levels.This session will be held in French and is convened by Médecins du Monde France, Le Planning Familial, Association des Femmes Juristes du Burkina Faso and Equipop.
Ensuring Safe Pregnancy and Childbirth for All Women and Newborns
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Today, an estimated 830 women die every single day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and many more experience acute or chronic morbidity. With the Sustainable Development Goals, the global community has committed to reducing global maternal mortality to less than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. The task of saving women’s lives and protecting their health requires strong capacity in the health system to address the full range of direct causes of maternal mortality and morbidity. This session will focus on evidence-based strategies for accelerating progress by improving quality, coverage and equity in maternity care through an effective, well-functioning primary health care system, including safe abortion. It will also discuss the need for increased attention to preventing and treating maternal morbidities, and how to ensure that maternity care respects women’s rights and is free of violence and discrimination.
Delivering MISP in Emergencies
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services are often overlooked and underfunded in emergencies.Yet in an increasingly unstable world, there is an urgent need to invest in reaching women and adolescent girls in humanitarian settings. In this session, panelists will discuss what has been learned from delivering high-quality SRH services to populations in the most difficult of environments – highlighting that the job can be done with sufficient preparation, coordination, and funding. This session is convened by Women Deliver; FP2020; IAWG.
GBV in Emergencies
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Gender-based violence is a life-threatening, global health and human rights issue. And though it is pervasive in all communities and countries, vulnerability to gender-based violence is heightened in emergencies, such as conflict or natural disasters. This session will highlight progress that has been made since 1994 on preventing and responding to gender-based violence in emergencies. It will also identify areas where urgent action is still required and the strategies to address them. Expect to hear from activists working on the ground in emergency settings about what works and what commitments will ensure women and girls – especially those who are hard to reach and most vulnerable – can live in safety.
Legal and Policy Environment for SRHR
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Although substantial progress has been made in sexual and reproductive health and rights law, legal and human rights barriers continue to impede access to services and increase women’s and girls’ vulnerability. Legal and policy advocates must play a major role in enhancing access to these health services and fulfilment of these rights, particularly as part of advancing universal health coverage. This session will take a look at three national-level case studies that explore the connections between enabling legal and policy environments and access to services, information and support for women and girls, with the ultimate objective of helping participants advance their own efforts to promote and protect full health and human rights for all and give voice to those most affected by legal and policy barriers to SRHR.
Hot Off the Press–New Issue From SRHM for ICPD25: Time to Accelerate the Promises on Human Rights!
5:15 PM
At the ‘Hot off the press’ session held at the Pamoja zone, authors and guest editor will present on Sexual and Reproductive Health Matter’s new special collection of papers for ICPD25. Topics include SRHR in humanitarian crises, disability, violence against women, technology, adolescent SRHR, HIV and human rights.
Thursday, November 14
Self-Care Interventions in SRHR: Power In Your Hands
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
The recent release of the World Health Organization’s consolidated guidelines on self-care interventions for health on sexual and reproductive health and rights was a pivotal moment for the SRHR community. This interactive session will address why self-care interventions for SRHR matter to individuals and countries, and what we can do together to empower people, cultivate strong political and financial will, and build an effective and accountable health system for self-care. Participants will also discuss the challenges and opportunities for self-care to take hold as an integral component of health systems and as a critical pathway to achieving universal health coverage, which can move the needle on lifting the next generation out of poverty. This session will be convened by Population Services International, the International Youth Alliance for FP (IYAFP) and the White Ribbon Alliance.
SRHR and Women with Disabilities: Bringing Two Movements Together
9:00 AM- 10:30 AM
Women with disabilities have been systematically denied the right to free and informed consent, bodily autonomy and self-determination in making choices about SRH, leading to forced sterilization, abortion and contraception. This underscored why there is an urgent need to ensure SRHR advocacy addresses the rights and needs of women with disabilities. This session aims stakeholders from both movements, and will lay the groundwork for critical advocacy to address these intersectional rights issues. This session is convened by CREA; Kenyan Women with Disability Network; Women with Disability Network.
A Feminist Approach to Humanitarian Action
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Of the 143 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, more than one in four are women and adolescent girls of reproductive age whose rights, safety and dignity are often violated and must be protected. This special session will highlight a feminist approach to humanitarian action as a means of addressing challenges and accelerating progress to achieve the ICPD and 2030 agendas.
SRHR Starts at School
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
As the single most important global social institution to provide comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), schools play a vital role in enabling sexual and reproductive health and rights for all. Education is a catalyst for change, particularly for girls; but if education is to be truly transformative, it has to be of good quality, challenge negative gender norms and stereotypes, empower all people, and provide children and youth access to CSE. This session will highlight relevant experiences with CSE, gender-transformative education and pedagogical methods that support girls’ empowerment. This session is convened by Oxfam IBIS; UNGEI – UNs Girls Education Initiative; Kenya Ministry of Education.
Men and Boys’ Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
What is at stake? What do men and boys need and demand when it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights? What are the barriers, where are the gaps in resources and progress, and how can these obstacles be addressed? This open dialogue will enable participants to reflect on the role of men and boys as clients, partners and agents of change for gender equality. The conversation will explore why and how the sexual and reproductive health and rights needs and demands of men and boys can be addressed, and will highlight the social norms that need to transform in order to enable this change.