Delegates
at the ICPD+5 PrepCom met in the Working Group from 10:00 am until 1:00
am. They discussed gender equality, equity and empowerment of women
and reproductive rights and reproductive health, including sections
on family planning, reducing maternal mortality and prevention and treatment
of AIDS. They began a discussion of adolescent sexual and reproductive
health. No consensus was reached on the issues of emergency contraception
and abortion. In light of the fact that the Working Group did not complete
its work, informal informals will take place this morning, Thursday,
and a formal Plenary is scheduled for 3:00 pm.
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Photo
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PrepCom Chair Anwarul Chowdhury |
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Alfonso
Lopez Juarez, Mexfam, and Rodolpho Tuiran, Head of the Mexican
Delegation. Mexico proposed inclusion of sexual education in
school cirricula.
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After
the debate on emergency contraception, Chair Chowdhury adjourned
the meeting to give delegates an opportunity to discuss the
issue within and between groups. No consensus was reached on
the issue.
 Nicaragua,
Argentina, the Holy See,
Mexico, the G77/China and the US intervene on text referring
to emergency contraceptives
Paul
VanLook, World
Health Organization,
said that emergency contraception does not cause abortion and
that there are no safety concerns associated with it
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Nicaragua
opposed reference to emergency contraception in the text |
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The
EU and the Holy See discuss the text's reference to emergency
contraception
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Jim Carmichael, UNAIDS representative, highlighted that the
massive increase in AIDS since Cairo and said that at the end
of 1998, some 47 million people had been infected with the AIDS
virus. He said AIDS merits special attention at the Special Session
in June. |
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NGOs
listen to the Working Group's negotiations
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Linking Cairo to Beijing
CONGO (Conference of NGOs) sponsored this event, which highlighted
the progress made by the Commission on the Status of Women
and the linkages between Beijing and Cairo and their respective
preparations for their 5 year reviews.
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Angela King,
Advisor to the Secretary General on Gender Issues, Peggy Curlin,
CEDPA, Afaf Mafouz, CONGO President, Virginia Maynard, Federation
of University Women, and Anne Walker, International Women's Tribune
Center (IWTC) |
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Afaf
Mafouz, CONGO President, chaired the panel on linking Cairo
and Beijing
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Peggy Curlin (left) and Patricia Sears, CEDPA
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Mabel
Bianco, Argentina, and Amparo Claro, Chile, both from HERA
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Afaf Mafouz, CONGO, and Emily Naffa, Arab Women Organization
of Jordan |
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Angela
King, Assistant Secretary on Gender Issues and Advancement of
Women (left) and Theresa Tagoe, Ghana
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Delegates peruse the literature prepared by UNFPA
and other organizations outside the conference hall |
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