Briefing on the substantive preparations of the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Overview

The fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) will be held from 10 to 14 April 2023. The special theme of the fifty-sixth session, which is Population, education and sustainable development, is closely related to Chapter XI of the Programme of Action adopted by the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. The Commission last considered the issue of education at its thirty-sixth session in 2003. The briefing will be held in person.

The objective of the briefing is to encourage an exchange of views amongst Member States, the Secretariat and other stakeholders about the substantive preparation of the Commission’s fifty-sixth session. During the first part of the briefing, experts will summarize key substantive issues discussed during an expert group meeting on the theme of the session, which was organized by the Population Division of UN-DESA (6-7 September 2022), and during the Transforming Education Summit (16-18 September 2022), while also discussing relevant national programmes. During the second part of the briefing, Member States and other stakeholders will be invited to address questions to the panelists and to highlight issues of interest related to the special theme of the session. 

Documents

• Concept note
• Speaker bios

Organization of work