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CPD59: Calendar of side events

*Additional events will be added as details are confirmed.

 

Date and time

 

Organizers and co-sponsors

 

Title of event

 

Venue

13 April, 2026

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

UNFPA; African Union Commission (AUC) and African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD)

 

 

The Infrastructure of Survival: Harnessing Tech, Innovation and Catalytic Capital to End Preventable Maternal Deaths in Africa

 

 

CR-4

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Ghana and the Permanent Observer Mission of the Pan-African Intergovernmental Agency for Water and Sanitation for Africa to the United Nations

 

 

Integrating Population Dynamics, Technology and Research for Sustainable Development: Advancing WASH Outcomes

 

 

CR-8

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Malaysia and the International Federation for Family Development

 

 

Parenting in the Digital Age Bridging Population Outcomes and Technology for Sustainable Development

 

 

CR-11

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Population Division/UN DESA, China Population and Development Research Center, Kenya National Council for Population and Development and UNFPA

 

Strengthening National Capacities for Population Data and Analysis through Technology and South-South Cooperation

 

 

CR-12

Event webpage

 

13:15 - 14:45 EDT

 

Alan Guttmacher Institute

 

Innovations in Fertility Tracking: Opportunities, Risks and Rights in the Era of FemTech
 

Off-site and in person around New York City

Baha'i International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza #120, New York

Julia Loewenberg: jloewenberg@guttmacher.org

 

 

13:15 - 15:00 EDT

France; South Africa; UNFPA; Equipop and the Alliance Féministe Francophone Désinformation, technologies numériques et attaques contre les droits: comprendre et contrer les stratégies anti-DSSR et anti-genre en ligne

Off-site and in person around New York City 

UNFPA Headquarters (2nd floor), 730 3rd Ave, New York 

 

Marie Billoud: marie.billoud@equipop.org

14 April, 2026

 

08:15 - 09: 45 EDT

 

UN DESA and  the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys (ISWGHS)

 

Aligning Policy and Data Production:
Building Sustainable Demographic and Health Statistics

Off-site and in person around New York City

DC2-1949, 2 United Nations Plaza, East 44th Street, New York

Event webpage 

Joseph Molitoris: joseph.molitoris@un.org;
Karen Chavez Quintero: karen.chavezquintero@un.org

 

 

10:00 - 11:30 EDT

 

International Relations Students’ Association of McGill University; UN-Habitat; Sikh Human Rights Group; Ontario Council for International Cooperation; Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation; Ágora Ciudadanos Cambiando MĂ©xico; and Denmark

 

 

Building Beyond Growth: Advancing Inclusive and Technologically Sustainable Mega-Infrastructure   

Off-site and in person around New York City

UNOPS office, The Daily News Building, 220 E 42nd Street, Floor 29, New York

Henry Maidoh: uncomms@irsam.ca

 

11:00 – 13:00 EDT

 

AUDA-NEPAD and UNFPA

 

Investments in AI & Digital Applications for African Women-Owned Businesses

 

Off-site and in person around New York City 

UNFPA Headquarters, 730 3rd Ave, New York

Barbara Glover: barbarag@auda-nepad.org

Mr. Felix Koech: fkoech@unfpa.org

 

 

12:00 â€“ 13:30 EDT

 

 

MSI Reproductive Choices; Norway; and Ethiopia

 

 

 

Catalysing innovative financing models in a new global landscape: sustaining and expanding access to SRHR

 

 

Off-site and in person around New York City 

Norway Mission to the UN, 1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza #35, New York

 

 

13:00 – 14:00 EDT

 

Population Connection

 

 

 

Demographic and Contraceptive Research, Technology, and Education to Support Sustainable Population Dynamics

 

Stephanie Wolfe: swolfe@populationconnection.org

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

South Africa; Brazil; Canada; Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO); Global South Coalition for SRHR and Development Justice; and UNFPA

 

Technology, Equity and SRHR: Global South Pathways to Sustainable Development

 

 

CR-4

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

UNFPA; North Macedonia; and Mexico

 

 

Unpacking the imperatives for building demographic resilience and sustainable development

 

 

CR-9

 

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

UN DESA; UNFPA; Colombia; Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Poland; and Uruguay

 

Revealing the hidden generational economy: National Transfer Accounts

 

 

CR-11

Event website

Nicole Mun Sim Lai: laim@un.org

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

 

Norway, UNFPA, ACT Alliance, Norwegian Church Aid, United Church of Christ, and World YWCA

 

 

Whose Power? What Evidence? Faith in Partnerships to Shift Norms, Shape Rights‑Based Tech, and Advance SRHR

 

Caterina Tino: caterina.tino@actalliance.org

 

13:15 - 15:00 EDT

Tanzania and the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECAS-HC) Harnessing Demographic Intelligence and Innovation to Improve Health Outcomes and Accelerate Sustainable Development

Off-site and in person around New York City/virtual
Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, 307 East 53rd Street, 5th Floor, New York

Zuleikha Tambwe: zuleikha.tambwe@gmail.com

 

18:30 - 20:00 EDT

UNFPA and the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-based Online Harassment and Abuse From AI Capability to AI Responsibility: The path to leaving no one behind

Off-site and in person around New York City Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York

Alexandra Robinson: arobinson@unfpa.org

15 April, 2026

 

07:00 - 08:00 EDT

Asia Pacific Foundation for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; FP2030 Asia - Pacific Hub, IPPF East & Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR) Voices of Change: Shaping a New SRHR Narrative in Asia and the Pacific through Innovation and Insight

Virtual 

Alexandra Johns: alexandra@asiapacificalliance.org

 

13:00 -14:30 EDT

Population Matters; Nigerian Population Commission; and Ethiopia Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Consortium Breaking the Population Taboo: Evidence, Technology and the Future of the Sustainable Development Goals

Off-site and in person around New York City

Westin Grand Central Hotel, 212 East 42nd St, New York

Madeleine Hewitt: madeleine.hewitt@populationmatters.org

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

UNFPA; Luxembourg; and Rwanda

 

Co-creating a Better Future: Advancing the Global Dialogue on Technology and Research

 

 

CR-4

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

South Africa

 

Roadmap to the Realisation of Sexual and Reproductive Justice: Reframing Population Policy through Evidence, Technology and Community Agency

 

 

CR-7

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Saudi Arabia; Egypt; League of Arab States; and UNFPA

 

Demographic Shifts, Digital Futures, and Sustainable Development: Realizing the Ageing Dividend

 

 

CR-8

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Medical Impact; Mexico; UNFPA; A Million Conversations; and the International Relations Students' Association of McGill University

 

Inclusive Data for Culturally Diverse Gender Identities: Lessons from Mexico’s Muxes

 

 

CR-9

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

UNFPA; International Telecommunication Union (ITU); ICPD Youth Platform; and the Netherlands

 

From Users to Co-Architects:  Advancing ICPD Commitments for and with Youth in a Digital Age

 

 

CR-12

 

 

13:30 - 14:45 EDT

United Church of Christ     Faith and Ecumenical Actors and Colleagues in Support of SRHR: From Curriculum to Global Advocacy

Off-site and in person around New York City

Church Center of the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza, 9th Floor, New York

Donna Bollinger: bollingerd@ucc.org

16 April, 2026

 

08:30 - 09:45  EDT

Women's Health and Education Center; American Academy of Pediatrics; University of Southern California; and Westfield State University

 

Knowledge Generation and Dissemination - Achieving Quality Education and Universal Health Coverage

Virtual

Rita Luthra: rita@womenshealthsection.com

 

11:00 - 12:00 EDT

Plan International; the United Kingdom; Norway; Fos Feminista; Telenor; Guttmacher Institute; and UN ESCAP Innovation for Equality: Advancing SRHR in the Digital Era - A multi-stakeholder dialogue on technology, safety, and rights for women and girls

Off-site and in person around New York City

Volvo Hall, Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York

Jessica Kerkar: Jessica.kerkar@plan-uk.org
Julia Kassem: julia.kassem@plan-uk.org

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Global Helping to Advance Women and Children; Djibouti; and the Center for Family and Human Rights

 

Subsidiarity and Intergenerational Governance Equilibrium: Reframing Demographic Policy in the Digital Age  

 

 

 CR-8

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office; UNICEF; and UNESCO

 

Transforming Education for Inclusive Development: Using Technology for Population-Centered Decision-Making in Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) Contexts

 

 

CR-9

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

UNFPA; El Salvador; UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); Harvard Medical School; and Bayer

 

Population Intelligence for Risk-Ready Futures: Geospatial Modelling for Rights-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Health Resilience

 

 

CR-12

 

 

13:15 - 14:30 EDT

Japan; National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS); Mexico; DESA; and UNFPA

 

Navigating New Demographic Realities: Transforming the Population and Development platform

 

 

CR-E

 

13:15 to 14:45 EDT

Sikh Human Rights Group     Impact of Online Dating on Family Formation

Off-site and in person around New York City

Baha'i International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza #120, New York

Albert Barseghyan: albert.barseghyan@shrg.ngo

 

13:45 -14:45 EDT

Endeavour Forum     Supporting sustainable development with technology in Billings Ovulation Method research

Virtual

Anne-Catherine Barrett Belanger: annecbelanger@gmail.com