The March to the Nairobi Summit

In 1994, a monumental meeting, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), took place in Cairo, where 179 governments adopted the Programme of Action, which paved the way for global and local action to ensure sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people.

25 years later, the global community is coming together on the 12-14 November at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 to take stock of the progress made and to gather expanded commitments to push for and invest in the health and rights of all.

Women Deliver welcomes the Nairobi Statement on ICPD25: Accelerating the Promise and urges nations and stakeholders to sign on in support and to make further bold commitments, because access to modern contraception and sexual and reproductive health services, including safe abortion, is the bedrock of gender equality, economic development, and progress for all.

How will you use your power to help drive progress for girls and women?

ICPD will bring together diverse voices to discuss and unite around the Programme of Action. We asked Women Deliver Young Leaders, Humanitarian Advocates, and Deliver for Good Campaign Partners to share their thoughts on how they will use their power during the Nairobi Summit to create a more gender equal world.

Resources for Action

ICPD: SRHR in Humanitarian Settings
Infographic

Meaningful Youth Engagement
Position Paper

Respect, Protect, and Fulfill Sexual Health and Rights
Infographic

Ensure Health for All
Infographic

Improve Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition
Infographic

Dramatically Reduce Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices
Infographic

Meet the Demand for Contraception and Reproductive Health
Infographic

Having a Child Before Becoming an Adult
Report

Deliver for Good Kenya
Infographic

Deliver for Good Senegal
Infographic (in French)

Deliver for Good Booklet

Women Deliver at ICPD25

17:00 - 18:30 EAT | Amphitheater

This open community dialogue will highlight what SRHR service integration solutions have worked in the past and what is needed to implement the Nairobi Commitments into policy, financing, and delivery systems.

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11:00 - 12:30 EAT | TSAVO

The panel will shed light on gender and compounded equity barriers faced by women, men and gender- and sexually- diverse populations and examine how health systems and universal health coverage policies can improve equity.

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13 November | 15:00 - 16:30 EAT | Courtyard 3

SRH services are often overlooked and underfunded in humanitarian settings. This panel will discuss what has been learned from delivering high-quality SRH services to populations in the most difficult of environments and the importance of sufficient preparation, coordination, and funding.

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13 November | 17:00 - 18:30 EAT | Courtyard 2

This session will highlight progress that has been made since 1994 on preventing and responding to gender-based violence in emergencies. Activists working on the ground in emergency settings will share what works and what commitments will ensure girls and women can live in safety.

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9:00 - 10:30 EAT | Aberdare/Lenana

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 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.

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For the full schedule of events, browse through the ICPD Programme.

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