Secretary of State Clinton to Deliver Major Speech Renewing U.S. Support
For Universal Access to Reproductive Health Worldwide
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Source: Department of State |
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the U.S. Government’s renewed support for and dedication to reaching the ICPD goals and other related United Nations (UN) agreements, including the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015. Secretary Clinton delivered a major speech on Friday, January 8, 2010, to mark the 15th year of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
Many United Nations conferences and international meetings have reaffirmed the ICPD "Cairo Consensus", including the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, that established the Beijing Platform for Action, and the 2000 Millennium Summit, that established the Millennium Development Goals. These mutually reinforcing commitments are the cornerstones of population and development policies for the international community.
Following the event, an archived video stream and transcript of the speech was posted on www.icpd2015.org. At the 1994 ICPD held in Cairo, Egypt, 179 nations reached consensus on actions needed to achieve universal access to education, especially for girls; reductions in infant, child, and maternal mortality; and universal access to reproductive health over the next 20 years.
Though successful programs exist, far more progress needs to be made. To achieve the ICPD’s goals in the next five years, a sustained, long-term commitment is needed by both the public and private sectors.
Millions of lives have been improved and saved through effective and affordable reproductive health programs, which have proven to prevent the deaths of women and children, reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, grow economies, and preserve natural resources.
Read a Transcript of Secretary Clinton's Speech
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