Commission on Population and Development Focuses on Youth

The theme of this year’s Commission on Population and Development (CPD) at the United Nations was “Adolescents and Youth.” A large number of youth were in attendance at the five-day conference in New York City, though they were not part of any official delegation. Among the key points of the conference’s final resolution were the right of young people to decide on all matters related to their sexuality; access to sexual and reproductive health services, including safe abortion where legal, that respect confidentiality and do not discriminate; the right of youth to comprehensive sexuality education; and protection and promotion of young people’s right to control their sexuality free from violence, discrimination and coercion.

To read more about this year’s CPD, check out our blog post on Population Matters: http://blog.populationinstitute.org/2012/05/08/a-victory-for-youth-at-the-cpd/