(October 2013) PRB will be at the International Conference on Family Planning 2013: Full Access, Full Choice in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from November 12-15. Staff will also be at the closed-session High-Level Ministerial Meeting (HLMM) on November 12. The theme of the HLMM is “The Youth Dividend: Return on Investment in Family Planning.”
If you are attending the conference, or just interested in following along, please hashtag #ICFP2013 for conference-specific tweets, and #ICFP2013 #Ministers to join the conversation on the HLMM. We willl be tweeting from @PRBdata when possible!
PRB will be hosting many exciting events and sessions at the International Conference on Family Planning 2013, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 11-15. Be sure to stop by our booth for materials, resources, and the new Family Planning Worldwide Data Sheet 2013. We hope to see you there!
PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
NOVEMBER 11
Reception for participants and invited guests of the International Population, Health, and Environment Conference
Place: Radisson Blu
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by PRB and the PHE Ethiopia Consortium
NOVEMBER 12
Youth Pre-Conference Training:
Not Just the Words You Use, but How You Say Them
Physical and Oral Elements of an Effective Presentation
Place: Saro Maria Hotel
Time: noon
1:15 p.m.; and 1:30
2:45 p.m.
Presenter: Kate Gilles, Policy Analyst, International Programs
Register for the Youth Pre-Conference Training
CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
NOVEMBER 13
Conference Session
“Integration of Family Planning and Environment: Impacts and Results From Integrated Approaches”
Place: Old Building Small Conference Hall
Time: 2:30
3:50 p.m.
Chair: Jason Bremner, Program Director, Population, Health, and Environment
Evening Auxiliary Event
“Launch of PRB’s ENGAGE Advocacy Presentations“
Place: African Union Conference Center, Briefing Room 1
Time: 6
7 p.m.
Presenters: Rhonda Smith, Associate Vice President, International Programs; and Marissa Pine Yeakey, Senior Policy Analyst, International Programs
NOVEMBER 14
Conference Sessions
“Let’s Talk: Get Youth Talking About Contraception”
Place: 2nd level, Small Conference Hall
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Chair: Wendy Baldwin, president and CEO, PRB
“What’s in Your Demographic Dividend Toolkit? Explaining the Demographic Dividend to Nontechnical Audiences
Place: 2nd level, Small Conference Hall
Time: 4:20
5:40 p.m.
Panelist: Marissa Pine Yeakey, Senior Policy Analyst, International Programs
“Take it Outside! Exploring the Evidence for Youth Reproductive Health Programming Beyond the Clinic”
Place: 2nd Level Caucus Room 17
Time: 4:20
5:40 p.m.
Panelist: Kate Gilles, Policy Analyst, International Programs
“The Big Picture: Family Planning and Sustainable Development”
Place: Old Building, Medium Conference Hall
Time: 4:20
5:40 p.m.
Panelist: Rhonda Smith, Associate Vice President, International Programs
Evening Auxiliary Events
“Advancing Advocacy Using ENGAGE Presentations: A Training Session for Family Planning Advocates”
Place: African Union Conference Center, Briefing Room 2
Time: 6
7:30 p.m.
Presenter: Marissa Pine Yeakey, Senior Policy Analyst, International Programs
“Integration of Population, Health and Environment: A Report From the International PHE Conference on Results, Progress, and Pathways Forward”
Place: African Union Conference Center, Small Conference Hall 3
Time: 6
7:30 p.m.
Hosted by PRB and the PHE Ethiopia Consortium
“How Can the News Media Hold Governments to Account for FP2020 Pledges?”
Place: Mezzanine Level, Press Conference Rooms
Time: 5
6 p.m.
Organized by PRB. Please note that this event is only open to conference registrants with media credentials.
NOVEMBER 15
Conference Sessions
“Addressing Unmet Need”
Place: 2nd level, Caucus Room 24
Time: noon
1:20 p.m.
Panelist: Toshiko Kaneda, Senior Research Associate, International Programs
CEOs for Emerging Leaders Roundtable: “Taking Advantage of the Value of Data”
Place: 2nd level, Caucus Room 24
Time: 1:20
2:20 p.m.
Moderator: Wendy Baldwin, president and CEO, PRB
To join Wendy at this roundtable discussion for mid-level professionals, sign up here.
Topical Roundtable: “Youth and Noncommunicable Disease Risk Behaviors in Developing Countries”
Place: Lunch, Table 44
Time: 1:20
2:20 p.m.
Moderator: Toshiko Kaneda, Senior Research Associate, International Programs
“Strengthening the Family Planning Policy Environment”
Place: Medium Conference Hall
Time: noon
1:20 p.m.
Panelist: Laili Irani, Senior Policy Analyst, International Programs
Below you will find a list of PRB publications related to the conference. Download PDFs of our data sheets, policy briefs, and other publications, in English and French.
Data Sheets
- Family Planning Worldwide 2013 Data Sheet (English)
- 2013 World Population Data Sheet (English)
- The World’s Youth 2013 Data Sheet (English | Fran
ais) - Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)
- Population and Economic Development Data Sheet (English | Fran
ais)
Policy Briefs
- The Challenge of Attaining the Demographic Dividend (English)
- When Technology and Tradition Collide: From Gender Bias to Sex Selection (English | Fran
ais) - Population and Food Security: Africa’s Challenge (English | Fran
ais) - Improving the Reproductive Health of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Youth: A Route to Achieve the MDGs (English | Fran
ais) - Integrating Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Care: Saving Lives, Money, and Time (English | Fran
ais) - Noncommunicable Diseases and Youth: A Critical Window of Opportunity for Latin America (English)
- Who Speaks for Me? Ending Child Marriage (English | Fran
ais) - Les Cons
quences en Termes de Capital Humain des Grossesses Chez les Adolescentes Sud-Africaines (Fran
ais)
Other Publications
- A Journalist’s Guide to Sexual and Reproductive Health in East Africa (English)
- Une Guide sur la Sant
Sexuelle et Reproductive en Afrique de l’Ouest Francophone
Attention des Journalistes (Fran
ais) - Population Bulletin: Achieving a Demographic Dividend (English | Fran
ais) - Mise
jour: Le comportement sexuel et la planification familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest (Fran
ais)