Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights

Advancing the agenda for a sustainable future

Today’s 1.3 billion adolescents are not only the largest age group but also the most diverse the world has ever seen. They face considerable challenges to their sexual and reproductive health and rights and progress is never fast enough.

As governments meet at the Summit of the Future to strengthen global cooperation, this high-level event invites policy makers, researchers and practitioners into conversation with adolescents and youth to keep progress on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights high on the global agenda, as highlighted by the Agenda for Action for Adolescents launched during the Global Forum for Adolescents.

Featuring

• Active and inclusive youth engagement – policies and programs that are responsive to their needs.
• High-Level Political Dialogue – forward-looking government actions, with a focus on renewed commitments to the ICPD agenda.
• Technical insights – launch of a special supplement in the Journal of Adolescent Health showcasing latest evidence on health trends, gender transformative interventions, the role of laws and policies, and advances in research methods.

Outputs from this event will help operationalize and localize implementation of the Declaration on Future Generations, an annex to the Pact for the Future and its commitment to the inclusion of young people at all levels.

Moderators

• Shakira Choonara, Generation Equality Thematic Lead on SRHR, UN Women & Lancet Commissioner on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, and
• Shereen El Feki, British-Canadian-Egyptian journalist, academic and author; Director, Solidarity for Change and Voice (S4CV), IPPF

Agenda

Part 1: Setting the scene: ASRHR as central to the Summit of the Future agenda

• Javiera Toro Cáceres, Minister for Social Development and Family of Chile
• Maryam, Adolescent advocate, Canada
• Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair and Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Diene Keita, Assistant Secretary-General, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme)

Part 2: Current evidence, technical insights and gaps in the ASRHR research agenda through the launch of a special supplement in the Journal of Adolescent Health

• Robert Blum, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Melis Pehlivantürk Kızılkan, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Türkiye
• Helen Habib, African Population and Health Research Center
• Prerna Banati, World Health Organization

Artistic performance by Seedel, Young Feminist Poet

Part 3: Investing in ASRHR is key to sustainable development and the post-SDG agenda: A high level political dialogue

Member States

• Ntoi Rapapa, Minister of Education and Training of Lesotho
• Petar Mladenov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Bulgaria
• Arlene B Tickner, Ambassador-at-Large for Gender Issues and Feminist Global Policy of Colombia
• Sarah Hunt, Counsellor, Development Cooperation and Africa pision, Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland

Adolescent and Youth Leaders

• Juanita (Bolivia)
• Imane Lakbachi (Morocco)
• Jeremiah (Zambia)
• Aisha Memon (Pakistan)
• Paul Mavesere Ndhlovu (Zimbabwe)

Part 4: Closing the deal: Accelerating progress on ASRHR is central to a sustainable future

• Ximena Arguello, Executive Director, CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality
• Dr Jarbas Barbosa, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Americas
• Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Advisory Group on Health
• Linda Weisert, Director for Equity, Gender and Youth (EGY), Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

Networking brunch with light refreshments after event with Art Exhibit

Advancing the agenda for a sustainable future

Today’s 1.3 billion adolescents are not only the largest age group but also the most diverse the world has ever seen. They face considerable challenges to their sexual and reproductive health and rights and progress is never fast enough. 

As governments meet at the Summit of the Future to strengthen global cooperation, this high-level event invites policy makers, researchers and practitioners into conversation with adolescents and youth to keep progress on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights high on the global agenda, as highlighted by the Agenda for Action for Adolescents launched during the Global Forum for Adolescents.

Featuring 

• Active and inclusive youth engagement – policies and programs that are responsive to their needs. 
• High-Level Political Dialogue – forward-looking government actions, with a focus on renewed commitments to the ICPD agenda.
• Technical insights – launch of a special supplement in the Journal of Adolescent Health showcasing latest evidence on health trends, gender transformative interventions, the role of laws and policies, and advances in research methods.

Outputs from this event will help operationalize and localize implementation of the Declaration on Future Generations, an annex to the Pact for the Future and its commitment to the inclusion of young people at all levels.

Moderators 

• Shakira Choonara, Generation Equality Thematic Lead on SRHR, UN Women & Lancet Commissioner on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, and
• Shereen El Feki, British-Canadian-Egyptian journalist, academic and author; Director, Solidarity for Change and Voice (S4CV), IPPF

Agenda

Part 1: Setting the scene: ASRHR as central to the Summit of the Future agenda

• Javiera Toro Cáceres, Minister for Social Development and Family of Chile
• Maryam, Adolescent advocate, Canada
• Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair and Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Diene Keita, Assistant Secretary-General, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Programme) 

Part 2: Current evidence, technical insights and gaps in the ASRHR research agenda through the launch of a special supplement in the Journal of Adolescent Health

• Robert Blum, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Melis Pehlivantürk Kızılkan, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Türkiye
• Helen Habib, African Population and Health Research Center
• Prerna Banati, World Health Organization

Artistic performance by Seedel, Young Feminist Poet

Part 3: Investing in ASRHR is key to sustainable development and the post-SDG agenda: A high level political dialogue

Member States

• Ntoi Rapapa, Minister of Education and Training of Lesotho
• Petar Mladenov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Bulgaria
• Arlene B Tickner, Ambassador-at-Large for Gender Issues and Feminist Global Policy of Colombia
• Sarah Hunt, Counsellor, Development Cooperation and Africa pision, Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland

Adolescent and Youth Leaders

• Juanita (Bolivia)
• Imane Lakbachi (Morocco)
• Jeremiah (Zambia)
• Aisha Memon (Pakistan)
• Paul Mavesere Ndhlovu (Zimbabwe)

Part 4: Closing the deal: Accelerating progress on ASRHR is central to a sustainable future

• Ximena Arguello, Executive Director, CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality
• Dr Jarbas Barbosa, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Americas
• Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Advisory Group on Health
• Linda Weisert, Director for Equity, Gender and Youth (EGY), Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

Networking brunch with light refreshments after event with Art Exhibit

Source: who.int