Commitment title:

Further implementation of the program of action of ICPD and Agenda 2030 for sustainable Development

Commitment description:

Encourage Arab states to add the item of population and development and reproductive health to current budgetary items.
call on Arab states to provide all necessary support to implement their perspective national population and development programs.
Help establish laws policies and strategies in support of ICPD agenda 1994 from the perspective of human rights, health, education and Economic and Development planning on the national and regional level.
Ensure fulfilling basic humanitarian needs to population in emergency situation and crises and what it in displacement and migration waves. Ensure demographic dividend through investment in youth education and employment opportunity.
Establish a population observatory within the Arab council for population and Development to provide basic data to formulate regional population policies and strategies and periodic follow up to attain goal

Modes of engagement:
  • Budgetary and financial
    Encourage Arab states to add the item of population and development and reproductive health to current budgetary items. call on Arab states to provide all necessary support to implement their perspective national population and development programs.
  • Change or creation of legislation
    Help establish laws policies and strategies in support of ICPD agenda 1994 from the perspective of human rights, health, education and Economic and Development planning on the national and regional level.
  • Policy and guidance
    Ensure fulfilling basic humanitarian needs to population in emergency situation and crises and what it in displacement and migration waves. Ensure demographic dividend through investment in youth education and employment opportunity.
  • Programmatic action
    Establish a population observatory within the Arab council for population and Development to provide basic data to formulate regional population policies and strategies and periodic follow up to attain goal
Submitted by
League of Arab States
Commitment category

(1)  Intensify our efforts for the full, effective and accelerated implementation and funding of the ICPD Programme of Action, Key Actions for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the outcomes of its reviews, and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.