Submission of written statements to the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development (10-14 April 2023) is now open

 

Dear colleagues, 

We would like to inform you that submission of written statements to the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development (10-14 April 2023) is now open. The special theme of the session is: “Population, education and sustainable development”. 

Written statements by NGOs in General and Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC, to be circulated as official documents for consideration of the Commission at its fifty-sixth session, can be submitted by email between 1 November and 1 December 2022. Only the first twenty statements received by 1 December 2022 will be processed by the UN Secretariat and published as formal documents that will be posted on the session’s webpage. 

Information on submitting written statements is available online at CPD56 written statement submission. 

Statements must be submitted via email using the template provided at the link above. Please follow all instructions on the website carefully to avoid rejection of submitted statements. 

Please note that registration of NGO representatives for the fifty-sixth session will open in early 2023. Submission of requests for oral statements will also open at that time. Detailed information will be sent prior to the opening of registration and posted on the Commission’s website. 

General information on the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Population and Development is at https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/events/CPD56. 

Inquiries may be directed to cpdngo@un.org. 

 

Sincerely, 

Population Division 

DESA