Opening Ceremony

Welcome address by Indigenous elder, T. Sharp Dopler

Hon. Indira Huilca Flores, MP, Peru, Chair, Inter-American Parliamentary Group on Population and Development (IAPG)

Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, Canada

Hon. Hedy Fry, MP, Chair, Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (CAPPD)

Opening keynote address: Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA

On Video

In Tweets

Today is the day—#IPCI2018 is here! We’re off to a great start this morning. The next two days I will work with fellow parliamentarians from all corners of the globe to tackle issues on population and development. It’s time to advance the dialogue on #SRHR. pic.twitter.com/U2dAxrnV47
— Hon. Dr. Hedy Fry (@HedyFry) October 22, 2018

‘Everyone has the right to a happy healthy life and sexuality. We must leave no one behind. That is why @IPCI_Conference is so important.’ Dr. Natalia Kanem, @UNFPA Executive Director @Atayeshe pic.twitter.com/5Za18uHwQt
— EPF (@EPF_Pop_Dev) October 22, 2018

“As #parliamentarians you have the power to transform the voices of your people into concrete action

You have the power to make a real difference

Our women, girls and young people deserve no less.”

– UNFPA Executive Director @Atayeshe at opening of @IPCI_Conference.#IPCI2018 pic.twitter.com/AJmtDx5Et5
— UNFPA (@UNFPA) October 22, 2018

“Because we now face resistance to hard-won advances, parliamentarian action and commitment is more important than ever in order to dismantle barriers and create an enabling environment for gender equality and #SRHR.” Minister Bibeau at the #IPCI2018 pic.twitter.com/83wMsBAqrg
— Development Canada (@CanadaDev) October 22, 2018

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