Co-Chairs: H.E. Alando Terrelonge, MP,State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Jamaica and Hon. Hedy Fry, MP, Chair of CanadianAssociation of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (CAPPD)
Panel Discussion:
Child marriage is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the practice remains widespread: Globally, one in every five girls is married, or in union, before reachig the age of 18. We should work together to stop this horror. #IPCI2018 #StopChildMarriage pic.twitter.com/yjKKOaqCk6
— Aurora Madaula #JuntsperCatalunya🎗 (@Aurora_Madaula) October 23, 2018
Regions from around the world look to the future in our "Where Are We Going?" plenary session. It's a fascinating view into the global state of reproductive and sexual rights. #IPCI2018 #MyIPCI pic.twitter.com/X7gUB3zfHu
— IPCI (@IPCI_Conference) October 23, 2018
#TBT to #IPCI2018, co-chairing the “Where are we going?” plenary. During this session, I was inspired by the number of young, innovative parliamentarians who are pushing the envelope with bold visions for our future. Great discussions had on the road ahead to advancing SRHR 👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/Ub80Hyqo3T
— Hon. Dr. Hedy Fry (@HedyFry) October 25, 2018
Pleasure chairing morning session. As we highlight way fwd, important for us to have political will to protect sexual and reproductive health rights of girls and women. Important that our youth receive comprehensive sexual education for knowledge = empowerment #IPCI2018 #Jamaica pic.twitter.com/FI1UG4j9ti
— Alando N. Terrelonge (@terrelonge2016) October 23, 2018