April 2024

Parliamentarians’ Meeting on ICPD30: Leaving No One Behindin an Ageing WorldThe Asian Population and Development Association (APDA), Asian Forum ofParliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), and Japan Parliamentarians
Federation for Population (JPFP) co-organized the Parliamentarians’ Meeting: ICPD30:
Leaving No One Behind in an Ageing World in Tokyo, Japan, on 23 April, under theauspices of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Japan Trust Fund (JTF)with the support of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and NovoNordisk Pharma Ltd. The meeting was attended by a total of 150 participants from 22countries, who shared experiences of Japan, which is at the forefront of super-agedsocieties, as well as other countries, and deepened discussions on a new approach toresponding to population ageing.
The opening ceremony was addressed by H.E. Yasuo Fukuda, former Prime Minister,Chair of APDA and Honorary Chair of JPFP; H.E. Kamikawa Yoko, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Japan; Hon. Gu Xiaoyu, Vice Chair of the Education, Science, Culture andPublic Health Committee of NPC (China); and Mr. Andrew Saberton, Deputy ExecutiveDirector of UNFPA, and was moderated by Hon. Kikawada Hitoshi, Secretary General ofJPFP. In the closing session, Hon. Aisawa Ichiro, Acting Chair of JPFP, Dr. Alvaro
Bermejo, Director General of IPPF, and Hon. Edcel Lagman, Acting Chair of AFPPD(Philippines) made remarks. On behalf of JPFP, Hon. Miyaji Takuma, Hon. Makishima
Karen, and Hon. Kunimitsu Ayano served as Session Chair of Session 1, 2 and 4
respectively.
In conjunction with the conference, a reception was held to commemorate JPFP's 50thanniversary, and those associated with JPFP activities joined meeting participants incelebrating this milestone.

Japan Parliamentarians Federation for Population (JPFP) 50th
Anniversary Video
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Arab and Asian Parliamentarians’ Dialogue to Address Youth
Empowerment and Gender Equality
On 22 April, the Asia Population and Development Association (APDA), together with
the Forum of Arab Parliamentarians on Population and Development (FAPPD),
organized the Arab and Asian Parliamentarians’ Dialogue on Addressing Youth
Empowerment and Gender Equality towards 2030 Agenda in Tokyo, Japan. A total of130 participants from 20 countries attended the Dialogue, which focused on youth
empowerment in the three areas of education, decent work, and gender equality andhealth.
In the opening ceremony, Hon. Aisawa Ichiro, Acting Chair of JPFP, gave an opening
address and welcomed participants from Japan and abroad. On behalf of supportingand cooperating organizations, the opening ceremony was also addressed by Dr. Hala
Youssef, Deputy Regional Director a.i of UNFPA Arab States Regional Office (ASRO),
Dr. Fadoua Bakhadda, Regional Director of IPPF Arab World Region, and Hon.

Abdelhady Elkasbey, MP Egypt and former President of FAPPD.

JPFP

APDA

Established in 1974, JPFP has the longest history in theAPDA since its establishment in 1982 has served as theworld as a supra-partisan parliamentary group on
population and development. JPFP, in concert withsecretariat of JPFP.

APDA, has created a network of parliamentarians on
population and development, through which a diverse
range of knowledge and experience has been shared toaccomplish concrete results.

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