5th APCRSHR

The Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR) is a regional conference of countries in the Asia and Pacific region that aims to monitor the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action and address regional population and reproductive health issues. Thus, it serves as a platform for policymakers, program managers and service providers in the region to exchange experiences and discuss strategies on population and reproductive health. 

The conference is held every two years, sponsored by population and reproductive health agencies in the region. The previous conferences were held in Manila (2001), Bangkok (2003), Kuala Lumpur (2005) and Hyderabad (2007).

The 5th APCRSHR will be held in Beijing, China on October 18-20, 2009. Its theme is “Working for Universal Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights: Building on the ICPD PoA and MDGs.” It has the following tracks for the symposia and parallel sessions:

1. Sexual reproductive health and rights
2. Sexuality, gender and culture in changing Asia
3. Youth empowerment and participation
4. Linkages of HIV/AIDS and RTI/STIs prevention with SRHR
5. Ensuring access to SRHR by poor people and poverty alleviation
6. Ageing and SRHR
7. SRHR services for migrants and mobile populations
8. Linkages between population, environment, resource consumption, climate and SRHR

Aside from the symposia and parallel sessions, the conference will also include plenary sessions, satellite sessions and capacity building workshops. 

Conference details

5th Asia and Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights
18-20 October 2009
China

Organized under the sponsorship of and in collaboration with:

• China Family Planning Association (CFPA)
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
• IPPF East & South East Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR)
• China Population Association (CPA)

Co-sponsored by

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
• Sociology of Women and Gender Research Association of Chinese Association of Sociology (SWGRA, CAS)
• National Population and Family Planning Commission of China (NPFPC)

Letter of invitation