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 The
IAPG was formed as a result of the Brasilia Declaration
of the Western Hemisphere Conference of Parliamentarians
on Population and Development held in Brazil in 1982,
which at the time was the regional initiative of a worldwide
parliamentary movement on population and development.
Today, this movement has expanded into four
regional networks of parliamentary groups on
population and development that
work together to raise awareness about the links between
population
and sustainable development and to advance the Cairo
agenda.
The IAPG was established as a neutral forum for the exchange
of information and experiences and to stimulate an open
dialogue in areas such as reproductive health and rights,
including family planning, migration, environment, gender
equity and equality, women’s empowerment and population
policies with a rights-based approach.
The IAPG articulates human rights and gender
equity principles within a broad human development agenda
that includes
reproductive health and rights issues and takes into
consideration population
variables. The IAPG is guided in its work by
international human rights instruments and commitments
adopted by governments at the various United Nations
World Conferences, in particular those held in Cairo
and Beijing.
The IAPG works with legislators and other elected officials
and decision makers across party lines to raise awareness
through advocacy, information dissemination, networking,
capacity building, and technical assistance. We currently
focus on five key issues approved by our Board of Directors:
Reproductive Health and Rights, HIV/AIDS,
Adolescents and Gender-based
Violence.
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