Commission on Population and Development, fifty-ninth session (2026)
Population, technology and research in the context of sustainable development
Members of the Commission
Bureau members
- H.E. Ambassador Z茅phyrin Maniratanga (Republic of Burundi) - African Group (AG) (Chair)
- Mr. Arb Kapisyzi (Republic of Albania) - Eastern European Group (EEG) (Vice-Chair)
- Ms. Sasha-Kay Kayann Watson (Jamaica) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair)
- Ms. St茅phanie Toschi (Luxembourg) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)
- Mr. Hotam Qurbonzoda (Tajikistan) - Asia Pacific Group (APG) (Vice-Chair)
Draft Programme
High-level opening statements
- H.E. Z茅phyrin Maniratanga, Chair of the fifty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD)
- Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Ms. Diene Keita, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Ms. Bj酶rg Sandkj忙r, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Keynote address:
- H.E. Mohammed B.S Jallow, Vice President, The Gambia
Agenda item 1: Election of officers*
*In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2005/213, the Commission, immediately following the closure of its fifty-eighth session, will hold the first meeting of its fifty-ninth session for the sole purpose of electing the new Chair and other officers of the Commission, in accordance with rule 15 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Council.
Agenda item 2: Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
Documentation
Provisional agenda of the fifty-ninth session of the Commission ()
Note by the Secretariat on the organization of work of the session ()
Agenda item 3: General debate
(a) Actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development at the global, regional and national levels;
(b) Population, technology and research in the context of sustainable development.
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on population, technology and research in the context of sustainable development ()
Report of the Secretary-General on programmes and interventions on population, technology and research in the context of sustainable development ()
Report of the Secretary-General on the flow of financial resources for assisting in the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development ()
Panels
- Expert panel on the reports of the Secretary-General (Monday, 7 April 2025, 3:00 鈥� 4:30 p.m. EDT) [Concept note] [Biographies]
- High-level panel discussion on Population, Technology and Research in the Context of Sustainable Development (Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 10:00 鈥� 11:30 a.m. EDT) [Concept note] [Biographies]
- Expert panel on the programme of work in population1 (Thursday, 16 April 2026, 10:00-11:30 a.m. EDT) [Concept note] [Biographies]
UN system and NGO statements (Available here)
Agenda item 4: Programme implementation and future programme of work of the Secretariat in the field of population
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on programme implementation and progress of work in the field of population in 2025: Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs ()
Note by the Secretariat on the draft proposed programme plan for 2027 and programme performance for 2025: subprogramme 5, Population, of programme 7, Economic and social affairs (E/CN.9/2026/CRP.1)
Agenda item 5: Provisional agenda of the sixtieth session of the Commission
Documentation
Note by the Secretariat containing the provisional agenda of the sixtieth session of the Commission ()