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Conferences, Roundtablesand SeminarsThe International Parliamentarians’ Conference on theImplementation of the ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI)At the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), theinternational community set a global resource target for population and reproductivehealth programmes, including family planning, for the year 2000 of $17 billion—$11.3billion to come from domestic funding and $5.7 billion from external donor funding.While many countries, both developed and developing, have increased their contributionsto population and reproductive health activities since the ICPD, the target of $17 billion hasnot been met. This is one of the biggest challenges for the effective implementation of therecommendations of the ICPD Programme of Action.IPCI, Ottawa - Canada, 2002It is against this background that the regionalParliamentary groups for Europe, Asia, theAmericas and Africa decided in 2002 tohost the first International ParliamentariansConference on Implementation of the ICPDProgramme of Action (IPCI). IPCI has becomea bi-annual event where Parliamentariansfrom around the world gather to assess theprogress made towards achieving the goalsof ICPD and develop strategies to addressexisting and emerging challenges. EPFrepresents the European region in the IPCIsteering committee and coordinates the inputof the 30+ Parliamentarians who form theEuropean delegation to each conference.IPCI: 2002 - 20062002 Ottawa, CanadaEPF sent a delegation of 30 European MPs to this conferenceheld in the Canadian Parliament. The 100 MPs from 70countries who attended signed a Statement of Commitmentoutlining specific actions they would take.2004 STRASBOURG, FRANCEEPF worked with UNFPA to organise this event which tookplace at the Council of Europe. It was attended by 130 MPsand government ministers from 90 countries. Participantssigned the Strasbourg Statement of Commitment outliningspecific actions they would take to promote ICPD.2006 BANGKOK, THAILANDThis conference will take place on 21-22 November 2006.The conference will focus on taking stock of the progressmade since Cairo and reaching agreement on a commonstrategy towards meeting the 2015 deadline set for achievingthe goals of ICPD and the MDGs.The conference is organised by the Asian Forum of Parliamentarianson Population and Development (AFPPD) in collaborationwith the Economic and Social Commission for Asia andthe Pacific. The Thai National Assembly and AFPPD are actingas local hosts on behalf of the other regional Parliamentarynetworks including EPF.