ICPD 15 Years On

As its contribution to the 15th Anniversary of the momentous International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in September 1994, the author an eminent Sri Lankan scholar describes how the global consensus on population and development reached at Cairo has been transformed into action in Sri Lanka and the emerging challenges which remain to be addressed. The author having represented Sri Lanka at Cairo and all the subsequent conferences connected to ICPD and having led the coordination and implementation of Sri Lanka's post ICPD population programme, describes Sri Lanka's success story in the field of population and reproductive health during that period. http://www.ihp.lk/publications/docs/ICPD.pdf **The following are excerpts of a speech delivered by Mr. Ariya Abeysinghe, the Executive Director of the Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka at a ceremony to felicitate Dr. A.T.P.L. Abeykoon on 1st September, 2006. "On this special occasion to felicitate Dr. A.T.P.L.Abeykoon, former Director of the Population Division, Ministry of Health who retired recently, I have the honour to highlight a few of the many contributions Dr. Abeykoon has made during his distinguished career of nearly four decades as a public servant in the population field. Dr. Abeykoon worked very closely with the Family Planning Association (FPA). He was a keen follower of FPA activities and always kept abreast of what was happening at the FPA. I came to know him within a few days after I joined the FPA in 1991 at a discussion held at FPA on the newly formulated strategic plan. As Director Population, he was instrumental in publishing very useful series of publications on population and related subjects. One such publication is 'Janapuwath' which was a very popular news magazine that FPA found extremely useful in its outreach activities. Another is the 'Population Data Sheet' published annually has been a handy tool for both our staff and volunteers alike. The information contained in the 'Population Statistics Booklet' for the districts and for the country too has helped immensely to improve the subject knowledge on population among school children. One of the significant initiatives that Dr. Abeykoon took which the FPA also benefited immensely was the series of orientation workshops he organized for Planning Officers working at the district and divisional level. But one thing remains as the most outstanding contribution that he has made as Director Population

שנה

2009

שפה

English

הוצאה

Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka

מהדורות

1

עמודים

75

ISBN

9789558876152

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