Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asiatisk Plads 2 DK-1448 København K Telephone +45 33 92 00 00 Telefax +45 32 54 05 33 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.um.dk Girokonto 3 00 18 06 22 December 2004 Dear Madam, Dear Sir, INVITATION:   Countdown   2015   –   Sexual   and   Reproductive Health     and     Rights     for     All     –     Status,     challenges     and recommendations for the implementation of the ICPD goals The   tenth   anniversary   of   the   UN   Conference   on   Population   and Development  (ICPD,  Cairo  1994)  has  been  used  to  take  stock  of  the implementation    of    the    Cairo    Programme    of    Action    and    the achievements towards the goal of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All in 2015.   In 2005 the Danish Government will embark on a new strategy for the Danish  efforts  in  the  field  of  population  and  sexual  and  reproductive health. Together with the Danish Family Planning Association (“Sex & Samfund”) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to invite you to the above-mentioned conference to be held on   Monday 14 March 2005 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eigtveds Pakhus 9:00-17:00 hrs. The    Minister    for    Integration    and    Minister    for    Development Cooperation, Mr. Bertel Haarder, will open the conference. The Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Dr. Steven Sinding, will participate together with Presidential Adviser on Population and Health Issues (Ghana), Professor Fred Sai, and World Bank Adviser for Population and Reproductive Health Human Development Network, Elizabeth Lule, as well as other eminent stakeholders. In the afternoon there will be 4 thematic workshops focusing on:

2 HIV/AIDS;   Reproductive rights and gender equality;   Maternal mortality, abortion and contraceptives;   Youth. Recommendations from the conference will feed into the new strategy for  the  Danish  efforts  in  the  field  of  population  and  sexual  and reproductive health. We   are   inviting   the   Danish   development   NGOs   and   Networks, International   Organisations,   other   Development   Agencies,   Research Networks, Young Peoples’ Organisations and politicians.   Registration (including name, organisation and position as well as which of the 4 workshops you wish to participate in) should be forwarded not later   than   14   February   2005   to:   [email protected].   If   you   have   any questions,    please    contact    Anne    Marie    Voetmann    via    e-mail: [email protected], or by telephone: + 45 33 92 10 51. A site for the conference on the Ministry’s homepage will be launched, where  you  can  find  conference  and  background  documents.  We  will inform you about the link, once the page has been established.   Yours sincerely, Kirsten Geelan Head of Department   UN Development Cooperation