International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994) IWHC led negotiations resulting in an unprecedented commitment by 179 governments to place women’s rights and access to reproductive health at the center of population policy.  Read more>>
 
International Conference on Population and Development Plus Five (New York, 1999) The five-year review of the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development assessed the progress made towards the goals set during the 1994 Cairo conference.  Read more>>

United Nations Commission on Population and Development (New York, 2005) The 38th Commission session focused on population, development and HIV/AIDS, and progress towards the goals set at the 1994 Cairo conference.  Read more>>

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (New York, 2007) Government delegates and advocates from around the world convened for a ten day conference on eliminating violence and discrimination against girls and women worldwide.   Read more>>

United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) A turning point in the world’s understanding of women’s human rights, the Beijing Conference reaffirmed and extended global agreements on women’s sexual and reproductive rights and health. Read more>>

United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women: Beijing Plus Five (New York, 2000) Beijing Plus Five brought together global advocates and government delegates from throughout the world to review progress made since the 1995 Conference and agree on further actions needed to assure women’s rights and health.  Read more>>

United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women: Beijing Plus Ten (New York, 2005) At the ten year review of the 1995 Beijing Conference,  women’s organizations worked to ensure the international community's reaffirmation of the Beijing Platform for Action, and pressed for further action on commitments made in 1995. Read more>>

United Nations General Assembly Special Session Review on Children (New York, 2002) At the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children, governments agreed on a global action agenda for the health, development, and rights of all persons under 18. Read more>>

United Nations General Assembly Special Session Review on HIV/AIDS (New York, 2001) What should governments do to tackle the tragedy of the HIV/AIDS pandemic?  This was the subject of negotiations at the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, which brought unprecedented attention to the AIDS pandemic and its root causes. Read more>>

United Nations General Assembly Special Session Review on HIV/AIDS, (New York, 2006) At the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in 2001, the world agreed to empower women and girls against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The 2006 meeting brought together governments and civil society organizations to review progress since 2001. Read more>>