The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994 was a decisive step towards the introduction and articulation of the concepts of sexual and reproductive health and women's rights and empowerment in the dominant discourse on development policies at a global level.

The ICPD Program of Action, adopted by 179 Member States, broke new ground by placing individual human rights at the heart of the global development agenda, rather than focusing solely on population targets. The programme highlighted the importance of sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, as a precondition for women's empowerment and emphasized investment in the health of women and girls as an end in itself and as a central aspect of improving the quality of life for all.

The ICPD, through its Program of Action, has had a lasting impact and continues to shape policies and actions for women's empowerment and gender equality. However, while the ICPD Program of Action has been adopted by many countries, the actual implementation of its goals and principles has varied significantly. Issues such as gender-based violence, economic inequality and women's insufficient political participation remain global challenges.

The ICPD marked a historic global consensus on sexual and reproductive health and rights, outlining a common commitment to achieving sustainable development with equity for all, in a context also marked by the resurgence and international consolidation of conservative sexual and reproductive policies and movements. Alongside notable successes, it also faces old and new challenges that call for global collaboration and a continued commitment to achieving all the goals set.

Thirty years after the historic consensus reached at the ICPD, it is important to draw up a global review of the achievements and challenges at a meeting that aims to contribute to the debate on the legacy of Cairo and the main challenges facing sustainable development.

We intend to mark and commemorate the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development by bringing together researchers and key players in program development and in the reproductive health and rights movements, with a particular focus on Lusophone countries. For this meeting, the aim is to articulate different perspectives around global issues related to population and a more transformative and inclusive notion of human rights, both in terms of the people covered and the issues addressed, facing the new challenges that have arisen, including resistance and attacks against gender equality, sexuality, reproductive freedom and self-determination.

The CAIRO-LISBOA2024 Conference will be held online, from Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Portugal), on December 5 and 6, bringing together national and international participants for a series of sessions with papers from invited experts, researchers, activists and students from different disciplinary areas. The Conference sessions will be based on the following themes:

1 - Sexual, Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Health and Family Planning

2 - Maternal and Child Morbidity and Mortality

3 - Gender Equality, Equity and Women's Empowerment

4 - Diversity, Inclusion and Intersectionality

 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

For the thematic sessions of the CAIRO-LISBOA2024 Conference, researchers and specialists are invited to contribute, considering the thematic areas in which they operate, work and/or research, with proposals for papers, which will be considered by the Conference's Scientific Committee.

To submit proposals, summaries (up to 500 words) of the texts to be presented should be sent by September 5, 2024 to the e-mail address of the Laboratory of Social Studies on the birth of CIES-Iscte (nascer@iscte-iul.pt), with reference to CAIRO-LISBOA2024 Conference. and the name of the author of the proposal in the subject line of the e-mail.

The results of the acceptance of proposals will be published by September 30, 2024. The summaries will be published in a book of abstracts and will be available on the Internet. A selection of the final texts will be published in a book.

Organizing Committee

• Dulce Morgado Neves, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)
• Elsa Pegado, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)
• Mariana Anginho Évora, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)
• Mário JDS Santos, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)
• Pía Rodríguez-Garrido, Universidad de O’Higgins (Chile)
• Sónia Pintassilgo, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)
• Violeta Alarcão, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)

Scientific Committee

• Alexandra Tereso, ESEL (Portugal)
• Alice Frade, P&D Factor (Portugal)
• Cadija Mané, INASA (Guiné-Bissau)
• Carla Silva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (Brasil)
• Carolina Ferrante, CONICET Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (Argentina)
• Elga Carvalho, GIEPS/Uni-CV (Cabo Verde)
• Jovita Ortiz, Universidad de Chile (Chile)
• Manuel Ortiz, Universidad San Sebastián (Chile)
• Martin Jaime Ballero, Universidad Nacional de San Marcos (Perú)
• Paola Sesio, CIESAS (México)
• Raquel Costa, Universidade Lusófona (Portugal)
• Sónia Pintassilgo, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)
• Teresa Joaquim, Universidade Aberta (Portugal)
• Violeta Alarcão, CIES-Iscte (Portugal)