Petra De Sutter at the center. Copyright Petra De Sutter. Belgian senator and member of the Parliamentarians for the 2030 Agenda, Petra De Sutter, was elected president of the European Parliamentary Forum for Population and Development (EPF) in Ottawa, on October 24th. The forum unites parliamentarians from all over Europe who commit themselves to the sexual and reproductive health and rights of each individual. Petra De Sutter will preside EPF for the next three years and is taking over from Swedish politician Ulrika Karlsson.
The European Parliamentary Forum for Population and Development (EPF) has offices in Brussels and acts as an umbrella organisation for parliamentary groups who commit to advance the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action on Population and Development (1994). This action programme included the first strong political commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights for the realisation of sustainable development. It is considered to be a frontrunner for the current 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
EPF gathers MPs from different countries and different political families to support the realisation of people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.
Petra De Sutter: “With over 80 MPs we want to strengthen our governments’ awareness about the problem and at the same time make it more known to our colleague parliamentarians and the public at large. EPF does so by organising visits to relevant projects in developing countries, organising conferences for parliamentarians and other stakeholders and through supporting parliamentary actions on the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls. Concretely we make sure that the problem stays high on the political agenda, both in the South as well as inside Europe.”
EPF gathers MPs from different countries and different political families to support the realisation of people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.
Petra De Sutter: “With over 80 MPs we want to strengthen our governments’ awareness about the problem and at the same time make it more known to our colleague parliamentarians and the public at large. EPF does so by organising visits to relevant projects in developing countries, organising conferences for parliamentarians and other stakeholders and through supporting parliamentary actions on the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls. Concretely we make sure that the problem stays high on the political agenda, both in the South as well as inside Europe.”
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