(i) The 4th International Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI/ICPD) was held on 27-28 October 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with over 400 participants, including parliamentarians, ministers and civil society leaders from some110 countries to discuss lessons learned, share experiences and devise a way forward for implementing the ICPD goals for the next five years.
(ii) Building on prior commitments, the participants adopted a strong Addis Ababa Statement of Commitment.

● Participants pledged to exercise their oversight responsibility to break the silence around gender discrimination and to promote sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights;
● Participants expressed their determination to increase budget allocation to at least 10 per cent of national budgets and development assistance budgets for population assistance, and;
● Participants committed to review laws and practices that still restrict access to sexual and reproductive health. They also committed to concrete systematic actions to implement the ICPD PoA, including empowering young people, strengthening the health systems and addressing climate change and emerging population issues.

*This support has also been contributing to the following;
- 1-1-4. Meilleure participation des institutions régionales;
- 2-3-2-[3] Support the international efforts to achieve universal access to reproductive health services;
- 5-1 Transférer efficacement les savoir-faire et techniques, partager les connaissances et expériences, et promouvoir les recherches conjointes en Afrique et entre l'Asie et l'Afrique
- 5-2 Encourager la coopération triangulaire, dans le contexte de la coopération intra-africaine et de la coopération Asie-Afrique, en reconnaissant le rôle important de l'UA/du NEPAD et des REC