We co-hosted a reception with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health, at the UK Houses of Parliament on 12 July 2007 to mark World Population Day.

The theme of this year’s reception is “Countdown 2015: eight more years to deliver” and the keynote speaker was the new Secretary of State for International Development, Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP.

As in previous years, the World Population Day Reception will allow parliamentarians, ambassadors, civil servants and non-governmental organizations the opportunity to discuss the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights.