The issues of population, poverty, reproductive health, and sustainable human development are so closely interconnected that none of them can be considered in isolation.
Almost 20 years ago in 2002, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, in his message to the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference in Bangkok maintained that “… the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, cannot be achieved if population and reproductive health issues are not addressed. In order to address these issues, we must work to further promote women’s rights and invest in education and health, including reproductive health and family planning.”