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The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo was a landmark in transforming global thinking on population and development issues. 179 governments adopted the ICPD Programme of Action, which affirmed that inclusive sustainable development is not possible without prioritizing human rights, including reproductive rights; empowering women and girls; and addressing inequalities as well as the needs, aspirations and rights of individual women and men.As the world approaches the 30th anniversary of the ICPD in 2024, we have to devastatingly admit that we have not seen the progress we hoped for in 1994. Especially in the last couple of years, we have experienced backsliding on the rights and choices of women and girls, much of which is due to the increasing polarization of the sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda. As a result, every year 270 million women of reproductive age (14-49 years) cannot access contraception; approximately 35 million exp