Gholam Ali Khoshroo, Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, made the remarks on Tuesday at the 49th Session of the Commission on Population and Development in New York.
Following is the full text of his speech:
Madam Chairperson,
I am pleased to make this statement on behalf of 25 Member States of the Group of Friends of the Family. The Group congratulates the Bureau for their election and thanks the Bureau and the Secretariat for all the preparations to having a successful session.
Since it is the first session of the Commission following the adoption of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, we re-emphasize the inter-linkages between successful implementation of the Agenda and the strengthening of the demographic dividends which can also be reinvigorated through ICPD Program of Action.
