As the pillars of our communities, girls have the agency to bring about change for themselves and those around them, said Jeannette Kagame, Rwanda’s First Lady, at ICASA in Kigali, Rwanda. “Yet despite this tremendous potential, girls remain one of the most vulnerable groups affected by HIV and AIDS," she said.

The Family of Women Film Festival at the Nairobi Summit featured 11 feature-length and short-form documentaries and dramatic films on ICPD themes as well as interactive discussions featuring award-winning film makers, artists and musicians. The highlight was the avant premiere of A Girl from Mogadishu.

Ending AIDS and achieving universal sexual and reproductive health rights requires moving from a disease-specific approach to one that meet the sexual and reproductive health needs and expectations of people throughout their lives. UNFPA hosted sessions at ICASA on addressing the needs of young people and those left furthest behind.