Publication Date: 10/27/2005

Description: On October 18, 2005 in the Parliament of Lisbon, Portugal, over 145 young leaders from political parties, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and youth governmental bodies, such as the Portuguese Institute for Youth and National Youth Council, signed the Lisbon Declaration, a historic agreement on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Lisbon Declaration proclaims the signatories’ own commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive rights and health for all people, especially young people, and calls on the Portuguese government to step-up its investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights both at home and internationally.