Lawmakers Need to Grapple With the ‘Human Story’ of the Aged, Youth, Women and Girls when Making Policy By Cecilia Russell Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Lawmakers Need to Grapple With the ‘Human Story’ of the Aged, Youth, Women and Girls when Making Policy By Cecilia Russell KUALA LUMPUR & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sep 10 2026 (IPS) - “As parliamentarians, we should understand that behind every demographic indicator is a human story,” Kamikawa Yoko, MP Japan and Chair of AFPPD, reminded lawmakers in her opening address to the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) annual conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/09/lawmakers-need-to-grapple-with-the-human-story-of-the-aged-youth-women-and-girls-when-making-policy/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_Plans_to_Restrict_Foreign_Journalists_Trigger_Rising_Protests_Nepalese_Experts_Victims_Contemplat Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -