The 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR) gathered nearly 1,000 participants from around the world to look at the progress and the ongoing challenges in family planning, maternal health, AIDS prevention and women’s empowerment.  APCRSHR participants agreed to Beijing's Call to Action which outlines the priorities that must be addressed to achieve the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) by 2015.