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Pleased by the progress made, the World Health Assembly requested the Director-General to consider a way to develop family planning services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/91257|title=Health aspects of population dynamics|first=22|last=World Health Assembly|date=March 9, 1969|hdl=10665/91257 }}</ref> In 1970, the WHO launched a feasibility study about a global program of research on human reproduction. A report was thus presented in 1971 and advocated for a five ways action plan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/361192/HR-71.4-Pt1-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|title=World Health Organization: Expanded Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Report of a Feasibility Project, May 1971; HR/71.4 (1971) part 1.|hdl=10665/361192 }}</ref> First, the designation of four ''Research and Training Centres'', which would have to be leaders on the research on human reproduction in their respective region. Second, the collaboration with ''Clinical Research Centres'' to facilitate the clinical evaluation of new fertility regulating agents. Third, the creation of ''task Forces'' to conduct the research projects. Fourth, the creation of an international documentation centre on biomedical aspects of human reproduction (this point was not executed due to limited funding at the time). The fith point was about secondary objectives and miscellaneous recommendations.

The Human Reproduction Unit was charged with the creation and administration of the new "Expanded Programme of Research, Development, and Research Training in Human Reproduction". In 1972, the World Health Assembly voted the WHA25.60 resolution "on WHO’s role in the development and coordination of biomedical research", which requested the Director-General to "prepare proposals for the development of long-term WHO activities

in biomedical research within the framework of the programmes being carried out by the Organization".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/91995?search-result=true&query=WHA25.60&scope=&rpp=10&sort_by=score&order=desc|title=World Health Organization: Resolution WHA25.60 on WHO’s role in the development and coordination of biomedical research, Twenty-fifth World Health Assembly, Geneva, 9-26 May 1972 - Part I: resolutions and decisions pp.32-33|date=26 May 1972|access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> He presented a report on this matter in December of the same year, including human reproduction and especially the Expanded Programme in the researches to fund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/146302/EB51_6_eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|title=World Health Organization: EB51/6 - WHO’s role in the development and coordination of biomedical research: interim report by the Director-General, December 1972|date=20 December 1972|access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> According to previous directors of the Programme, it is the date which formally established the HRP.<ref name=lancet>{{Cite journal|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61025-3 |title=40 years of innovation in sexual and reproductive health |year=2012 |last1=Mbizvo |first1=Michael T. |last2=d'Arcangues |first2=Catherine |last3=Van Look |first3=Paul FA |last4=Benagiano |first4=Giuseppe |journal=The Lancet |volume=380 |issue=9843 |pages=705–706 |pmid=22920740 |s2cid=205966657 }}</ref>

==Expanded Programme of Research, Development, and Research Training in Human Reproduction==

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Finally, in 1996, the Gender Advisory Panel was created in order to keep particular attention to issues linked to gender inequities, mutilations and violence based on sex and rights based on sexual practice and orientation.<ref>{{Cite journal|title="Righting the wrongs": addressing human rights and gender equality through research since Cairo|first1=Rajat|last1=Khosla|first2=Avni|last2=Amin|first3=Pascale|last3=Allotey|first4=Carmen|last4=Barroso|first5=Asha|last5=George|first6=Anita|last6=Hardon|first7=Ian|last7=Askew|date=January 1, 2019|journal=Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters|volume=27|issue=1|pages=329–332|doi=10.1080/26410397.2019.1676529|pmid=31746277|pmc=7887975}}</ref> It became the Gender and Rights Advisory Panel in 2007.

The HRP was still part of the Human Reproduction Unit, but other WHO organs were working on demography-linked subjects. Thus, in 1998, to avoid duplicate efforts, the Unit merged with the Reproductive Health Division into the Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR).<ref>{{Cite journal|doiname=10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61025-3lancet |title=40 years of innovation in sexual and reproductive health |year=2012 |last1=Mbizvo |first1=Michael T. |last2=d'Arcangues |first2=Catherine |last3=Van Look |first3=Paul FA |last4=Benagiano |first4=Giuseppe |journal=The Lancet |volume=380 |issue=9843 |pages=705–706 |pmid=22920740 |s2cid=205966657 }}</ref>. The RHR was composed of the HRP, which was focused on research and training but without operational activities and the Programme Development in Reproductive Health (PDRH), which was tasked to translate the HRP's work into policies and operational actions. The STAG extended its attribution to also supervise the PDRH. Ultimately, following a global reform of the [[WHO]] structure in 2019, the RHR was placed under the responsibility of the UHC/Life Course Division and became the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/333620|title=Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2020 and nomination of a Member in place of Bhutan whose term expires on 31 December 2020|date=March 9, 2020|hdl=10665/333620 }}</ref>

In 1998, [[UNICEF]] joined the co-sponsors.

In 19982012, [[UNICEF]] joined the co-sponsors.

The HRP was still part of the Human Reproduction Unit, but other WHO organs were working on demography-linked subjects. Thus, in 1998, to avoid duplicate efforts, the Unit merged with the Reproductive Health Division into the Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR)<ref>{{Cite journal|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61025-3 |title=40 years of innovation in sexual and reproductive health |year=2012 |last1=Mbizvo |first1=Michael T. |last2=d'Arcangues |first2=Catherine |last3=Van Look |first3=Paul FA |last4=Benagiano |first4=Giuseppe |journal=The Lancet |volume=380 |issue=9843 |pages=705–706 |pmid=22920740 |s2cid=205966657 }}</ref>. The RHR was composed of the HRP, which was focused on research and training but without operational activities and the Programme Development in Reproductive Health (PDRH), which was tasked to translate the HRP's work into policies and operational actions. The STAG extended its attribution to also supervise the PDRH. Ultimately, following a global reform of the [[WHO]] structure in 2019, the RHR was placed under the responsibility of the UHC/Life Course Division and became the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/333620|title=Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2020 and nomination of a Member in place of Bhutan whose term expires on 31 December 2020|date=March 9, 2020|hdl=10665/333620 }}</ref>

==See also==