Breaking new ground to reach the global goals for contraceptives
July 12, 2016
“We need to step up the pace if we are to meet the global goals for modern contraceptives,” said Magnus Magnusson, Head of Nordic, Bill
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Swiss Parliament receives a wake-up call against hunger and poverty
July 5, 2016
“Wake-up Call against Hunger and Poverty” petition with more than 36,000 signatures was handed over to the all-political party delegation in front of the Swiss
Innovation – reaching the global goals for contraceptives
July 5, 2016
On 6th July, Countdown 2015 Europe partner in Sweden, RFSU, is organizing a panel discussion on how to advance access to modern contraceptives in an innovative way
How family planning can make demography and women’s empowerment meet
June 21, 2016
Young girls and women’s access to family planning products and services is a fundamental human right and a major driver of change for development. That’s
Norway committed to continue investing in family planning
June 14, 2016
Political Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Peder Weidemann Egseth, Advocacy Officer International Planned Parenthood Federation Central Office (IPPFCO), Mrs Erica Belanger and
Countdown 2015 Europe welcomes new EC funding to FP/RH in its development cooperation
May 23, 2016
The Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) has only one sole objective on FP/RH, which had remained without any committed funding since 2014. Countdown 2015 Europe has
Women’s empowerment, family planning and demography: a week of action in Paris
May 23, 2016
In France, the end of the Muskoka initiative generates many uncertainties about the future investments for family planning in public aid for development. In 2016,
Danish school kids call for action from decision makers: access to school and sexuality education
May 17, 2016
Danish school kids gather at Copenhagen city hall and square to celebrate the rights of young people and girls in particular. They will make a
Belgian Minister and MPs touched by women’s stories in the African pop-up family planning clinic
May 13, 2016
Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health Maggie De Block and members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group ‘Parliamentarians for the 2030 Agenda’ visited the one-day
A local appropriation of the Agenda 2030 is crucial to achieve SRHR for all
May 11, 2016
It is vital that actions that link the global agenda with national and local agendas are coordinated to achieve reproductive health and family planning services