In the context of the ‘Not Without FP Forum’, we organised a roundtable discussion on European donor support to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and family planning (FP) in the coming decade. With inputs from European and African decision-makers and civil society representatives, we discussed recent trends in...
Countdown 2030 Europe welcomes the efforts of the government of the Republic of Kenya, the government of Denmark and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to convene a high-level Summit to advance the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action. The Consortium expects to...
Countdown 2030 Europe welcomes the €12.5 million increase in the EU’s 2018 budget line dedicated to human development under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI). This budget line includes funds for sexual and reproductive health and rights, family planning, child and maternal health, youth empowerment and gender equality. The budget currently...
European Week of Action for Girls provides a unique opportunity to bring girls’ rights to the forefront of the EU agenda. This year, European Week of Action partners put the spotlight on what needs to be done to overcome the barriers faced by girls all around the world, and to...
Realising Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and 5, including universal access to sexual and reproductive health, is key for sustainable development and a pre-requisite for progress on all other SDGs. These two SDGs, which are inherently and strongly connected, were under thematic review in 2017 and therefore at the centre...