Two years into the pandemic, Countdown 2030 Europe launches a report taking stock of the impact Covid-19 had on people’s sexual and reproductive safety, health and dignity. Join us Thursday, 31 March at 1pm BST (1pm London/2pm Brussels) to discuss our findings with: Kristien Michielsen -Independent consultant and Associate Professor...
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...
Crises and conservatism are jeopardizing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Now is the time to restate not rip up their place in development, say Europe's progressive governments. The year 2020 is a tense moment for sexual and reproductive health and rights. The global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic...
[Disclaimer: this is not an official Countdown 2030 Europe position but an opinion piece by the coordinator Joke Lannoye, based on work done by a think tank of Countdown 2030 partners on COVID-19] The COVID-19 crisis and recovery plans have fostered the emergence of new narratives around ‘building back better’....
The effects of the current health crisis are far-reaching and are still unwinding. But it’s clear that the most marginalised will be the hardest hit. Reproductive freedom is not a reality for many women across the globe. For too many women, access to quality family planning still depends on where...