Tracking what counts
Why tracking SRHR policies and funding ?
Countdown 2030 Europe advocates for increased funding and a higher quality of international cooperation funds for family planning as well as inclusion of sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning (SRHR/FP) in national, European and global policy agendas.
We believe it is crucial to hold governments accountable for the funding and policy promises they made to protect the sexual and reproductive freedom of people across the globe.
Thus, one of our core activities is to collect financial data on Countdown 2030 Europe country governments’ Official Development Assistance (ODA) for SRHR/FP. Based on the latest data collected, we develop trends analyses for Europe and each of the individual European donor countries on support for SRHR/FP.
Countdown 2030 Europe is committed to publishing these reports annually.
Latest Data
A clear pattern emerges: increasingly more European donors are cutting funding for SRH/FP and SRHR:
o A nine-year first: the number of countries that are cutting funding to SRH/FP is higher than that of those increasing it.
o A confirmed trend: the number of countries decreasing disbursements to SRHR is the same as those increasing it.
At the current rate of European funding for SRHR, donors analysed by this report would take centuries to be able to provide what UNFPA calculated to be needed to reach the three transformative results by 2030.
On the bright side, funding for UNFPA was sustained. And funding to the flagship Supplies Partnership has increased by 13%, compared to 2023 – marking the third best year for European support to the Partnership since the start of the programme.
For a detailed and interactive overview of expenditures, check out our data tool further down.
Our methodology
Data tool
#AWorldWhere SRHR/FP is adequately funded is possible.
Geopolitical context
Apart from tracking funding for SRHR/FP, Countdown 2030 Europe also looks at the relevant policies developed and analyses how vocal European donor countries and the European Union have been on the international stage with regards to SRHR/FP. See below our analysis including links to key policy documents and frameworks.
Read more
Read our latest tracking report, including summary factsheet and country and EU briefs, here.