A ground-breaking report on family planning in the world’s 69 lowest-income countries today reveals that more women and girls have access to family planning than ever before. It reveals that 314 million women and girls are now using modern contraception, with 53 million new users in the last seven years, and 9 million in the past year alone. “In Nepal, over 3 million women are using a modern method of contraception, almost 700,000 more than in 2012, and the country is planning to accelerate its efforts,” the report adds.
‘FP2020: Women at the Center’ has been produced by Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) – a global partnership that supports the rights of woman and girls to decide – freely and for themselves – whether, when, and how many children they want to have.
Launched on the side-lines of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Nairobi, FP2020’s latest report is part of the 25-year arc of progress that has lifted hundreds of millions of women and girls since the Cairo Summit in 1994.
Nepal has made several commitments to FP2020 since 2015. Since then, the country has made great progress toward increased uptake of family planning.
The report estimates that as a result of modern contraceptive use in the country, over 1.2 million unintended pregnancies have been prevented, and almost half a million unsafe abortions and 1,600 maternal deaths have been averted in the last year alone. “Likewise, Nepal is committed to accelerating its progress in family planning and has committed to increasing the number of additional users of family planning by an estimated 1 million by 2020,” it reads, adding that FP2020’s Rapid Response Mechanism is supporting a project in Nepal to train young people with a variety of disabilities to serve as family planning advocates and health promoters.
Governments and donors around the world are recognising the importance of family planning programmes with donor government bi-lateral funding for family planning rising to $1.5 billion in 2018. This is the highest level since FP2020 was launched in 2012.
The number of additional users of modern contraception in the 69 FP2020 focus countries has grown by 53 million since FP2020 was launched in 2012, including 9 million additional users just since last year.
“The evidence is clear – when you invest in women and girls, the good deed never ends,” executive director of FP2020 Beth Schlachter said, adding that barriers are broken and opportunities open up that not only lift women out of poverty but can elevate society and bring about economic gains. “No other single change can do more to improve the state of the world.”
“As we look ahead to 2030, we must continue to push for progress, build on what works well, and ensure we leave no woman or girl behind,” She added.
Challenges remain significant as FP2020 approaches a key time bound deadline. Progress must keep pace to unlock the fullness of human potential, the report reads, adding that while progress has been significant, FP2020 approaches its deadline year and the initial numeric goal of reaching an additional 120 million women and girls has yet to be realised. “The challenge of putting women and girls at the centre of development remains critical.”
‘FP2020: Women at the Center’ has been produced by Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) – a global partnership that supports the rights of woman and girls to decide – freely and for themselves – whether, when, and how many children they want to have.
Launched on the side-lines of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Nairobi, FP2020’s latest report is part of the 25-year arc of progress that has lifted hundreds of millions of women and girls since the Cairo Summit in 1994.
Nepal has made several commitments to FP2020 since 2015. Since then, the country has made great progress toward increased uptake of family planning.
The report estimates that as a result of modern contraceptive use in the country, over 1.2 million unintended pregnancies have been prevented, and almost half a million unsafe abortions and 1,600 maternal deaths have been averted in the last year alone. “Likewise, Nepal is committed to accelerating its progress in family planning and has committed to increasing the number of additional users of family planning by an estimated 1 million by 2020,” it reads, adding that FP2020’s Rapid Response Mechanism is supporting a project in Nepal to train young people with a variety of disabilities to serve as family planning advocates and health promoters.
Governments and donors around the world are recognising the importance of family planning programmes with donor government bi-lateral funding for family planning rising to $1.5 billion in 2018. This is the highest level since FP2020 was launched in 2012.
The number of additional users of modern contraception in the 69 FP2020 focus countries has grown by 53 million since FP2020 was launched in 2012, including 9 million additional users just since last year.
“The evidence is clear – when you invest in women and girls, the good deed never ends,” executive director of FP2020 Beth Schlachter said, adding that barriers are broken and opportunities open up that not only lift women out of poverty but can elevate society and bring about economic gains. “No other single change can do more to improve the state of the world.”
“As we look ahead to 2030, we must continue to push for progress, build on what works well, and ensure we leave no woman or girl behind,” She added.
Challenges remain significant as FP2020 approaches a key time bound deadline. Progress must keep pace to unlock the fullness of human potential, the report reads, adding that while progress has been significant, FP2020 approaches its deadline year and the initial numeric goal of reaching an additional 120 million women and girls has yet to be realised. “The challenge of putting women and girls at the centre of development remains critical.”
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