September 2019 - Family Planning 2030

Ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights is important to attain SDGs

2nd National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at Workplace

Looking Toward 2030, Don’t Leave LGBTI People Behind

As the FP2020 partnership shapes its vision for beyond 2020, reaching populations that haven’t yet been meaningfully represented – not just LGBTI individuals, but people with disabilities and others – is of utmost importance.

Crisis in Cameroon: How Reproductive Health Services Can Save Lives

Children in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon have not been to school for three years due to fighting between armed separatist groups and the government. The situation has forced millions of people to flee from their homes and become internally displaced persons or refugees for an indefinite period. In June, UNICEF reported some 80 percent of schools were shut, 74 destroyed, and 650,000 children affected by the school ban imposed by the separatist groups.

Collaboration is Key: Synergy between CSOs and Youth in Zimbabwe Accelerates Success

Zimbabwe is on the right track toward meeting its FP2020 commitments with a high modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR), thanks in large part to the collaboration and support from civil society and youth organizations.

FP2020 Performance Monitoring & Evidence (PME) Working Group Holds Second Biannual Meeting

The FP2020 Performance Monitoring & Evidence (PME) Working Group held the second of its biannual meetings in Washington, DC from September 4-6.

Newsletter: The Future of a Movement

As we march toward 2030 and beyond, we will be guided by the concepts reaffirmed this week at the UN – of equity, inclusivity, and health for all. For FP2020, continuity and sustainability will remain critical.

FP2020 at ICM Africa Regional Conference

The ICM Africa Regional Conference, which took place from September 12-14, brought together midwives from across the continent with the goal of fostering skills development, knowledge and practice within the community. FP2020 and WHO co-hosted a plenary session featuring family planning and midwifery leaders, which demonstrated high-level commitment to supporting midwives and promoting partnership between midwifery and family planning.

New Commitments Galvanized in Support of Every Woman Every Child to help Advance the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Agenda

In the margins of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, Every Woman Every Child will host a High Level Event and Reception – Delivering Together for the Health and Well-being of Women, Children and Adolescents to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in partnership with the Government of Norway, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) and EWEC-LAC.