Population Foundation of India assesses impact of Covid 19 on women and girls

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent countrywide lockdown measures have affected all aspects of our social and economic lives. Public health responses and policies are yet to adequately address the specific needs of vulnerable populations. The effects of the pandemic threaten to reverse the limited progress made on gender equality and women's sexual and reproductive health.

News and Updates from the FP2020 Secretariat

Saturday, July 11, was World Population Day, an opportunity to focus on the progress made toward achieving the promise of the International Conference on Population and Development. It was also the anniversary of the Family Planning 2020 partnership. FP2020 was created at the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012 out of a desire to accelerate efforts to increase access to and voluntary use of family planning around the world.

Focal Point Workshops Go Virtual Amid Global Pandemic

This summer we have seen a number of global meetings forced to shift to online formats, leading to innovations in meeting design and compressed agendas. The FP2020 regional focal point workshops (Anglophone Africa and Asia) scheduled to take place in June were no different. Due to the pandemic, the workshops were held virtually, were held online, in four four-hour sessions, over the course of one week. 

Emergency Contraception is More Important Now – During a Global Pandemic – Than Ever

Young people have often reported challenges in obtaining contraceptives, but those challenges have only been amplified as countries mobilize already-limited health resources to stem the spread of COVID-19, while attempting to sustain basic services, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. As a clinical doctor, I’ve seen the pandemic bring several issues in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights programming to light, in much starker terms than in normal times.

Minister Gould announces support for sexual and reproductive health and rights

The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, announces $93.7 million in funding toward ensuring that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe and every girl and woman is treated with the dignity and respect she deserves. A portion of this funding is part of the commitment announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in June 2019.