News Topic: Rights-Based Family Planning
Finding the nexus between Family Planning and Universal Health Coverage
WHO and FP2030 to strengthen cooperation for sexual and reproductive health and rights
More than 100 new FP2030 commitments show renewed urgency around family planning as new report highlights steady growth in demand for contraception over the past decade
FP2030 at ICFP
FP2030 affirms the right to reproductive autonomy in light of the Dobbs ruling
FP2030 stands strongly against the erosion of people’s rights to a holistic spectrum of reproductive healthcare, as we have witnessed in the recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on Dobbs v. Jackson. We are alarmed not only by what it means for people in the United States seeking abortions, but the possible extended impact on LGBTI rights and access to contraception.
Prioritizing LGBTI family planning access benefits us all
FP2030 is based on the principle that all people, no matter how they identify, should have access to a full suite of reproductive health care. Too often in the context of family planning, the LGBTI community is overlooked — sometimes maliciously and sometimes because their needs are misunderstood or ignored. But they are a key population that is at heightened risk of pregnancy, HIV acquisition, gender-based violence, and more.
Despite pandemic and humanitarian crises, a family planning success story in Myanmar
Over the past two years, the tenuous human rights environment in Myanmar has greatly deteriorated with the COVID-19 pandemic worsening inequalities and tensions between cultural groups. With the continued tension between Myanmar's military and ethnic armed groups, providing access to sexual and reproductive health is a significant challenge. The combination of the pandemic and the uncertain political situation exacerbates the sexual and reproductive health needs of people in Myanmar, as they face compounded effects of an unmet need for family planning.
News and Updates from FP2030
It is an exciting moment to be writing, just ahead of the important changes taking place at FP2030 — changes that will officially mark the completion of our year of transition and the start of the next phase of our global partnership.
News and Updates from FP2030
Today, as the world celebrates International Youth Day, it's important to recognize that the first global calls for youth participation predate the young people of today.
