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Youth: Paving a Way to Tunisia's Future
November 18, 2014In 2011, Tunisians took to the street to demand their rights. This was a revolution that brought youth and especially young women to the front to demand their freedom and a chance at real democracy. And today young women like Samah Krichah, a young activist who works as a partner with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, continue to be at the front of the continued push towards fair representation.
In 2007, UNFPA launched the GLOBAL PROGRAMME TO ENHANCE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMODITY SECURITY (GPRHCS), a fund that
supports countries’ efforts to build stronger health systems and ensure access to a reliable supply of contraceptives and condoms for family planning and HIV/STI prevention, and life-saving medicines for maternal health.
From 2013 to 2020, priority support will be provided to 46 countries grappling with high maternal death rates, low rates of contraceptive use and a growing unmet need for family planning.
The Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security: Annual Report 2013
Number of pages: 104
Publication date: 14 November 2014
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
Press Release
New Report Shows More Women and Girls Have Access to Contraceptives in the World's Poorest Countries
03 November 2014Press Release
UNFPA Executive Director concludes Horn of Africa Mission with a pledge to scale up efforts on gender-based violence
31 October 2014In the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, progress in reducing maternal and newborn deaths has been slow. One reason for the persistently high maternal and newborn mortality rates is the lack of access to family planning for those women who want to delay or prevent pregnancy. Family planning through eliminating unintended pregnancies reduces maternal and newborn mortality rates and improves the health and well-being of women and their existing children.
Summary of Major Changes from 2008 and 2011 Updates: Family Planning
Global Handbook for Providers
Number of pages: 13
Publication date: 01 January 2011
Author: WHO, USAID, Johns Hopkins
Publisher: World Health Organization, USAID, Johns Hopkins University
Adding It Up 2009
The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health
Number of pages: 44
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines
March 17, 2011Family planning is widely practiced in Asia but remains controversial in the Philippines. The government is debating a bill to make contraceptives available to the poor. Supporters say it would save lives & give poor women more options. UNFPA Asia, 2010.