Population, reproductive health and Rio+20
The zero draft has been released of the Rio+20 outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development taking place in June, and it is of great concern that the document contains no reference to reproductive health, and a limited focus on population dynamics and gender issues.
The Population and Climate Change Alliance (PCCA) has issued a response to the zero draft, setting out recommendations and suggested text for incorporation into the draft. The reproductive health community is invited to use the PCCA recommendations to inform negotiations taking place on the zero draft.
Challenges of Climate Change and Population
People and population dynamics should be central to our analysis of the impact of climate change, UNFPA Director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin has argued in an article published by The Guardian Nigeria.
UN Global Sustainability Panel launches report
Resilient People, Resilient Planet calls for a people-centred approach to sustainable development, stressing that people need to be empowered to make sustainable choices, including reproductive choices.
A PSN reproductive health reality check
A new PSN article on RH Reality Check highlights the opportunities that exist to advance both climate reslience and reproductive rights, through a focus on the links between population dynamics and climate change.
Focus for February
The long-term worldwide decline in abortion has stalled, coinciding with a slowdown in the increase of contraceptive use, according to a new report that calls for greater investment in family planning.