A total investment of EGP 11.1 billion is needed in family planning to reduce unmet need for family planning in Egypt to 8.6 percent by 2030, and avert 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, according to an investment case jointly developed by the Institute of National Planning and UNFPA Egypt, with the support of the European Union.

On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo, which placed sexual and reproductive health and rights at the heart of development.

UNFPA and the National Council for Women (NCW) organized a series of workshops in partnership with several the Anti-Violence against Women Units. The workshops and activities took place in five different university campuses across Egypt as part of the commemoration of International Women’s Day, with the support of USAID.