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.

The governments of Egypt and Belgium organized a side event during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), in partnership with UNFPA, UN Women, UNODC, ITU and UNICEF on March 11 in New York.