In Dakar, Dr. Osotimehin Pushes for More Family Planning Support

More than 2,000 experts from all over the world gathered in Dakar, Senegal at the end of November for the International Conference on Family Planning. Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, said that the meeting was about more than family planning. It was, he said, “about a larger effort to improve women’s and children’s health…. It is about accelerating social and economic progress. And it’s about a new path to sustainable development.” He added, “We know what needs to be done. We have family planning solutions.” He noted, however, that “we must hold governments accountable for their commitments and champion innovation and access – both in the North and in the South.  Investing in voluntary family planning today will not only pay dividends now, but will also help history’s largest generation of young people enjoy opportunities and forge a brighter future.”

To read Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin’s full remarks, click here.