Aid cuts are projected to leave a US$185m gap in contraceptive funding in 2026. Ethiopia, Zambia and six other countries have pledged more than US$175m of their own money, while clinic closures and shipping delays hit women in sub-Saharan Africa hardest. Contraceptive...
Bangladesh, where seven in 10 births now take place in a health facility, plans to redirect €250m from a European Investment Bank loan into maternal, newborn and cancer care. The government says the initiative will reach about 47 million women and girls between 2027...
The average country scores 67 out of 100 for laws supporting women’s economic equality, and 53 for enforcing them, the World Bank finds. The gap is widest on safety from violence, but 68 economies passed reforms in two years, and Egypt shows how fast laws can...
One in three national bodies set up to advance gender equality has lost institutional power in the past two years, a UN report finds. Legal reforms in 68 economies and upcoming UN reviews give governments and advocates routes to reverse the trend. Sima Bahous,...
The World Health Organization has recommended mifepristone as a new emergency contraceptive and backed longer use of the pill and implants. It has also set out what future contraceptives for men should achieve. “Choice is a gender equality issue. Contraception...
