Region: Global
Improving Nutrition and Food Security Through Family Planning
The goal of “Improving Nutrition and Food Security Through Family Planning” is to raise awareness and understanding among decision makers about how family planning can help improve key measures of…
Rapport. La Planification Familiale et Les Droits Humains – Quels Sont Les Liens et Pourquoi Sont-Ils Importants ?
(Août 2015) Ce document de politique générale, inspiré des traités et des pactes de droit international relatifs aux droits humains, clarifie les principes clés de ces droits et décrit les mesures à prendre en matière de politique pour assurer que les programmes de planification familiale librement consentie donnent lieu une utilisation de contraceptifs fondée sur un choix libre, éclairé et en toute connaissance de cause.
Rapport. Émergence, Transition Démographique et Contraception: Quels Liens ?
Des interrelations fortes existent entre émergence, transition démographique et contraception. L’émergence ne peut être atteinte sans maîtrise parallèle de la mortalité et de la fécondité qui créée les conditions nécessaires pour bénéficier éventuellement du dividende démographique.
Building Resilience Through Family Planning: A Transformative Approach For Women, Families, and Communities
In many developing countries, chronic poverty, repeated economic and environmental shocks, and poor health—including lack of access to and use of modern contraceptives—contribute to recurring cycles of crisis.
2015 World Population Data Sheet Digital Visualization
(2015) Focus on Women’s Empowerment
2015 World Population Data Sheet
Data Show Gains For Women, But More Progress Needed
Women worldwide are achieving gains in key barometers of personal well-being, but far more progress is needed to foster real gender equality and empower women, according to the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
Lesson Plan: 2015 World Population Data Sheet
PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. Teachers are encouraged to have their students use the data sheet for a variety of topics and activities.
Policy Brief. Intimate Partner Violence and Family Planning: Opportunities for Action
(2015) Intimate partner violence (IPV)—physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner—is an issue that women in all regions and all countries experience.
What Is Women’s Empowerment?
PRB’s Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs, associate vice president of International Programs and program director of Gender, explains the meaning of women’s empowerment and why it matters for global development.