Worldwide, around 225 million women who want to avoid pregnancy do not have access to safe family planning methods. What does this mean for health and development, and what can policymakers do about it?
These questions were among the topics discussed when Policy Forum’s Martyn Pearce and Crawford School’s Sharon Bessell sat down for a chat with Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Babatunde Osotimehin. Tune in to this week’s Policy Forum Pod to hear about promoting women’s empowerment, and why there’s still a long way to go when it comes to gender equality. Listen here: http://bit.ly/PFPequality
Sharon Bessell is an Associate Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy. She is also director of the Children’s Policy Centre.
Dr Babatunde Osotimehin is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. He is a global leader in the field of public health, women’s empowerment and young people, particularly focused on promoting human rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as population and development. Since his appointment as UNFPA Executive Director, effective 2011, he has spearheaded efforts by the international community to advance the milestone consensus of the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994.