The coming year is pivotal for the family planning community as we reflect on the progress made and challenges faced in reaching the ambitious FP2020 goal of enabling an additional 120 million women and girls to access high-quality, voluntary contraceptive

  Exactly one year after the World Health Organization (WHO) made its pandemic declaration, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated that 12 million women experienced disruptions to family planning services during the pandemic, resulting in 1.4 million unintended pregnancies. Despite

As we continue to monitor the course of the pandemic and its immense impact upon global mass gatherings at a scale such as ours, the ICFP Secretariat, in coordination with the experts who constructed the World Health Organization’s Mass Gathering

Last week, thousands attended a global online forum presented by the Bloomberg School’s Gates Institute on 2-3 February 2021 as part of the upcoming International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP). The forum, “Not Without FP,” aimed to champion the important

International leaders and experts advocate for rights-based family planning, examine threat COVID-19 poses to reproductive health BALTIMORE, Feb. 4, 2021 -- More than 7,000 people attended this week's global online forum, "Not Without FP," to champion the important role family planning plays in

By Samira Sadeque | IPSNew.net  With the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affecting access to Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (AYSRH) services, it’s imperative governments employ community-based initiatives and peer educators to ensure these services are still available to them.

By Samira Sadeque | IPSNew.net  Simon Binezero Mambo spoke with IPS following the two-day virtual forum “Not Without FP”, organised by the International Conference on Family Planning.

This special virtual convening will feature engaging digital programming on ICFPLive!, a virtual Exhibit Hall, dedicated community engagement spaces, and three special plenary sessions. This community forum is partner-driven and will include a mix of plenary sessions, community dialogues, and engagement opportunities. And

It is with great sadness we share the news of William H. Gates Senior’s passing on Monday, September 14, 2020. Bill Gates Sr. has many profound legacies, but the one that resonates most with us is the investment in the vision

The ICFP 2021 theme spotlights the undeniable link between family planning (FP) systems, services, and products, and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). We are making a call to the ICFP Community to contribute to the evidence and justification of why family

The International Conference on Family Planning has an ongoing partnership with The Moth, an acclaimed organization dedicated to the art and craft of personal storytelling. Through this partnership, The Moth hosts storytelling workshops for our partners and grantees. These workshops

While the world continues to fight the greatest global pandemic of our time, we stand in resolute opposition against racial injustice and violence while also preserving the right to reproductive health. The lives of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor

The Secretariat for the sixth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) announced that the conference will now take place 8-11 November 2021 in Pattaya City, Thailand (originally to take place 1-4 February 2021) and will be co-hosted by the Bill

As the battle with COVID-19 turns into weeks and months, the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) Secretariat greatly appreciates your understanding as we work diligently to navigate this rapidly evolving situation. Every one of you is contributing to our

Building upon the “Beyond 2020” session at the 2018 ICFP, the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health solicited powerful new ideas from across all sectors of the family planning community and beyond and invited presenters to share their ideas

The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health is proud to partner with Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health for the sixth International Conference on Family Planning, and delighted to announce the official theme of next year's conference

Last month, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health Director and Director of the International Steering Committee for the International Conference on Family Planning was interviewed by NBT World’s Newsline Thailand anchor Cholaphansa Narula during the live

Reposted from TimesNews Major highlights of this upcoming event were granted to the press and scientific experts during a conference on November 12, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The international conference on Family Planning(ICFP) to be held in Pattya city, Thailand will take

Yesterday, the #ICFP2021 co-hosts held a press conference live from Bangkok, Thailand announcing Pattaya City as the location of the 2021 convening of global family planning and reproductive health professionals.   Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health Director

Building upon the “Beyond 2020” session at the 2018 ICFP, the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health solicited powerful new ideas from across all sectors of the family planning community and beyond and invited presenters to

To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the founding of the International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP), the Gates Institute commissioned a new original song “We Are Family” which debuted during the closing ceremonies of the 2018 International Conference on Family

The fifth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) took place in Kigali, Rwanda, from November 12 to 15, 2018. It was co-hosted by the Gates Institute and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Rwanda. The 2018 ICFP was held at

Every other year since 2009, each time in a different host country, the International Conference on Family Planning has brought together the family planning community to share best practices, celebrate successes, and chart a course forward. The ICFP remains the