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A UNITED NATIONS report has found that 222 million women across the world have “an unmet need for family planning”.
UNFPA’s 2012 report on the State of World Population claims that increasing access to family planning has proven to be a sound economic investment but more than half of all reproductive-age women in developing countries are still in need of modern contraceptives.
According to the research, one-third of the growth of Asian ‘tiger’ economies can be attributed to a demographic shift; one which has seen the number of income-generating adults increase to a level higher than those who depend on them for support.
This shift, says the report, was a consequence of family planning and brought increased productivity, leading to economic development in the region.
Speaking at the Dublin launch, Alanna Armitage, director of the UNFPA’s Geneva office, said the report highlights the fact that the huge unmet need for family planning impacts on rates of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.
“Despite promises, resolutions and conventions that affirm the value of family planning, it remains out of reach for a staggering 222 million women in developing countries,” she said.
“This is because of limited availability of services, costs and a host of conditions in the lives of women and men that prevent them from accessing sexual and reproductive health services. These barriers are limiting their rights.
“Our report shows that access to family planning unlocks unprecedented rewards at both the individual and national levels. The cumulative effect of highly personal decisions can influence entire countries and regions.
One recent study, for example, predicts that if the fertility rate fell by just one child per woman in Nigeria in the next 20 years, the country’s economy would grow by at least $30 billion.
“As Ireland well knows from its own experiences, family planning is one of the biggest development and public health successes of the past 40 years. It has saved the lives of millions of women and children, it has helped to slow population growth, and it has helped families break the cycle of poverty. But we must remember that family planning is not a privilege; it is a human right. Our challenge now is to work to ensure that women – and men – worldwide are not denied this right.”
According to the report, providing modern contraceptives to all who need them in 2012 would mean increasing current costs by $4.1 billion.
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That’s only the tip of the iceberg, it’s going on wholesale
Proof?
Really? As if proof of wholesale international fraud is going to end up on the comments section of the journal. It will be hiding between Enda bashing and comments that viscount biscuits have notions.
I would love a viscount biscuit right now.
Mint or orange?
Orange only people with severe mental difficulties like mint.
Lindsay, we have come to a serious impasse
Viscount biscuits have notions? Of what?
Happens very second of everyday around the world markets. Tip offs and press releases or “leaked” internal documents escape to the “public domain” or information is stolen or bought. Only different here is the wrong group of manipulating smart people made money from manipulating smart people how are in charge and there not happy about it.
totally agree and a point to note that the Rothschild’s made their fortunes by hearing about news on the continent before everyone else using carrier pigeon and traded on the exchange in advance of the news… nobody knew their secret but it was that simple… information is power all right. hope they make money out of it again somehow..fair play to em…
wish I was that smart. ..to beat banks and financial institutions at their own game
I am that smart, but I choosd not to do it.
oh i soo wish I was as good as you
Everyone does Marc.
You choo choo choo choosd not to spell. .. chief wiggum would be proud.
Where’s Meeks with that Orange Crop Report!
I wish I had ideas like this.
Wow normally all the crime I do is pissing in public and stealing chewing gum.
Do you peel it off the floor when you’re down there?!!
Yes.
Then it’s not stealing, you’re not so bad after all!
Read ‘Flash Boys’ by Ben Mezrich.
It’s written by Michael Lewis….. But yes- do check it out.
The censors are out in force tonight. What the F?
Flash Boys – A salutary lesson for any wannabe Wall St. Wolves out there. The game is rigged and the organizers are doing the rigging. A mind blowing read, impossible to put down. It has an Irish connection too – YKW, I’ll re-read it.
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