We are pleased to announce that the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)/ Western Hemisphere region has joined the Compact as its 60th member. IPPF has committed to support the Compact in our efforts to engage young people meaningfully in humanitarian action around the globe . To this end, two focal persons will be joining us to ensure that the Compact’s principles, embodied in our five action areas, are integrated into IPPF decision-making and youth strategies.
Image Credit - IPPF; Sulueti with her son in Nanukuloa village in Ra Province, Fij
IPPF, building on a history of 65 years of achievement, commits to lead a locally owned, globally connected civil society movement that provides and enables services and champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, especially the under-served.
At the 3rd International Conference on Planned Parenthood in 1952, eight national family planning associations founded the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). 67 years later, the charity is a Federation of 132 Member Associations working in 143 countries, with an active presence in a further 21 countries. In 2018, IPPF delivered 223.2 million sexual and reproductive health services in total. The Compact’s co-chairs are delighted to have IPPF join us and look forward to a long and meaningful collaboration.
For more information on the work of IPPF, please visit their homepage here.