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To reinforce the commitments made during the 2012 Family Planning summit, donors, governments and civil society gathered at the 2017 London Family Planning Summit, organised by the UK Department for International Development and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 

For people across Nepal, access to contraception and family planning services can mean the difference between life and death. Yet in this largely patriarchal culture, where having four or five children has long been the norm, contraception remains an alien idea to many, and access to it is strictly controlled by male heads of households. IPPF Family Planning Association of Nepal is working with local community to increase awareness and access to family planning among rural communities and people affected by the 2015 earthquake.  See how they're ensuring access and changing lives

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The earthquake that struck Nepal in April 2015 caused devastation and destruction that the country has still not recovered from. Almost 9,000 people lost their lives and over 22,000 were injured in Nepal’s worst natural disaster for 80 years.   The earthquake severely disrupted access to healthcare and family planning. Thousands of people were displaced far from their usual clinics or support networks.   In the days and weeks after the earthquake, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) took action to make people’s health and family planning needs a top priority. Within 48 hours they were running emergency health camps across the country, dispensing medicines and bringing vital, changing support to thousands of survivors.  Photography © IPPF/Jon Spaull

Inspiring words by Arthur Erken, UNFPA head of communications and partnerships, pushing the international community to act now to ensure family planning access for all at the 2017 London Family Planning Summit, organised by UK Department for International Development and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations.

At the 2017 Family Planning Summit, we interviewed Ulla Tornaes, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation. We were pleased to see her highlighting the positive collaboration between IPPF and the Danish government. 

Laila Bokhari, Norwegian minister of Foreign Affairs, talks about the crucial importance of sexual and reproductive rights for development. 

In this video Nomi Fuchs-Montgomery, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks about the 2017 London Family Planning Summit and the next steps to take to advance Family Planning progress

In 2012, the Family Planning 2020 partnership was created during the London Family Planning co-hosted by the UK Department for International Development and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2017, the global champions come together again to ensure that steps are taken so that all women and girls can be free to decide about their body and future.  

Ulla E. Müller, CEO of EngenderHealth, clearly explains how, to protect girls' rights, we need to ensure them access to contraception.