Zero gender-based violence, preventable maternal death, unmet need for family planning.

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The world is in need of zero gender-based violence, zero preventable maternal death and Zero unmet need for family planning. In a bid to make lives better, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has come up with three world programmes — zero gender-based violence, zero preventable maternal death and Zero unmet need for family planning.

Zero Gender-based Violence and Harmful Practices

As of now, 18 Per cent of partnered girls and women aged 15 or older are subjected to physical, psychological and sexual violence by former or present partner, as per the UNPF. As per estimates, 4.1 million girls are subjected worldwide to female genital mutilation annually and 12 million are subjected to child marriage annually.

Meanwhile, the UNFPA said that they have made some achievements in 2019. They said that 763,616 girls and women who were subjected to violence had access to medical or psychological support services. Moreover, 2,550,290 of them got child marriage prevention or protection services. The UNFPA also said that 336,777 women and girls accessed services to prevent or address impact of female genital mutilation.

PROGRESS TOWARDS ZERO Unmet Need for Family Planning

Achievements in 2019

14,071,023 unintended pregnancies prevented

3,904,568 Unsafe abortions averted

1,290,742,416 Male condoms given

15,967,910 Female condoms distributed

66,612,288 Oral contraceptives and 47,002,400 Doses of injectables distributed

9,886 implants and 2,192,133 Intrauterine devices provided

PROGRESS TOWARDS ZERO Preventable Maternal Deaths

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019

47,272 maternal deaths averted as a result of contraceptives supplied

21,000 midwives trained or educated in 32 countries

The UNFPA mentioned that all these were achieved because of the 2018-2021 strategic plan towards realising these goals.

REGION WISE ACHIEVEMENTS

  1. East and Southern Africa

ZERO UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING

8,361,117 unintended pregnancies prevented because of contraceptives supplied

2,000,582unsafe abortions averted

ZERO PREVENTABLE MATERNAL DEATHS

42,471 maternal deaths averted due to the impact of contraceptives supplied

378 Midwives trained or educated in 10 countries

ZERO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES

44,636 women and girls subjected to violence accessed services

771,360 girls received services related to child, early and forced marriage

133,708 women and girls received services related to female genital

  1. West and Central Africa

ZERO UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING

3,724,387 unintended pregnancies prevented on impact of contraceptives supplied

1,289,828 unsafe abortions averted

ZERO PREVENTABLE MATERNAL DEATHS

6,017,275  youth and women accessed sexual and reproductive health services

ZERO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES

32,532 women who were subjected to violence accessed services

86,335 girls received services related to child, early and forced

110,829 girls and women received services related to female genital

  1. Arab states

ZERO UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING

386,734 Unintended pregnancies prevented

109,527 Unsafe abortions averted

ZERO PREVENTABLE MATERNAL DEATHS

5,616,964 Women and young people accessed sexual and reproductive health

ZERO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES

535,897 Women who were subjected to violence accessed services

249,016 Girls received services related to child, early and forced marriage

92,240 girls and women received services related to female genital mutilation

  1. Asia and the Pacific

ZERO UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING

899,330 Unintended pregnancies prevented

250,399 Unsafe abortions averted

ZERO PREVENTABLE MATERNAL DEATHS

600 midwives trained or educated in eight countries

ZERO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES

110,050 women subjected to violence accessed services

1,340,251 girls received services related to child, early and forced marriage

  1. Eastern Europe and central Asia

ZERO UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING

177,779 unintended pregnancies prevented

65,593unsafe abortions averted

ZERO PREVENTABLE MATERNAL DEATHS

1,672,802 women and young people accessed sexual and reproductive health services

ZERO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES

37,023 Women subjected to violence accessed services

  1. Latin America and the Caribbean

ZERO UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING

521,676 Unintended pregnancies prevented Unsafe abortions averted

ZERO PREVENTABLE MATERNAL DEATHS

493,015women and young people accessed sexual and reproductive health services

ZERO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES

3,478 women subjected to violence accessed services

103,328 girls received services related to child, early and forced marriage

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