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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · 2d

#WeekInReview
💸 Norway adds NOK 55 m to UNFPA Supplies amid global funding cuts: bit.ly/4728ONA
🚸 Gaza: 55,000 pregnant women trapped, only 15 hospitals still providing care: bit.ly/46TwymW
🕊️ 25 years on, Women, Peace & Security agenda underfunded: bit.ly/46SNhXd
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SEDRA-Federación de Planificación Familiar @sedra-fpfe.org · 8d

📊 Se están negociando los presupuestos de la Unión Europea para 2028-2034. Hay que garantizar que la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos sean tenidos en cuenta. Lo contamos en nuestra hoja informativa🧐
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Presupuestos UE: La salud sexual y reproductiva se la juega | SEDRA - Federación de Planificación Familiar

Noticias de actualidad sobre anticoncepción, atención a la salud sexual y reproductiva, aborto, educación sexual y derechos sexuales y reproductivos. Mantente al día de nuestras últimas acciones y pro...

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · 9d

#WeekInReview
🌐 UN80 reform: rights must be at the centre with SRHR protected bit.ly/4gMKAeC
🔦 US cuts leave Malawi women with curbed care bit.ly/46stxLm
💉 $40 HIV prevention jab could transform access bit.ly/3IlhZQT
🌵 Indigenous women lead fights for land, rights & resilience bit.ly/4gLuKkl

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · 16d

#WeekInReview
📊 Gender Snapshot 2025: "Action can turn deprivation into growth" bit.ly/46vG0MP
⛔️ Court lets Trump block Medicaid to Planned Parenthood bit.ly/4mqKTg4
💉 Kenya faces contraceptive stockouts bit.ly/4gD8hGf
🌍 UN Women: conflict, ODA cuts & backlash driving regression bit.ly/46ngGsk

Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Sep 8

#WeekInReview
⏰ Trump’s ODA cuts in East Africa set back HIV progress: bit.ly/3IbxYAH
⚖️ Burkina Faso to criminalise same-sex relations: bit.ly/4mb3BIF
🚨 SRHR services under attack in DRC: bit.ly/3VDdnbz
✊ Sabiny women in Uganda lead a movement to end FGM: bit.ly/41EHsLA
@ipas.org @hrw.org

Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Sep 1

#WeekInReview
📉 ODA cuts in Mozambique close clinics, fuel child marriage, and disrupt contraceptives: bit.ly/4mI3Qfu
📜 Rwanda passes law easing adolescents' access to SRHR care: bit.ly/3JEyszP
✨ Botswana slashes mother-to-child HIV transmission to 1.2% - an incredible feat: bit.ly/4oZErz9

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Aug 25

#WeekInReview
📉UK may drop gender equality ODA target bit.ly/4lMvLJT
💰Gates Foundation pledges $2.5B for women’s health bit.ly/4mpyB8G
🌡Climate crisis deepens SRHR risks bit.ly/4mtUrYx
📘WHO guide on social & behaviour change for better access to contraception bit.ly/41Wwpxd
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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Aug 8

✂️ @guttmacher.org Trump admin cuts $500M in global SRHR bit.ly/4m733UQ
📍Afghan women face rising health risks & erasure bit.ly/4mzA77X
🦽Survey 10 African countries: Women with disabilities lack SRHR bit.ly/4m7YcmB
💌Denmark invests $13M in SRHR in Uganda bit.ly/45opM7H
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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Aug 1

#WeekInReview
🚨 US to destroy $10M in contraceptives meant for global SRHR—we call it reproductive coercion: bit.ly/46wpFJE
Our statement ➡️ bit.ly/4lXPyqH
🌱 UNFPA urges gender & SRHR at core of COP30 actions: bit.ly/4mnIq6L
💸 Sevilla summit shows urgent need for feminist financing: bit.ly/4lXPyqH

Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 28

📢 We condemn Trump Administration plan to burn US-funded contraceptives

Read more www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 25

‼️In a matter of hours, the Trump Administration will destroy $10 million worth of life-saving contraceptives. These resources were procured by U.S. taxpayer funds to support critical health needs in partner countries across the Global South. bit.ly/46t7IM6

Response to the U.S. State Department’s Senseless Plan to Destroy Supplies and Deny Contraceptive Care - Countdown 2030

Joint Statement by IPPF, Le Planning Familial, Sensoa, Fédération Laïque de Centres de Planning Familial, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Countdown 2030 Europe.

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 25

#WeekInReview
📉 @who.int warns health ODA to drop 40% in 2025 bit.ly/47005gd
⌛️France slashes further €700M from global ODA bit.ly/454cX2u @equipop.bsky.social
💊WHO confirms wide-ranging benefits of contraception access bit.ly/3TTvQjv
🔑 #SRHR access expands in South Sudan bit.ly/4kT6FIV

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 18

#WeekInReview
🌍 UN forum spotlights gender & health bit.ly/4kIecdd
🏳️‍🌈 UN renews LGBT+ rights expert bit.ly/4eUWCBL
🧮 Local SRHR data research drives impact globally bit.ly/3GwOpXJ
💬 Dr. Nzibo: SRHR=human security, not a luxury bit.ly/4lWWxzv

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IPPF European Network @ippfen.bsky.social · Jul 17

We mark a milestone in EU external action: the Commission proposes €200 billion for Global Europe in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. Read joint statement: bit.ly/44Ai5wi

#MFF #EUBudget
@udobullmann.bsky.social @leirepajin.bsky.social @rasmusandresen.bsky.social @rbiedron.bsky.social

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 15

Tomorrow, the EU Commission unveils its next multiannual budget, shaping foreign policy & global health. Dr. Rukia Nzibo warns against drifting from a rights-based approach, urging EU leaders to fund SRHR, climate justice & grassroots efforts as vital investments in peace & equity 👉
bit.ly/3TFzrS8

Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 14

💸 Innovate. Liberate. Finance:
Don’t miss our Digital Fireside on Feminist #SRHR Funding
🗓️ July 24 | ⏰ 10:30am CEST
📍 Instagram Live @c2030europe

🎙️ With Dr. Stellah Bosire, Dina Chaerani & Federica Signoriello
Let’s talk feminist financing & bold leadership!

Tune in on IG ⚡️ @yieldhub.bsky.social

Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 7

#WeekInReview
📑 #FfD4 outcome: calls for SRHR & feminist funding: bit.ly/4lqvdty @ippf.bsky.social
🌍 FfD4 host Spain defends ODA & global solidarity: bit.ly/46wxYVJ @sedra-fpfe.org
📊 @who.int 164M women still lack contraception: bit.ly/4lFAr4n
🚨 UN warns of sexual violence in Haiti: bit.ly/4kqzigk

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jul 1

#WeekInReview
💸 @epfsrr.bsky.social: Anti-gender lobby in Europe now a $1.18B force reshaping policy bit.ly/3I3Cilb
⚠️ UNAIDS on costs of not realising SRHR needs of youth in SA & ZW bit.ly/4kibhIb
🚨 #FfD4: $420B annual shortfall stalling gender equality in Global South bit.ly/3IluATr

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jun 30

🌍 At #FfD4 in Sevilla? Join us!

📅 July 1 | 8:30–10:00
Financing for Development & Gender Equality: A feminist agenda for action bit.ly/4nn7qwl
📅 July 2 | 17:00–18:30
Financing our Future: The Economic Case for SRHR bit.ly/442rhZY

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jun 23

#WeekInReview
🏛 Women’s leadership falls; only 27 female heads of state bit.ly/43S2xUg
📊 Gender gap 68.8% closed; 123 yrs to parity bit.ly/4naFQ56
💡 FfD4: SRHR boosts growth—join us! bit.ly/45sRrWZ @fp2030.bsky.social
💸 @dsw-intl.bsky.social SRHR funding down 27%, care at risk bit.ly/4k0LdB4

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jun 10

#WeekInReview
🚸 New: insights on investment to empower women & youth in Africa: bit.ly/449WI4v
‼️ ODA cuts hit hard—1/2 of women-led orgs in crises face shutdown: bit.ly/43zP2sa
📊 Donors must step up—report shows gaps in SRHR funding & policy: bit.ly/4jCdLAF @dsw-intl.bsky.social

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jun 5

New report: How 14 European donors fund SRHR & UHC. Strong contributions—but big gaps remain. Key insights to fuel your advocacy. Read now👇
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Integrating sexual and reproductive health and rights with universal health coverage and health systems strengthening - Countdown 2030

Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are deeply interconnected. When working hand in hand, UHC and HSS aim at buildi...

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · Jun 2

#WeekInReview
🏩 SRHR must be central to UHC—could reach 4.3B people: bit.ly/45yK9kk
💷 UK ODA cuts threaten millions—numbers breakdown: bit.ly/4dDqdia
🏳️‍🌈 Uganda: anti-LGBT law fuels violence & impunity: bit.ly/3FvUEdO
🗣️ Language justice is key to rights-based SRHR: bit.ly/4khpO7F

Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · May 28

📢 New Report: Navigating Innovative Financing for SRHR: if designed &implemented responsibly, w/ rights & equality at the centre,innovative financing mechanisms can help shift not just money,but also power, towards local actors,context-driven solutions,& more inclusive health systems
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Unlocking the future of SRHR: navigating the complex world of innovative financing models - Countdown 2030

Report exploring the role of innovative financing mechanisms (IFMs) in complementing Official Development Assistance (ODA) and ensuring sustainable, rights-based SRHR investments.

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Countdown 2030 Europe @c2030europe.bsky.social · May 27

🎥 A call from young people to all decision-makers: Shape hashtag#AWorldWhere we can flourish.

🕊️ “Sexual violence is used as a weapon in wars.” Sophie’s voice is a powerful reminder that safety, care, and protection must be non-negotiable — in the DRC, in Ukraine, and everywhere.

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