§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department is doing to give women in developing countries better access to family planning and sexual health services. [87087]
§ Clare ShortThe International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) goal of universal access to reproductive health (through the primary health care system) is central to attainment of the health MDGs. The UK remains firmly committed to achievement of the ICPD Programme of Action and to the principles and rights it stands for. It is as relevant today as it was in 1994.
In 2001/02, DFID invested over £220 million bilaterally in sexual and reproductive health (including HIV/AIDS). We also made significant contributions to 558W multilateral agencies covering sexual and reproductive health including, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Health Organisation (WHO), World Bank and the European Community (EC).