European Donor Support to Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning

COUNTDOWN 2030EUROPE

FACTSHEET

Countdown 2030 Europe (C2030E) is a consortium of EuropeanNGOs advocating to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and family planning (FP) in developing countries through holding European governments to account on their international policy and financial commitments on SRH/FP.

To achieve this mission, amongst other activities, the consortiumpartners track policy and financial trends in their respective countries. This report presents the outcomes of the policy and financial tracking for the year 2015-2016.

Funding trends:

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European institutions remained the fourth biggestOfficial Development Assistance donor globally4th

Despite significant challenges and political change over the last year, European donorsremain committed to improving sexual and reproductive health and family planning.

Nevertheless, between 2012 and 2015, Population Assistancehas seen an increaseover the last 3 years:

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Snapshot view of European trends in SRH/FP financing:

Policy trends:

France:Ministry of ForeignAffairs published a Population/SRHR Strategic Paper (2016-2020); the first ever reference documenton the issue

Norway:Action-plan onwomen’s rights and gender equality launched on the 2nd of September. SRHR, including FP, is oneof the five pillars

Sweden:Swedish ForeignService action plansets the operational plan and agenda of foreign policy andthe SDC until 2018

Switzerland:Dispatch of theFederal Councilon Switzerland’sInternationalCooperation2017- 2020

NEWEuropeanSRH/FPrelated policydocuments:

Belgium:Strategic note on gender and consequent action plan towards the integration of the gender dimension(2016), SRHR is 1 of4 priorities

EU Institutions:Two sets of Council Conclusions on EU priorities that recommit to SRHR in the context of ICPD and Beijing programmes of action

Finland:In 2016 Finland launched theGovernment Reporton Development Policy: One World, One Future – Towards Sustainable Development

A YEAR OFPOLITICALCHANGE:

Major European Elections in 2017, and the recentoutcome of the American elections, likely meansa strongerconservativevoice on SRH/FP globally, as well asin Europe.

Increasedadvocacy effortswill be needed to sustain a strong European voicein support ofSRH /FP in thecoming years.

The strong policy commitment of European governments for SRH/FP continued through 2016 despiteconsiderable challenges posed by falling levels of ODA and a growing pressure on resources due to the refugee crisis. Advocacy will continue to be key to ensuring a continued focus on the critical issues of SRH/FP.

Looking Forward:

2017 will bring:

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF EUROPEANVOICES FOR SRH/FP WITHIN THE

BROADER GLOBAL HEALTH ARENA5 C2030E countries featured

(Finland, France, Germany, Norway,Switzerland) out of 22 national voluntaryreviews at the High-level Political Forum

on Sustainable Development in 2016

CHALLENGES SUCCESSES• Shrinking Official Development Assistance (ODA) budgets; • Huge political change, both within Europe as well as in other parts of the world; • A more conservative and budget-restrictive approach

• Across Europe, SRH/FP continues to feature prominently within ODA policies • Numerous new policy documents, strategic papers and action plans endorsed by European governments • Vocal government representatives placing SRH/FP at the centre of their strategies for development overseas

COMMITMENTS• Denmark, European Institutions, Netherlands and Sweden fulfilled their FP2020 pledge• Germany, Norway and the UK are on track to fulfill their commitment

NEW

• A continued focus on implementing the 2030 Agenda, with four C2030E countries (Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium) going through the process of national voluntary review, and the monitoring of SDG3 and 5 presenting important dialogue and advocacy opportunities around SRH/FP.

• Further research and advocacy work around new funding modalities, such as the Global Financing Facility and Trust Funds.

• Addressing the funding crisis facing global family planning programmes, ensuring increased funding levels for RH commodities.