INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT: To support the development of a Family Planning Policy in The Gambia

  • Level: Consultant
  • Contract type: Consultancy
  • Closing date: 15 Jun 2018 05:00 PM (Africa/Banjul)
  • Duty station: Banjul, The Gambia

Family planning at 50

Published on: 11/05/2018

On 13 May 1968, family planning was officially recognized as a human right at the International Conference on Human Rights. The conference’s outcome document, known as the Teheran Proclamation, stated unequivocally: “Parents have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.” But 50 years later, the fight for family planning is not over. See more here.

RE-ADVERTISEMENT- Family Planning Adviser, Islamabad, Pakistan Country Office, P-5

  • Level: P-5
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 11 Jun 2018 05:00 PM (America/New_York)
  • Duty station: Islamabad, Pakistan

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50 years of family planning as a human right

Published on: 11/05/2018

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem observes 50 years of family planning as a human right. Learn more here.

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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

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