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Global Issues

An ongoing priority for the IFPA is to raise awareness of the importance of sexual and reproductive health in Ireland and all over the world.

We work with several partner organisations to develop a stronger political and social commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.

Read more and download factsheets on

The IFPA supports the Dochas Act Now on 2010 Campaign, which aims to highlight the impact of cuts to Ireland's Overseas Development Aid budget on the world's poorest people.

By repeatedly cutting its overseas aid budget and reneging on its promise to reach the 0.7% target by 2015, Ireland broke its promises to the poorest, affecting millions of lives in developing countries.

For more information on the campaign see http://wedocare.ie/wordpress/

* Photo from UNFPA's 2009 State of the World Population Report

Did you know that every minute around the world...

  • One woman dies from complications
    of pregnancy and childbirth
  • 10 teenage girls undergo an unsafe abortion
  • 57 people are infected with a sexually
    transmitted disease/infection (STI)
  • 11 people are infected with HIV
  • The population increases by 150 people