Sexual and reproductive health and rights link to economic justice, digitalisation and fighting the climate crisis

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Sexual and reproductive care is essential to achieving gender equality
May 2021

Countdown 2030 Europe puts forward a number of recommendations on the main challenges facing gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) which could bring about real change in the lives of women and girls worldwide. See the videos below.

Economic empowerment and SRHR

A number of different components together form the basis for economic justice. These components include safe and decent work with equal and fair pay, equal access to resources and opportunities, social protection systems, as well as the right to peaceful assembly. SRHR is often not included in these discussions but should be given priority as it provides basic solutions to economic inequalities, especially in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic and its grave implications for achieving gender equality.

Read our factsheet how that can be achieved in the framework on the Generation Equality Forum. The European Union can achieve the its priority on sustainable growth and jobs and the Agenda 2030 by supporting access to SRHR.

The climate crisis and SRHR

Overcoming the challenges of the climate crisis and environmental degradation is a key priority for the EU, including in its international cooperation.

Did you know that there are linkages between sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and the issues included in the European Green Deal? From the impact of the climate crisis on accessing sexual and reproductive care to the importance of SRHR in increasing resilience to environmental degradation, read all about it in our factsheet.

Digitalisation and SRHR

Sexual and reproductive health and rights are crucial to creating a digital transformation that leaves no one behind.

Digitalisation offers amazing opportunities for health and empowerment around the world, but ensuring equitable participation in the internet age throws up many challenges, and the stakes are highest in vulnerable and underserved communities, particularly for women and girls. Read our factsheet on how these challenges can be tackled through the Generation Equality Forum and how innovative technologies can be used to provide relationships and sexuality education, provide remote sexual and reproductive care and prevent online harassments. Here's how the European Union can get global digitalisation right.

Countdown 2030 Europe are advocates for universal access to reproductive health in the developing world, working in 12 European countries and with the EU institutions to ensure funding and policy commitments for family planning and reproductive health in Europe and around the world. Visit our website for up-to-date information about related policies in European countries and the EU, as well as data about their funding commitments.

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