UNFPA has started its new five-year 9th Country Programme (9CP) 2024-2028. The 9CP supports the Philippines’ efforts to end preventable maternal deaths. To fast-track progress on achieving this transformative goal, UNFPA integrates the following into its Country Programme's strategic pathways: reducing adolescent pregnancies, addressing unmet need for family planning, and ending gender-based violence and harmful practices.
The 9CP is aligned with the strategic priorities of the:
- United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2024-2028,
- International Conference on Population and Development - Programme of Action,
- Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028,
- AmBisyon Natin 2040 and other national and international commitments.
What we want to achieve by 2028:
- Lower the number of women dying from pregnancy-related causes (per 100,000 live births) by more than half (from 144 in 2020 to 74 in 2028) to support the country in achieving its SDG target by 2030;
- Reduce the percentage of women & girls aged 15 years & older subjected to physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a partner (from 14.7% in 2017 to 10.6% in 2028);
- Reduce the adolescent birth rate among women aged 15-19 from 25 (per 1,000 live births) in 2022 to 19 in 2028;
- Increase the proportion (from 43% in 2017 to 100% in 2028) of local disaster risk reduction and management plans which integrate SRH (including MISP) and GBV response especially for vulnerable populations.
How do we achieve our goals?
UNFPA Philippines 9th Country Programme Outputs will provide catalytic support to Government priorities on:
- Gender & Social Norms Change
- Accessible and Quality Sexual and Reproductive Health & Gender-Based Violence services
- Strengthening Governance, Capacity & Accountability
- Resilience Programming in the Humanitarian-Development Continuum
