The 2013 International Conference on Family Planning is a few days away and conversations have begun. We invite you to join and engage in the live coverage using the hashtag #ICFPLive. 

Huffington Post  \\  Ward Cates and Tricia Petruney - FHI 360

Now, as the next-generation goals expand the focus from social and human development to also include economic and environmental objectives, we should not underestimate the positive ripple effects of family planning across all three areas. 

DEVEX  \\  Jay Gribble, Abt Associates

Within a few days, thousands of members of the global family planning community will come together in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to talk about ways to advance the health and economic well-being of women worldwide by improving the delivery of family planning services and information.

FPConference2013.org \\  ICFP

More than 20 Ministers of Finance and Planning, Health, Youth, and Gender are among the leaders who will convene on 12 November to discuss the investments needed— especially in family planning — to meet the needs of Africa’s youth today, and to maximize their future potential  for national development.  

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Welcome to ICFP 2013
By ICFP

Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Dr. Amy Tsui, and Deputy Director Jose “Oying” Rimon welcome participants to Addis.

Where's the Controversy in Saving Lives?
By the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Giving women and girls access to family planning tools and information is the easiest way to empower them to determine their own futures. 

Youth Play a Significant Role at ICFP 2013 
 

About 40 young leaders were selected as part of the contest and will participate in the conference as speakers and moderators. Thanks to the support of the ICFP 2013 partners, youth will play a significant role in all conversations taking place at the conference. 

The International Conference on Family Planning’s Media & Communications Subcommittee created an informative brochure to help you navigate this year's ICFP conference in Addis. 

by USAID

USAID supports research that develops new contraceptive methods, improves existing methods, and develops methods that bring together the prevention of unintended pregnancy and HIV in a single device. View a photo journal of methods that are currently in development.

Family Planning +SocialGood offers the most creative platform in global development today to explore how family planning and technology plus innovation meet at the crossroads of partnerships, mobile, science, youth and media. This event will take place on November 12th from 12:30pm - 3:00 at the Hilton Addis Ababa. 

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