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International Planned Parenthood Federation Wikipedia

The International Planned Parenthood Federation is a global non-governmental organization with the broad aims of promoting sexual health|sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family planning. It was first formed in 1952 in Bombay, India, and now consists of more than 149 Member Associations working in more than 189 countries. IPPF is highly devolved, and is organized into 6 regions.

Member Asociations provide non-profit family planning services, sexual health and abuse prevention training and education. Their values include the ability to make informed decisions, continuing sexual health, the availability of high quality sexual health services, the need for health improvement for the poor, and the use of democratic organization and leadership of volunteers to promote these values. The IPPF is financially supported by governments, trusts and foundations including the European Commission and the United Nations Population Fund for their special projects. Half of the balance of their funding comes from government official development assistance programmes. To achieve their goals as an organization, the IPPF often collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the UNICEF|United Nations Children???s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). IPPF is a prominent lobbyist in the European Union, specifically, the European Council and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the only non-governmental organization that focuses on sexual health and rights to qualify for Consultative Status with the Council of Europe. This allows the IPPF to sit in on the Parliamentary Assembly.

Last Modified:   2005-12-23