The world is listening The World Is Listening
Why your donation today matters
Population Matters stood on the floor of the United Nations to deliver shocking evidence that the world cannot afford to ignore.
- Nearly half of all pregnancies, approximately 121 million every year, are unintended.[1]
- 1 in 4 women cannot say no to a husband or partner who wants sex.[2]
- Pregnancy complications and unsafe abortions are the leading causes of death among 15-19-year-old girls.[3]
- Early pregnancy for girls aged between 10 and 14 is rising in countries such as the Philippines.[4]
The evidence is undeniable: when women and girls are denied the power to make choices about their own bodies, the consequences ripple outward; driving inequality, deepening poverty, and accelerating environmental breakdown.
The world is listening, and we must urge governments to act on the evidence, before the evidence acts on us.
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See Your Support In Action
Watch Jameen Kaur, Director of Advocacy & Influence, address the 59th session of the UN’s Commission on Population and Development.
The Impact of Your Donation
You can help turn the urgency of our evidence into real-world impact.
Reach women and girls now
You can help reach women and girls who cannot afford to wait another year, another policy cycle, or another missed opportunity.
Push back against rollback
You can help challenge the well-funded groups rolling back the clock on equality and pressuring governments to erode access to vital health services.
Compel action
You can help make sure governments not only hear our evidence, but are compelled to act on it.
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