The faith community made historic progress at the International Conference on Family Planning 2016 when 85 faith leaders from 26 nations came together for the first-ever Faith Pre-conference. They discussed best practices in faith-based involvement in family planning and committed to scaling up services to help families with healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies.
The faith leaders, representing the Buddhist, Christian, Confucian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim faiths, were brought together to become active participants in implementing the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals family planning agenda at both national and international levels.
Faith to Action Network served as a Co-Chair, along with Christian Connection for International Health and Muhammadiyah of the Faith Subcommittee that organized the Pre-Conference.
Report from the Faith Pre-conference
See the ICFP 2016 Faith Pre-conference Report which includes recommendations developed at the pre-conference, along with photos and summaries of presentations and discussions.
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Report
Faith Community Statement Â
The FBO representatives developed a statement of commitments supporting family planning to protect the health of women and children during the pre-conference. Reverend Canon Grace Kaiso, Chairman of Faith to Action Network, read the following statement during the closing plenary session.
Statement of Faith and Religious Leaders Attending 2016 Faith and Family Planning Pre-Conference in Indonesia | See the statement in English | French | Indonesian
