EU Statement — Second Regular Session of the of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS: UNFPA Segment Item 7

26 August 2025, New York — Statement on behalf of the European Union as a Donor by Ms Amaya Einola, European Union Delegation to the UN, on the Second Regular Session of the of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS: UNFPA Segment Item 7: UNFPA Strategic Plan, 2026-2029

I ship this assertion on behalf of the EU as a donor.

We congratulate Madam Acting Executive Director Diene Keita on her appointment and thank UNFPA employees all over the world for his or her tireless efforts, usually in very troublesome circumstances. 

The EU stays firmly dedicated to sexual and reproductive well being and rights (SRHR) within the context of the Beijing Platform for Action, the ICPD Programme of Action and the outcomes of their evaluate conferences. 

We should maintain agency to our joint commitments, guided by the 2030 Agenda and the ICPD. Multilateralism and the safety of human rights are elementary, and UNFPA’s distinctive mandate throughout the humanitarian-development-peace nexus is central to attaining them. 

We welcome UNFPA’s new Strategic Plan for 2026-2029. 

SRHR should stay on the coronary heart of UNFPA’s work. Family planning, maternal well being and gender-based violence and dangerous practices require sustained dedication and motion. We additionally worth UNFPA’s concentrate on humanitarian settings and demographic change. 

UNFPA’s dedication to the UN reform is essential. SRHR have to be firmly positioned throughout the wider UN and international well being system. All related stakeholders should collectively guarantee coordination, synergies and complementarities. 

Excellencies, 

The rising scale and complexity of the present international wants requires a collective response. The EU will stay a dependable and accountable accomplice, however can not fill the hole left by others. Country possession and home useful resource mobilisation are essential. Partnerships with the non-public sector and worldwide monetary establishments are important to unlock extra sources.  

We are scaling up the EU Global Gateway technique and implementing our Global Health Strategy and Gender Action Plan. Let me share three examples of our partnership: 

• The EU is a long-standing accomplice to the UNFPA Supplies Partnership. 

• Beginning 2025, EU funding for UNFPA’s humanitarian work on sexual and reproductive well being and gender-based violence elevated by 36%.

• Through the EU-Africa well being partnership, we’re launching new programmes, together with SafeBirth Africa to fight post-partum haemorrhage and the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme to get rid of violence in opposition to girls and women. 

To conclude, UNFPA’s work stays important for supporting rights and life decisions, enabling folks to fulfil their potential and contribute to resilient and affluent societies. Experience reveals us it may be achieved.

The EU stands prepared to maneuver ahead along with all companions. 

 

Thank you.