Universal access to reproductive health is key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. MDG 5, particularly 5b, is the most off-track of all MDGs, yet the critical importance of reproductive health to development has been widely acknowledged.
Working in 40 Countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF) in this, the international year of the youth, reinforces its commitment by highlighting the historically unmet needs of youth.
