A new data by the United Nations has revealed that with the ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, there could be about seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months.

The data released on Tuesday by the UN Population Fund and partners estimated that the number of women unable to access family planning or facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and other harmful practices, could “skyrocket” by millions.

The data also revealed that 47 million women may lose access to contraceptives if the Coronavirus lockdown carried on for six months.

The research was conducted by UNFPA in collaboration with Avenir Health, Johns Hopkins University in the United States, and Victoria University in Australia.

“This new data shows the catastrophic impact that COVID-19 could soon have on women and girls globally,” said Dr Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director.

“The pandemic is deepening inequalities and millions more women and girls now risk losing the ability to plan their families and protect their bodies and their health,” Dr Kalem added.

The data also shows that globally, around 450 million women across 114 low and middle-income countries use contraceptives, according to UNFPA and partners.

“There also will be 31 million additional cases of gender-based violence during the same period, with a further 15 million more cases expected for every three months the lockdowns continue.

“The pandemic has also affected programmes to prevent female genital mutilation and the experts estimate two million FGM cases may occur over the next decade that could have been averted.

“Similarly, an additional 13 million child marriages could take place this decade as the crisis has disrupted efforts to stop this practice,” the data shows.

In response, the UNFPA is working to strength health systems, procuring and delivering essential supplies to protect health workers, ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence services, and promoting risk communication and community engagement.

“Women’s reproductive health and rights must be safeguarded at all costs.

“The services must continue; the supplies must be delivered; and the vulnerable must be protected and supported,” said Kanem.

source: http://saharareporters.com/2020/04/29/covid-19-lockdown-could-lead-seven-million-unintended-pregnancies-%E2%80%93un

Shebi UN has started lying under people’s bed abi?

So 2020 will go down as the year of baby boom

They should also give us the names of the women so we can go and confirm if they are saying the truth.

Even professors dey do amebo

Pocochantas and ishilove comes to mind

People that died have to be replaced.

Nor be lie...

People, buy condom and use it! Your wife no sabi reach past professional olosho!

bamidelee:
Pocochantas and ishilove comes to mind

Na you go give us the belle na

budaatum:
People, buy condom and use it! Your wife no sabi reach past professional olosho!

They say nothing beats the raw feeling... They say condom is like poly bag

Ishilove:

They say nothing beats the raw feeling... They say condom is like poly bag

Ah well, I guess there's no need to be responsible. We see a lot of abandoned people who had no parental guidance here every day, so why should they guide their own offsprings?

budaatum:

Ah well, I guess there's no need to be responsible. We see a lot of abandoned people who had no parental guidance here every day, so why should they guide their own offsprings?

My dear brother, people become irrational when it comes to matters of our baser natures

Ishilove:

My dear brother, people become irrational when it comes to matters of our baser natures

They have no self control? It must be because they have not yet evolved from their animalistic state!

budaatum:

They have no self control? It must be because they have not yet evolved from their animalistic state!

Konji maketh a man mad

is normal dey are married so let us enjoy

Of course it's expected......you can't keep fish and rat together and still expect to see things the same......moreover we need to replace the deaths being recorded.......So they are all good.

Niggas got to make babies na

This is absolutely true.

The seeds have already been planted.
By the time next year, it'll be baby boom!

It is expected

I know right know is a really bad time to source for a loan but I believe there are still people who are boxed irrespective of the lockdown. So please I am pleading assistance for a ₦60k loan, to be paid in 3months with 25% interest. Any person who wishes to help can reach me for any information.

I trust Nigeria to contribute at least 60% of that figure

From Nigeria alone, 5million can come from there... Cos dem too like s&x

Replacing d dead ones caused by coro-d-virus

Before nko? Shebi na una lock us for house

Just imagine we lost 200 thousand people in the pandemic only to end up getting 7 million more people as we sheltered to fight the pandemic everybody is this world is mad ni

May God help us mostly d fornicators.