Giving Compass' Take:

• Jacky Habib at Global Citizen reports on Canada's plan to fund women's global health and women's empowerment. 

• How can funders help advance Canada's SDGs? What other countries are contributing large funds towards the global health of women? 

• Here's what donors should know about women's health in America and abroad. 

The Canadian government reiterated their commitment to funding women’s global health at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) this week in Kenya.

Delegates from over 160 countries gathered to discuss women’s sexual and reproductive health at ICPD25, a summit organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), taking place from Nov. 12 to 14 at the Kenya International Conference Center in Nairobi.

The event marked the 25th anniversary of the ICPD first held in Cairo, Egypt, where governments adopted an action plan for women’s empowerment and sexual and reproductive health for all.

“We still have a long road ahead of us in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, and we know the SDGs will only be attained if we fully realize the goals of ICPD’s [action plan] along the way,” Lisa Stadelbauer, Canada’s high commissioner to Kenya, told Global Citizen.

Although Canada is considered a core donor of UNFPA as it is one of the top 20 donor countries, in 2018, its contributions fell behind Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, the UK, Denmark, Japan, Germany, Finland, and Switzerland.

Read the full article about how Canada funds women's health by Jacky Habib at Global Citizen.