The population of Ethiopia has grown fourfold in the past 50 years. The populations of Somalia and Kenya have grown threefold and fivefold respectively. Between one quarter and one third of the married women in that region would like to avoid or delay pregnancy. I understand that there are an estimated 76 million unwanted births a year. Will access to modern contraception be part of the Government's plan?
Food Security and Famine Prevention (Africa)
Proceeding contribution from
Lyn Brown
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 September 2011.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Food Security and famine prevention (Africa).
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