This Acceleration Plan is a resource to support the work of staff at UNFPA country and regional offices in the effort to identify relevant, effective and impactful actions to accelerate family planning progress.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. ASSESSMENT

2. ACCELERATION

3. CONSIDERATIONS

4. ACCOUNTABILITY

5. RESOURCES

User Guide

Menu Tool of Programmatic Options

Checklist

Suggested Indicators

The UNFPA Technical Division and Policy and Strategy Division gratefully acknowledge the contributions that many individuals have made throughout the development of the UNFPA Acceleration Plan for Ending the Unmet Need for Family Planning, 2022–2025.

Work on this guidance was conducted through an interdivisional FP Acceleration Plan Drafting Team, co-led by Gifty Addico, Mauricio Saavedra and Jyoti Tewari and coordinated by Yann Lacayo and Ashby Anglin with Adriane Martin Hilber. This team included Abdul Malik Faize, Abu Sayed Hasan, Agnes Chidanyika, Amit Dhungel, Ashby Anglin, Catrin Schulte-Hillen, Chandra Mani Dhungana, Dat Duong Van, Desmond Koroma, Djénéba Sanon-Ouédraogo, Dorina Tocaj, Dotian Wanogo, Edgard Narvaez, Edwin Mpeta, Emilie Filmer-Wilson, Federico Tobar, Fenosoa Ratsimanetrimanana, Gunilla Backman, Hala Youssef, Issiaka Valentin Coulibaly, Jamil Ahmad, Jarrie Kabba-Kebbay, Jyoti Tewari, Karma Tshering, Katy Mitchell, Kefilwe Koogotsitse, Laila Acharai, Leyla Sharafi, Maguy Ghanem, Maha Abdel Wanis, Mar Jubero, Mauricio Saavedra, Mengjia Liang, Nurgul Smankulova, Olanike Adedeji, Ramatu Daroda, Renata Tallarico, Roselline Achola, Saswati Das, Satvika Chalasani, Serik Tanirbergenov, Stephen Mawa, Sofia Clopes, Tamar Khomasuridze, Tapiwa Jhamba, Valeria Ramos, Vinit Sharma, Woseh Gobeh and Yann Lacayo. Special thanks to colleagues who led the development of priority actions and programmatic options for each output: Renata Tallarico, Katy Mitchell, Leyla Sharafi and Emilie Filmer-Wilson, Desmond Koroma, Edgard Narvaez, Agnes Chidanyika and Yann Lacayo. The Drafting Team appreciates the work of the editor Susan Guthridge-Gould, who finalized the Acceleration Plan content and developed the website.

TD and PSD would also like to extend gratitude to the East and Southern Africa Regional Office, and Chinwe Ogbonna in particular, for hosting the FP Strategy and Acceleration Plan validation workshop in December 2022. The Acceleration Plan benefited greatly from the insights of Deputy and Assistant Representatives and family planning focal points present from the region. Additional regional workshops are planned in 2023.