News in English     | 15.04.2021. 10:00 |

SWOP 2021:First-ever inquiry on sexual and reproductive health and rights in BiH

FENA Sanda Hrkić

SARAJEVO, April 15 (FENA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina has launched two reports on Wednesday, contributing to the UNFPA’s mission of delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

The research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the availability and quality of sexual and reproductive health services, with negative consequences for access to, and availability of family planning services, sexual and reproductive health education, treatment of breast and cervical cancer, and abortion services.

The Inquiry on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the first inquiry of its kind in BiH, undertaken in line the internationally recognized methodology developed by UNFPA. The Inquiry shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the availability and quality of sexual and reproductive health services, negatively impacting access to and the availability of family planning services, sexual and reproductive health education, treatment of breast and cervical cancer as well as abortion services. This inquiry was conducted by the BiH Institution of Ombudsmen for Human Rights, with technical assistance provided by proMENTE Social Research agency and support by the United Nations Population Fund in BiH.

In this regard, the BiH Ombudsperson Nives Jukić said that Bosnia and Herzegovina has most of the legal regulations, but the problem lies in their implementation.

The report titled ‘State of the World Population 2021: My Body is My Own’ focuses on bodily autonomy or the power and ability to make decisions about your own body, without fear of violence or for someone else to decide for you.

The report points out that the lack of physical autonomy has implications beyond the harmful consequences for women and girls individually, and points to consequences in terms of potentially reducing economic productivity, weakening skills and generating additional costs for the health and judicial systems.

UNFPA Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Alanna Armitage in her opening remarks welcomed the launch of SWOP 2021 and BiH Inquiry on SRHR.

The UN Resident Coordinator in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ingrid Macdonald stressed the importance of universal access to sexual and reproductive health care, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.

She stressed that the Framework for the realization of Sustainable Development Goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adopted by the BiH Council of Ministers in April this year, is a welcome and important tool for monitoring the achievement of goals and progress in protecting sexual and reproductive health throughout the country.

The Inquiry on SRHR in BiH provided valuable information on sexual and reproductive health and rights in BiH. Sexual and reproductive health rights are guaranteed by-laws, strategies, and regulations and should be respected stressed John Kennedy Mosoti, UNFPA Representative in BiH.

Some 100 participants from BiH government and non-government institutions as well as international organizations gathered to learn the results and recommendations from SRHR inquiry which were presented by Dr. Jasminka Džumhur from the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH and Ivona Čelebičić from proMente Social Research agency. 

(FENA) S. R.

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