Millions of women, children and adolescents continue to die from preventable, treatable causes, while many more are threatened by the ongoing polycrisis of conflict, climate change, cost of living and crises. With advocacy as its core function and together with its nearly 1500 partners, PMNCH seeks changes in policy, financing and services for the most vulnerable women, children and adolescents across the world and holds each other accountable for delivering on promises. The PMNCH Annual Report presents the highlights of the impact achieved in 2023 across three main focus areas: maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH); sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); and adolescent well-being (AWB).

The PMNCH Annual Report presents the highlights of the work done in 2022 to bring more voice to those advocating for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health and well-being while also holding leaders and governments accountable to promises made. The annual report fulfils our reporting commitments to donors, the Board and 1400 member organizations.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic stuck, driving PMNCH partners to regroup and adopt measures to prevent the pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for women, children and adolescents. The PMNCH Annual Report presents highlights of the work done in 2020 to ensure that underserved and vulnerable groups received greater investments, effective policies, and improved services.

The United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, known as the Human Reproduction Programme or HRP, has been providing the world with research findings and guidance on sexual health and reproduction (SRH) for more than half a century. This annual report highlights the programme’s key achievements in 2023, and points to major ongoing research that will be completed in the next few years.