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Under the theme ‘Contraception: Whose responsibility is it anyway?’ World Contraception Day (WCD) 2010 explores young people’s attitudes towards responsibility for contraception. The multi-national survey shows that knowledge about contraceptive methods is highly diverging across all regions included in the survey.

The annual survey is being conducted every year since 2009 as part of the ongoing World Contraception Day. It explores young people’s attitudes towards responsibility within relationships, focusing specifically on sex and contraception. The survey is published every year in partnership with the WCD coalition of NGOs and the Youth Task Force.

World Contraception Day (WCD) is a worldwide campaign with a vision for a world where every pregnancy is wanted. Its mission is to improve awareness of contraception to enable young people to make informed decisions on sexual and reproductive health. Since 2009, WCD has being supported by the Youth Task Force, a group of well known, passionate and open-minded young people from around the world.

Pictures of Youth Task Force members, NGO representatives and of the press conference 2009 available for download.

Media coverage of WCD 2010 – activities included global print, broadcast and online media outlets reaching over 120 million people.

Being a worldwide campaign WCD is reflected in numerous activities around the globe. Activities include varied events, conferences and presentations centered around the WCD’s motto.

This area on the website is dedicated to teachers and parents. It provides information, advice and materials to assist with contraception education and dialogues.