Berlin (ddp). For worldwide free access to means of contraception and sexual education, experts from developing countries and Germany on a two-day Conference have used in Berlin. Still exist around the world each year 76 million unwanted pregnancies, indicated organised meeting on the under the auspices of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) as “7. international dialogue on population and sustainable development”.

The focus of the Conference, gender equality was according to the organisers on Thursday. Been discussed are mainly cultural and traditional obstacles, which remains a world-wide access to contraceptives in the way. Klaus Brill, Director of commercial relations at the pharmaceutical company Bayer Schering, therefore called a raising of awareness of people in particular in developing countries for this phenomenon. Immediate access to contraceptives alone is not sufficient.

The Vice-Chairperson of the Committee for economic cooperation, Sybille Pfeiffer (CDU), reported by new ways of assistance to Africa. Young German development workers trained there peers in terms of education and prevention «on par». The young Africans then continued this work as a coach.

The Conference under the motto «Between freedom and self-determination – gender and sexuality in the 21st century» was organized gGmbH from the Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung, the society for technical cooperation, the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the international of training and development. Partners were the Federal Ministry for economic cooperation and development and the Bayer Schering Pharma AG.