1.The Community shall support actions to improve reproductive and sexual health in developing countries and to secure respect for the rights relating thereto.
2.The Community shall provide financial assistance and appropriate expertise with a view to promoting a holistic approach to, and the recognition of, reproductive and sexual health and rights as defined in the ICPD Programme of Action, including safe motherhood and universal access to a comprehensive range of safe and reliable reproductive and sexual health care and services.
3.In the allocation of such funding and expertise, priority shall be given to:
the poorest and least developed countries and the most disadvantaged sections of the populations of developing countries;
action that complements and reinforces both the policies and capacities of developing countries and the assistance provided through other instruments of development cooperation.