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young people of asia: what is the status of our SRHR?
Published in 2014
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Young people make up nearly half of the global population, with approximately 88% living in developing countries.1 The Asia-Pacific region alone accounts for 60% of the youth population, amounting to approximately 750 million persons. In Asia, young people are heterogeneous, and have come from all walks of life. They are in-school and out of school, […]
ICPD+20 – status of SRHR in africa
Published in 2014
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The 20 year review of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action provides a unique opportunity to bring critical attention to adolescent and young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Africa. In a region where harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriage continue to violate […]
post 2015 development agenda – SRHR beyond 2014: opportunities and challenges
Published in 2014
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are integral to development. Sexual and reproductive health covers a wide spectrum of issues encompassing contraception, maternal health, adolescent pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDs to sexual and reproductive cancers. Sexual and reproductive rights include respect for bodily integrity, the right to choose one’s partner, the right to […]
identifying opportunities for action on climate change and SRHR in bangladesh, indonesia, and the philippines
Published in 2014
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Today more than ever, there is growing evidence that the world is experiencing climate change, which will have a profound impact on people and the planet. Adaptation and mitigation strategies to address global climate change will also need to address deep-seated inequities and inequalities to be effective and meet the needs of those most at […]
rural women’s traveling journal on SRHR
Published in 2014
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This booklet documents 17 inspiring life-stories of rural women from 14 countries from the Global South who participated in the Women’s Travelling Journal on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (WTJ-SRHR). Following the success of the first women’s travelling journal in 2013, this second WTJ is a joint initiative of the Asian Rural Women’s Coalition […]
bangkok cross-movement call on addressing poverty, food sovereignty, rights to food and nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health and rights
Published in 2014
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We, cross-movement activists, advocates and representatives of 16 organisations and networks working on addressing poverty, and achieving food sovereignty, food security, rights to adequate food and nutrition, women’s rights, gender justice, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues in and across Asia, gathered in Bangkok, Thailand on 10-11 September 2013 to deliberate on […]
ICPD+20: reproductive health and rights in central and eastern europe
Published in 2013
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The 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) adopted a 20-year Programme of Action (PoA) with a broad mandate on interrelationships between population, sustained economic growth and sustainable development, and advances in the education, economic status and empowerment of women. The year 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the Cairo Conference. It is, […]
ICPD+20 SRHR in the middle east and north africa
Published in 2013
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The year 2014 was meant to be the year that ended the Program of Action adopted by the Cairo Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. The document was a paradigm shift in understanding and framing reproductive health and rights and prioritizing individuals’ rights to choose and make decisions with regards to their own […]
sexual and reproductive health and rights for all – now!
Published in 2013
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In 1994, one hundred and seventy nine (179) governments committed to advance the Programme of Action of the landmark International Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. The Programme of Action has put women’s empowerment, reproductive health, reproductive rights and sexual health at the centre of development. It has also shifted the paradigm from […]
ICPD+20 status of SRHR in asia-pacific
Published in 2013
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2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development’s Programme of Action, one of the landmark consensus documents, in which governments agreed to and signed off on commitments towards improving women’s sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. Monitoring government achievements and performance is a critical way of holding governments and […]