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Nepal is a land-locked country located at the foothills of the Himalayas. The country is bordered by India to the east, south, west, and China to the north. Nepal is rectangular in shape and stretches 885 kilometers in length (east to west) and 193 kilometers in width (north to south). The total land area of […]
Published in 2014
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For purposes of this paper, sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) will be defined by two key concepts: the right to make decisions on reproduction and sexuality free from discrimination, coercion and violence; and the right to the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health (RH). The concepts are derived from paragraph 7.3 of the International […]
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Kyrgyz Republic is a comparatively young state with a very ancient and rich nomadic history and culture. It is essential to state from the very beginning two ongoing structural changes that impact the current development context and gender equality, and women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the country: the transition […]
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Pakistan is a third world developing country that is among the 179 countries in the world to sign the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD PoA) (1994) and is also reporting on the MDGs. Continue reading country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive rights: pakistan at Arrow.
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Continue reading Страновой обзор Состояние репродуктивного и сексуального здоровья и прав в Кыргызской Республике – Russia at Arrow.
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China, the world’s most populous country and home to the oldest continuing civilization, has been currently experiencing rapid socio-economic changes and is becoming one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Although the country’s population growth rate has been slowing since the early 1990s, with 4.95 per 1,000 people in 2012 compared to 11.21 […]
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Malaysia’s population stands at 29.3 million in 2012. Average annual population growth rate has declined markedly during 1980-1981 to 1991-2000, from 2.7% to 2.1%. It is projected that population will increase to 32.4 million in 2020. Life expectancy at birth for men and women in 2012 is measured at 72.3 and 77.2 years old, respectively. […]
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The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is a landlocked, mountainous and forested country and became a land linked country since 1997 as member of ASEAN, with estimated population of 6.6 million in 2012 (Lao Statistics Bureau, 2013), 59% of the population were children and young people below the age of 25 years. The majority of […]
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Following the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994, Thailand put forward a Reproductive Health Policy in 1997, stating that “all Thai citizens, at all ages, must have [a] good reproductive life”. Nevertheless, the 1997 Thai Constitution and the subsequent 2007 Constitution, drafted under a military government, made no specific mention of sexual […]
Published in 2006
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This publication is the result of an extraordinary commitment on the part of the women, men and young people who participated in an innovative experiment that used partnership as a strategy to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Indonesia. Inspired by the idea behind the project, the initiative was kindly supported by […]