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country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive health: nepal
Published in 2014
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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 […]
country profile on univerasl access to sexual and reproductive health: philippines
Published in 2014
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The Philippines is the 12th most populated country in the world with 98.4 M people in 2013 and growing at the rate of 1.7% per year. Many are young: 33% were 0-14 years old while 20% were 15-24, according to the 2010 census by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Urbanization is the trend, with 45.3% of […]
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 […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive health: mongolia
Published in 2014
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Mongolia is a large landmass with a low population of 2.8 million spread over 1.56 million kilometres. It is 19th largest in the world and is bordered by Russia and China. While traditionally nomadic, 69% of the population now lives in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar (UN, 2012), i and ongoing rural-to-urban migration is a recent […]
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 […]
country profile universal access to sexual and reproductive health – indonesia
Published in 2014
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Indonesia is an archipelago of approximately 17,000 islands, with a total population of 239 million people (2010 census).The country is home to about 1,340 ethnicities with different views on gender and sexuality issues and varying degrees of access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including relevant healthcare services. About 49.79% of the people […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive rights: thailand
Published in 2014
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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 […]
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 […]
arrow for change – labour migration, gender, and SRHR
Published in 2013
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Migration and population mobility has become a permanent facet of a rapidly globalising world, and the Asia-Pacific region is no exception. In 2010, Asia accounted for 27.5 million international migrants, representing close to 13% of the total global figure of 214 million. Women constituted 48% or almost half of that On the other hand, the […]
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 […]