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kuala lumpur plan of action to accelerate the achievement of SRHR in asia and the pacific
Published in 2012
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On 2-4 May 2012, the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), in partnership with the German government through GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), convened two regional meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These meetings were: “Beyond ICPD and the MDGs: NGOs Strategising for Sexual and Reproductive […]
leadership experiences of young women in south east asia
Published in 2012
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In a world where the opposition to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) grows from strength to strength, the progressive advocates of the SRHR movement have yet to achieve effective, sustainable and reliable transition systems for the next line of leadership development by handing down resources, experience and institutional support from generation to generation. […]
arrow for change – health sector response to gender-based violence and SRHR
Published in 2011
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Gender-based violence (GBV) violates human rights and affects sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Widely prevalent and socially silenced in most Asian-Pacific countries, GBV is increasingly recognised as a major public health concern in the region. GBV restricts choices and decision-making of those who experience it, curtailing their rights across their life cycle to access critical […]
arrow for change – repoliticising financing: re-energising political support for women’s health and SRHR
Published in 2011
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The road to self-reliance? Development aid, with its rapidly changing trends and cut–backs, has been a matter of extreme concern for hundreds of civil society organisations (CSO) involved in bringing social justice to vulnerable populations. The pursuit of the right to development and the role of people’s organisations in achieving this, including for sexual and […]
funding for SRHR in asia & the pacific – bibliography
Published in 2011
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As a result of the Millennium Declaration, the past decade has witnessed a surge in development aid. Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) rose from USD 2.9 billion in 1995 to 14.1 billion in 2007. The decade has also seen a proliferation of donors including bilateral, multilateral and private foundations. This is also true for funding for […]
ICPD+15: status of SRHR in asia
Published in 2011
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Monitoring is political. It challenges the monopoly on information and decision-making, which is a critical component of the power imbalance between the state and civil society. It invests civil society with the understanding of what needs to be done, compares it with what governments have committed to do, looks deeply into what is and what […]
reclaiming & redefining rights – pathways to universal access to reproductive health care in asia
Published in 2011
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Reclaiming and Redefining Rights. Thematic Studies Series 2: Pathways to Universal Access to Reproductive Health Care in Asia. Each of the four case studies begin with a general background of the country, which provides an overview of the health sector and its system, especially in its financing, followed by traversing the history of privatisation as well as progress […]
repoliticizing sexual and reproductive health and rights
Published in 2010
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In June 2008, a group of long-time activists and researchers in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) came together in London, UK for a brief (1.5 day) meeting organized by Reproductive Health Matters (RHM). The subject of the meeting was the state of the sexual and reproductive health and rights field/movement. […]
MDG 5 in asia: progress, gaps and challenges (chinese)
Published in 2010
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In September 2000, the Millennium Declaration endorsed by the heads of State and Government across the world, resolved to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters, of their current rates.1 In addition, as part of the 2005 World Summit Outcome heads of State, committed to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015, as set out […]
making a difference: improving women’s SRHR in south asia
Published in 2010
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The Women’s Health and Rights Advocacy Partnership (WHRAP) emerged from ARROW’s Strategic Planning Meeting with partners held in 2001, where they identified the need to build a regional advocacy partnership in order to be more effective at both national and international venues of advocacy. The first realization of this vision was in the establishment of […]