251 Arrow Publications
Published in 2012
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In Asia-Pacific, women are lagging behind in terms of decision-making and political power; and female economic activity declined since 1990 in Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, India, Thailand, and Vietnam despite overall national economic growth. The evidence demonstrated what we have already heard from our partners working on the ground that, after all these years, governments’ uptake of […]
Published in 2012
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There are certain points in history that are considered pivotal: this is one of those times. There is a seeming seismic shift in power with the overthrow of some authoritarian leaders and governments, and a concretisation of that power, at a first glance, within two groups—the small, elite, cross-border extremely rich on the one hand, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Published in 2010
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The Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) asserts the human rights of women to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health , free of coercion, discrimination and violence.2 The BPfA calls upon the governments to support and implement the commitments made in the Programme […]
Published in 2010
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The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than 60% of the world’s population and is a culturally, economically and politically diverse region. Gender disparities persist in access to health, access to sexual and reproductive health and services, education, employment and income, political participation and within the family. The outcomes are significantly worse for women and […]
Published in 2010
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In the year 2000, governments around the world re-committed to the ideas of universal development and that no human being should be left behind. Out of the Millennium Declaration emerged the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were to encapsulate these global aspirations and achievements into what could be considered key performance indicators. On the one […]
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 […]