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arrow for change – the reality of unsafe abortion among adolescent and young women (cebuano)
Published in 2006
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Labaw sa usa ka bilyon ka kabatanonan nga nag-edad 10-24 ang nagpuyo sa Asya-Pasipiko. Apan nihit, wala maglarawan ug dili hingpit ang mga kasayuran mahitungod sa mga panghitabo sa aborsyon o ang pagpakuha sa bata sa sabakan ilabi na ang kabahin sa kababayen-an nga dili minyo. Ginamit ang mga nasudnon/tipik sa nasudnong mga kasayuran, gibana-bana […]
arrow for change – the reality of unsafe abortion among adolescent and young women
Published in 2006
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The Asia-Pacific is home to over a billion people between the ages of 10-24 but data on the incidence of induced abortion among this group are sparse, unrepresentative and incomplete, especially with respect to unmarried women. Continue reading arrow for change – the reality of unsafe abortion among adolescent and young women at Arrow.
arrow for change – the reality of unsafe abortion among adolescent and young women (filipino)
Published in 2006
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Tahanan ang Asia-Pacific ng higit isang bilyong tao na edad 10–24, pero ang datos sa grupong ito sa sinad yang aborsyon ay madalang, di-kumakatawan sa lahat at dikumpleto, lalo na sa mga dalaga. Sa Asia, mula sa kabataan ang 1–15% ng lahat ng aborsyon. Ito ang tantya gamit ang mga datos ng buo o bahagi […]
arrow for change – reframing gender-based violence as a reproductive health issue
Published in 2005
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In 2009, the women’s movement will mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD); yet, in all these years, the multifarious forms of gender-based violence across the globe have […]
arrow for change – promoting zero tolerance for spousal violence
Published in 2005
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Gender-based violence was a part of the everyday reality of many of the women from Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC), Chengalpattu, in Tamil Nadu, South India. While we encountered many forms of gender-based violence, including sexual assault and violence on young women who transgressed accepted norms of sexual conduct, spousal violence was by far […]
ICPD ten years on; monitoring and advocacy on SRHR – malaysia (2004)
Published in 2004
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Advocacy for family planning education and services in Malaysia began with the pioneering work of concerned individuals and medical practitioners in the early 1950s. The first Family Planning Association (FPA) was registered in 1953 in the state of Selangor and in 1958, four state FPAs formed the Federation of Family Planning Associations, Malaysia (FFPAM). Today […]
ICPD ten years on; monitoring and advocacy on SRHR – indonesia (2004)
Published in 2004
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Indonesia’s reproductive health status has been greatly affected by the social, economic and political circumstances in the country since 1999. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) cited the economic crisis as the main cause for the failure of numerous sexual and reproductive health programmes. Another oft-referred-to challenge was the frequent changes in governmental leadership (three presidents […]
ICPD ten years on; monitoring and advocacy on SRHR – philippines (2004)
Published in 2004
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The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) marked an important moment in the history of women’s reproductive health and rights the world over, as well as the further recognition that women’s empowerment and full participation in political, social and economic life were necessary conditions for development and progress to take place. Indeed with […]
ICPD ten years on; monitoring and advocacy on SRHR – china (2004)
Published in 2004
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There has been considerable progress in China in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. Following on the ICPD, the Chinese Government collaborated with NGOs to make a number of policy changes that relate broadly to family planning, public health, and […]
ICPD ten years on; monitoring and advocacy on SRHR – nepal (2004)
Published in 2004
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The State of the World Population Report 2003 (UNFPA) estimates that Nepal’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) has doubled in the past seven years and stands at 905 per 100,000. After Afghanistan, which has a mortality rate of 1,276 per 100,000, Nepal has the second highest mortality rate in South Asia. The present moment is critical […]