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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 […]
reclaiming & redefining rights – sexuality & rights in asia
Published in 2012
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Sex and sexuality are contentious issues: the divide between those who advocate for granting greater individual autonomy and those who argue for greater social control is evident at all political levels. To confer rights connected to the issues of sex and sexuality, UN conventions and conferences such as Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against […]
reclaiming & redefining rights – poverty, food security, SRHR
Published in 2012
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We explore the linkages of poverty, food security, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. We underscore the need to take a synoptic view regarding the vulnerability of women’s lives in the Asia-Pacific region when assailed by poverty while simultaneously accounting these factors in SRHR. We suggest ARROW action pathways borne from the world views […]
continuum of quality care south asia working paper
Published in 2012
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Continuum of care has recently been highlighted by the Partnership for Maternal and Neo-Natal and Child Health (PMNCH) and UNICEF as a core principle of programmes for reproductive, maternal, adolescent, newborn, and child health. This modality of care is necessary throughout one’s lifecycle – adolescence, preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, the postnatal period, and childhood – regardless of location. Care can be […]
rights based continuum of quality care for women’s reproductive health in south asia
Published in 2012
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The South Asian sub-region accounts for a substantial part of preventable maternal deaths in the world. Maternal mortality estimates remain high particularly in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of Bangladesh stands at 194, India 212, Nepal 281, and Pakistan 276. As many countries in South Asia do not have a […]
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 […]
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 […]
the women and health section of the beijing platform for action
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 […]
understanding the critical linkages between gender-based violence and SRHR: fulfilling commitments towards MDG+15
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 […]