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reclaiming & redefining rights – reproductive autonomy and rights in asia
Published in 2012
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Sex and reproduction 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 reproduction, UN conventions and conferences, such as the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
MDG 5 in asia: progress, gaps and challenges (english)
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 […]
ICPD ten years on; monitoring and advocacy on SRHR – cambodia (2004)
Published in 2004
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The civil war of the seventies and the ensuing political unrest during the past three decades has left Cambodia with a poor public sector infrastructure and services. The Khmer Rouge decimated the health system: of the 1,000 doctors trained prior to 1975, less than 50 survived the regime. In 1979, the restoration of a functioning […]
ICPD ten years on; monitoring and advocacy on SRHR – asia-pacific (2004)
Published in 2004
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This overview is based on the eight country monitoring reports listed below and a regional NGO consultation of the ARROW coordinated project, “ICPD Ten Years On; Monitoring and Advocacy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights” funded by the Foundation, New York and NOVIB, Netherlands. It also draws on: eight NGO country reports to be […]