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arrow for change – why affirm sexuality? (vietnamese)
Published in 2007
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taking up the cairo challenge: country studies in asia pacific
Published in 1999
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There is still a long way to go before the recommendations of the International Conferenceon Population and Development (ICPD)in Cairo 1994 are known, understood and acted upon primarily by government, international agencies and donor organisations in Asia and the Pacific.This was one of the main conclusions of a regional research project Changes in Population Policies […]
arrow for change – ensuring young people’s sexual and reproductive rights
Published in 1998
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“Globally, the largest share of adolescents is and will continue to be in Asia, which has 60 per cent of the world’s population”. And “at 1.05 billion, today’s is the biggest-ever generation of young people between 15 and 24, and this age group is rapidly expanding in many countries”. However, in assessing commitments made since […]
arrow for change – addressing rape: the urgency of action
Published in 1998
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Incest, coerced pregnancy, mass rape, ethnic cleansing, forced prostitution, date rape, marital rape, gang rape, rape in conflict situations and rape as a weapon of war- are not about violent sex but power or sexual violence. That one out of every five women is a survivor of rape constitutes the prevalence of rape globally, and […]
arrow for change – the impact of globalisation on women’s health
Published in 1998
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The 1980s and 1990s have witnessed rapid and complex global changes- economic, political, cultural and technological- that have greatly influenced almost every aspect of human life including gender relations. The most significant of these globalisation trends include: (1) the rise of a global economic order that opens up financial markets to free flows of commodities […]
arrow for change – women at greater risk of HIV infection
Published in 1997
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One of the persistent beliefs about the HIV/AIDS pandemic is that it is mostly men who get infected. The reality, particularly in developing countries, is that women are not only getting infected at a faster rate than men but are also suffering more from the adverse impact of AIDS. As of mid-1996 the Joint United […]
arrow for change – violence against women: a silent pandemic
Published in 1995
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I became a doctor long before I became involved with women’s groups. I had an excellent medical education, but formal education never taught me to handle cases of raped women and to look for signs of violence and abuse against women and children in the emergency rooms of our training hospital. It was only when […]
arrow for change – challenges after cairo
Published in 1995
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Cairo was different. We now have a very progressive Programme of Action endorsed by countries of Asia and the Pacific, which recognises that eliminating gender inequality is the key to improving health, reducing poverty and empowering women and is the main factor influencing fertility and population growth. At the core of the development of this […]