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ICPD+20 asia youth fact sheet
Published in 2014
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Demands to governments, non-governmental bodies, young people, and other stakeholders based on young people’s experiences in Asia. Continue reading ICPD+20 asia youth fact sheet at Arrow.
pacific young people’s SRHR factsheet
Published in 2014
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In the Pacific region 56% of the population is under the age of 25. Pacific young people have diverse needs, opportunities and experiences, living as they do across 20,000 islands around the Pacific ocean. This dynamic group of young people live in urban and rural areas, on remote islands and in large cities. They have […]
young people of asia: what is the status of our sexual and reproductive health and rights?
Published in 2014
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Young people make up nearly half of the global population, with approximately 88% living in developing countries.1 The Asia-Pacific region alone accounts for 60% of the youth population, amounting to approximately 750 million persons. In Asia, young people are heterogeneous, and have come from all walks of life. They are in-school and out of school, […]
setting the adolescent and young people SRHR agenda beyond icpd+20
Published in 2014
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These Global South Adolescent and Young People Fact Sheets, have been developed as part of the ICPD+20 Global South SRHR Monitoring and Research Initiative steered by ARROW in partnership with Central and Eastern European Women’s Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASTRA), Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN), Egyptian Initiative for […]
ICPD+20 – status of SRHR in africa
Published in 2014
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The 20 year review of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action provides a unique opportunity to bring critical attention to adolescent and young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Africa. In a region where harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriage continue to violate […]
post 2015 development agenda – SRHR beyond 2014: opportunities and challenges
Published in 2014
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are integral to development. Sexual and reproductive health covers a wide spectrum of issues encompassing contraception, maternal health, adolescent pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDs to sexual and reproductive cancers. Sexual and reproductive rights include respect for bodily integrity, the right to choose one’s partner, the right to […]
ICPD+20: reproductive health and rights in central and eastern europe
Published in 2013
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The 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) adopted a 20-year Programme of Action (PoA) with a broad mandate on interrelationships between population, sustained economic growth and sustainable development, and advances in the education, economic status and empowerment of women. The year 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the Cairo Conference. It is, […]
ICPD+20 SRHR in the middle east and north africa
Published in 2013
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The year 2014 was meant to be the year that ended the Program of Action adopted by the Cairo Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. The document was a paradigm shift in understanding and framing reproductive health and rights and prioritizing individuals’ rights to choose and make decisions with regards to their own […]
sexual and reproductive health and rights for all – now!
Published in 2013
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In 1994, one hundred and seventy nine (179) governments committed to advance the Programme of Action of the landmark International Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. The Programme of Action has put women’s empowerment, reproductive health, reproductive rights and sexual health at the centre of development. It has also shifted the paradigm from […]
ICPD+20 status of SRHR in asia-pacific
Published in 2013
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2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development’s Programme of Action, one of the landmark consensus documents, in which governments agreed to and signed off on commitments towards improving women’s sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. Monitoring government achievements and performance is a critical way of holding governments and […]