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FPAI Director, Kalpana Apte takes the lead for Women!

Kalpana Apte exudes passion when she advises young women working in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR). “They must be committed to human rights as a priority,” says Apte, Director-General of the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI). “It should not be seen as a professional option or a job but a […]

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Strategy 2028

Draft 1 of our new strategy Draft 1 of our next strategy is almost ready, and will be shared on 11 March. Draft 1 has not yet been viewed by the IPPF Board. It is a pre-board draft. The Board will view the draft only on 10 March 2022. Writing Team The draft was written […]

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International Women’s Day!

The theme for this International Women’s Day is #Breakthebias. For this year’s International Women’s Day, IPPF is highlighting what women humanitarian actors are doing to break the bias of humanitarian aid.  Imagine a humanitarian crisis.   What images come to mind?   Who is delivering aid?   Who is receiving it?   It is well documented that in a humanitarian emergency […]

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Op-Ed: It’s time to permanently repeal the ‘global gag rule’

by Caitlin Horrigan (PPFA) and Marie-Evelyne Petrus Barry (Regional Director for IPPF Africa Regional Office) In January 2021, the global health, human rights, and gender equity communities waited with bated breath for U.S. President Joe Biden to keep his election promises and repeal the harmful Mexico City Policy, also known as the “global gag rule.” The devastating […]

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IPPF on the growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine:

07/03/2022 An update on IPPF’s partnership with the All-Poland’s Women’s Strike and the urgent need for the safe passage of humanitarian aid into Ukraine. Over the past few days, the world has watched in horror and disbelief at the events unfolding in Ukraine. It is estimated that over 500,000 people have now fled – many […]

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Celebrate International Women’s Day with us!  

Celebrating Women and Girls’ Bodily Autonomy and Empowerment I hope this finds you very well indeed!!!  The invitation to the side-event Celebrating Women and Girls’ Bodily Autonomy and Empowerment that will be held on International Women’s Day (March 8) at 9am EST is below.  Congratulations IPPF UN advocacy team with the support of ACRO for putting together this powerful […]

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Latest report tracking European donor expenditures to SRHR worldwide.

he tracking is done annually within the framework of the Countdown 2030 Europe project, where ENRO is the lead partner, and the consortium is made up also by some of our MAs. You find more info on the report in our newsletter: https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=e2c60adc22ac4958758cc40e8&id=ef9a5305e4 Or here: https://countdown2030europe.org/resources/european-donor-support-srhfp-spotlight-srhr-trends-analysis-2020-21 (please link to this page if you share it).

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Constitutional court of Colombia decriminalizes abortion

Bogota/London, Monday 21st February 2022 Today, the Colombian Constitutional Court decriminalized abortion up to 24 weeks in another victory for the Green Wave sweeping through Latin America. The historic decision follows years of campaigning by women’s right’s activists across Colombia and came off the back of two lawsuits that asked the court to declare article 122 of the penal […]

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