SRHR

Press release - Women must have full control of their sexual and reproductive health and rights

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Human sexuality, Health, Education, SRHR, Woman, Background, Health care, Poverty, Parliament, Commission, Council, Fundamental rights, Curriculum, Reproductive rights, Abortion, Birth control

MEPs condemn the backsliding on women’s rights and all attempts to restrict or remove existing protections for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality taking place globally, including in the EU member states.

Key Points: 
  • MEPs condemn the backsliding on women’s rights and all attempts to restrict or remove existing protections for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality taking place globally, including in the EU member states.
  • They call on the Commission to ensure that organisations working against gender equality and women’s rights, including reproductive rights, do not receive EU funding.
  • Healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health, falls under national powers.
  • Changing the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to include abortion would require unanimous agreement from all member states.

European Parliamentary Forum Unveils MENA Contraception Policy Atlas in Cairo

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Friday, September 8, 2023
UNFPA, Workforce, Reproductive rights, Royal college, Partnership, Pediatrics, Education, European Parliament Former Members Association, United Nations Population Fund, Birth, Policy, Research, SRHR, EPF, Collection, AIW, Health, Birth control, Conference, Pediatric nursing, Nursing, Woman, Organon

CAIRO, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) today showcased the inaugural Middle East & North Africa Contraception Policy Atlas in Cairo.

Key Points: 
  • CAIRO, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) today showcased the inaugural Middle East & North Africa Contraception Policy Atlas in Cairo.
  • The MENA Contraception Policy Atlas offers a comprehensive analysis of 21 countries on aspects such as political leadership, access to contraceptives, national and international policies, and funding.
  • 52% of countries have initiated policy measures to guarantee universal access to contraception.
  • The global launch of the Contraception Policy Atlas 2023 took place at the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on 18 July 2023.

European Parliamentary Forum Unveils MENA Contraception Policy Atlas in Cairo

Retrieved on: 
Friday, September 8, 2023
UNFPA, Workforce, Reproductive rights, Royal college, Partnership, Pediatrics, Education, European Parliament Former Members Association, United Nations Population Fund, Birth, Policy, Research, Multimedia, SRHR, EPF, Collection, AIW, Health, Birth control, Conference, Pediatric nursing, Nursing, Woman, Organon

CAIRO, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) today showcased the inaugural Middle East & North Africa Contraception Policy Atlas in Cairo.

Key Points: 
  • CAIRO, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) today showcased the inaugural Middle East & North Africa Contraception Policy Atlas in Cairo.
  • The MENA Contraception Policy Atlas offers a comprehensive analysis of 21 countries on aspects such as political leadership, access to contraceptives, national and international policies, and funding.
  • 52% of countries have initiated policy measures to guarantee universal access to contraception.
  • The global launch of the Contraception Policy Atlas 2023 took place at the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on 18 July 2023.

Prime Minister visits Indonesia, welcomes a new chapter in the Canada-ASEAN relationship

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Private sector, Trade, Partnership, United Nations, Education, Face, Infrastructure, Findev, Quality of life, ASEAN Summit, Woman, World Institute for Nuclear Security, Sustainable Development Goals, SRHR, Kool-Aid, Pandemic, GDP, Investment, Water, Economic development, Growth, Export Development Canada, Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Transport, Mitigation, Joseph Cirincione, International trade, EDC, Drug, Oil, Renewable energy, Video game, ASEAN, Pacific Ocean

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today met with the President of Indonesia and current Chair of ASEAN, Joko Widodo, in Jakarta, Indonesia to strengthen ties between our two countries.

Key Points: 
  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today met with the President of Indonesia and current Chair of ASEAN, Joko Widodo, in Jakarta, Indonesia to strengthen ties between our two countries.
  • Prime Minister Trudeau also announced the opening of an Export Development Canada (EDC) office in Jakarta .
  • Over the next two days, Prime Minister Trudeau will attend the ASEAN Summit and mark the beginning of a new era in Canada-ASEAN relations with the official launch of the ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership.
  • The Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Mary Ng, accompanied the Prime Minister in Indonesia.

Highlights - 2024 General budget of the EU - opinion - 26.6.23 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Friday, June 23, 2023
Commission, SRHR, FEMM, ESF, European, EU

2024 General budget of the EU - opinion - 26.6.23

Key Points: 
  • 2024 General budget of the EU - opinion - 26.6.23
    On Monday, 26 June 2023, the FEMM Committee will present the draft resolution on “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024”.
  • The draft opinion for the budgetary resolution notes that the Commission has borrowed billions of euros beyond what was forecast, and asks that money not be wasted on "unproductive ideological fantasies", such as "gender confusion".
  • The opinion urges that the Commission not intrude on member state competence such as sexual education.
  • The opinion rapporteur identifies possible areas of savings such as SRHR, EIGE and gender mainstreaming.

New Data Shows Vast Majority of Canadians Believe Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Should be a Federal Government Priority

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Global Affairs Canada, Policy advocacy, Reproductive rights, Face, Diplomacy, Disability, Birth, Woman, SRHR, Abortion, Risk, Ageing, CANADA, Annual report, Health, Death, Action Canada, ACTION, Birth control, Policy

Notably, the data shows that Canadians believe supporting SRHR is just as important around the world as it is at home.

Key Points: 
  • Notably, the data shows that Canadians believe supporting SRHR is just as important around the world as it is at home.
  • "This polling data comes at a time when sexual and reproductive rights are facing increased attacks in the U.S. and globally," says Kelly Bowden, Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Government Relations at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights.
  • While the polling data shows that Canadians care about global sexual and reproductive health and rights, it also reveals that nearly half of Canadians (47%) don't know about Canada's role in achieving those rights.
  • ACTION CANADA FOR SEXUAL HEALTH & RIGHTS is a progressive, pro-choice charitable organization committed to advancing and upholding sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada and globally.

REPORT CALLS ON U.S. TO BOOST INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING FUNDING AND CHANGE RESTRICTIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICIES

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Friday, March 3, 2023
Empowerment, Population Institute, PAI, Global North and Global South, Woman, UNFPA, SRH, International Women's Day, United Nations Population Fund, Reproductive rights, International Women's Health Coalition, Policy, SRHR, Research, Birth control, Renewable energy

International Women's Day is March 8 and President Biden's proposed FY2024 budget is slated to be released on March 9.

Key Points: 
  • International Women's Day is March 8 and President Biden's proposed FY2024 budget is slated to be released on March 9.
  • "The world's population recently surpassed 8 billion people, reminding us that the scale of human needs will only continue to grow.
  • U.S. investment in international family planning has stagnated amid these growing needs, leaving millions behind."
  • "Policymakers determining U.S. foreign assistance priorities need to understand how gender equality and empowerment objectives are impacted by access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services."

Highlights - Revision of the Treaties - vote - 29.11.22 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Saturday, November 26, 2022
Parity, Charter, EU, SRHR, GBV, Treaty

Revision of the Treaties - vote - 29.11.22

Key Points: 
  • Revision of the Treaties - vote - 29.11.22
    25-11-2022 - 18:17
    On Tuesday, 29 November 2022, the FEMM Committee will vote on the proposals for amendments of the Treaties.
  • Through 23 compromise amendments, the Rapporteur Nina Galvez Muoz proposes to substitute gender terminology in the Treaties, enshrine SRHR and abortion in the Charter, transfer to the EU the competences to legislate on discriminations of all kinds and define new areas of offences and sanctions (GBV), achieve gender parity within the institutions and put lawmaking, budget and governance at the service of gender equality.

GFF and PAI Announce New Partnership to Strengthen Civil Society and Youth Engagement to Accelerate Progress in Women, Children and Adolescent Health

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Friday, May 20, 2022
CSO, CP/M, Adolescence, Health minister, Woman, Policy, Health, SRHR, Private sector, COVID-19, PAI, World Bank, Reproductive health, Partnership, Child, Global, Bank account, Organization, Heart, GFF, Head, World, Annual report, CEO, Birth control, Pharmaceutical industry

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Global Financing Facility (GFF) and PAI announced today a new collaboration to further strengthen civil society and youth engagement in GFF partner countries to help deliver better health for all women, children and adolescents, as part of the GFF Civil Society and Youth Engagement Strategy .

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Global Financing Facility (GFF) and PAI announced today a new collaboration to further strengthen civil society and youth engagement in GFF partner countries to help deliver better health for all women, children and adolescents, as part of the GFF Civil Society and Youth Engagement Strategy .
  • Since its inception in 2015, the GFF has provided grants and technical assistance to strengthen CSO engagement in country stakeholder platforms.
  • The GFF is a multistakeholder partnership of the World Bank that supports country-led efforts to improve the health of women, children and adolescents.
  • Since the GFF was founded in 2015, partner countries have made significant progress to improve maternal and child health.

GFF and PAI Announce New Partnership to Strengthen Civil Society and Youth Engagement to Accelerate Progress in Women, Children and Adolescent Health

Retrieved on: 
Friday, May 20, 2022
CSO, CP/M, Adolescence, Health minister, Woman, Policy, Health, SRHR, Private sector, COVID-19, PAI, World Bank, Reproductive health, Partnership, Child, Global, Bank account, Organization, Heart, GFF, Head, World, Annual report, CEO, Birth control, Pharmaceutical industry

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Global Financing Facility (GFF) and PAI announced today a new collaboration to further strengthen civil society and youth engagement in GFF partner countries to help deliver better health for all women, children and adolescents, as part of the GFF Civil Society and Youth Engagement Strategy .

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Global Financing Facility (GFF) and PAI announced today a new collaboration to further strengthen civil society and youth engagement in GFF partner countries to help deliver better health for all women, children and adolescents, as part of the GFF Civil Society and Youth Engagement Strategy .
  • Since its inception in 2015, the GFF has provided grants and technical assistance to strengthen CSO engagement in country stakeholder platforms.
  • The GFF is a multistakeholder partnership of the World Bank that supports country-led efforts to improve the health of women, children and adolescents.
  • Since the GFF was founded in 2015, partner countries have made significant progress to improve maternal and child health.