Latest Blogs
A selection of blogs from across the Federation
Nepal
Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic
“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.
15 March 2017
From the IPPF side event, "Transforming ‘work’: Linking Care, Public Services and Women’s Economic Empowerment" at the 61st Commission on the
12 March 2017
In case you missed it – one of President Trump’s first order of business was to re-enact the Mexico City Policy.
02 March 2017
Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.
27 February 2017
Access to family planning is limited in Uganda and the contraceptive prevalence rate stands at only 30%.
06 February 2017
Today the world celebrates the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a tradition that still puts at risk the lif
02 February 2017
Human rights have always been an important issue but never have they commanded the public agenda as they do now.