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IPPF considers legal action against UK Government's decision to cut IPPF’s funding
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The International Planned Parenthood Federation is considering legal action against the UK Government's decision to cut IPPF’s funding, decision made based on the Government’s cut to the foreign aid budget which IPPF believes to be unlawful.
IPPF announces new commitments to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at the Generation Equality Forum
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By 2026, IPPF commits to work to accelerate universal access to safe abortion care centered on three principles – rights-based, reproductive justice and gender transformative.
IPPF at the Generation Equality Forum
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The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) is a civil society–centered, global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France.
IPPF hosts G7 SRHR Ministerial Roundtable
Young women in Palestine
IPPF hosted a G7 Ministerial Roundtable entitled Empower Women and Girls, Empower Humanity: Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
Period stigma: how it holds back girls and women
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Myths, misconceptions and misinformation about periods feed into stigma which can be hugely damaging for many girls, women and people who menstruate around the world.
Gender-based violence is shockingly prevalent – but it is also preventable
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1 in 3 women globally experience violence across the course of their lives – that’s around 736 million women who suffer physical, mental and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner or non-partner.
"The movement helps girls to know their rights and their bodies"
Fatoumata Yehiya Maiga
23-year-old Fatoumata joined the Youth Action Movement in 2018. Since then, she's been involved in projects to help young people understand their sexual rights and health. Periods, teenage pregnancy, female genital mutilation (FGM) – no topic is off-limits for Fatoumata.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2020
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This year, we are putting the spotlight on the links between gender-based violence and the world of work. This could mean the violence and harassment women face while working, or on their way to/from work, or the harm they face at home which has an impact on their working lives.
IPPF's new project sets to change discriminatory laws related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in 12 countries
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IPPF arranged the first meeting of the project group that is tasked to develop IPPF policy and advocacy work on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) issues in Nairobi in November 2019. IPPF has chosen 12 member associations (MAs), two from each IPPF region, for this important work.
16 Days of Activism: What are we doing to help end gender-based violence?
Bulbul from India
Once again, we are proud to stand with organizations around the world to highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which runs annually from 25 November to 10 December. Yet, we are obviously disappointed that we need to – and we hope that one day we never have to mark it again.