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Anti-rights groups and movements are expanding their work into new and seemingly unlikely spaces to impose regressive, fundamentalist Christian views on human rights, family, gender, and sexuality. This briefing paper outlines the activities of three anti-rights groups based in the Global North leading a transnational attack on an economic agreement between the European Union (EU) and its country partners in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) – known as the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (the Agreement). Christian Council International, Family Watch International, and the Political Network for Values are taking issue with EU efforts to include protective language on human rights, and specifically sexual and reproductive health and rights within the Agreement. While it is unlikely that they will succeed in altogether derailing the Agreement renewal process, the investment of attention, time, and money warrants closer inspection by human rights activists and the media, as well as EU and ACP negotiators, parliamentarians, and other stakeholders.Â
Myanmar Home 9 Search Results Safeguarding abortion access during political and pandemic crisis in Myanmar Faced with rising COVID cases and escalating armed conflicts between the military and ethnic armed organizations, many people in Myanmar hav …
Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia Home 9 Search Results As climate change strikes again in Southern Africa, Ipas responds to reproductive health needs When tropical cyclones Ana and Batsirai killed nearly 100 people and left almost a million displaced …
Kenya Home 9 Search Results Making facemasks to help refugees stay safe in Kenya In Kenya, the response to curb the COVID-19 pandemic was immediate. In late March 2020, a countrywide quarantine was imposed—airports, schools, churches and mosques w …
Upholding migrants’ sexual and reproductive rights in Bolivia Fleeing hardships and unrest, Venezuelans have been migrating to Bolivia in growing numbers. When they arrive, they face the basic challenges of migrants everywhere—including lack of access to sexual and reproductive health care.
Amidst ever-increasing abortion restrictions in the United States, new research commissioned by Ipas shows nine in 10 Americans oppose total abortion bans.
Esta guÃa de facilitación complementa a Los cimientos del cambio: guÃa paso a paso sobre el advocacy para ampliar el acceso a los servicios de aborto seguro, publicada por Ipas en 2018.
August 2022 marked five years since more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled persecution in Myanmar and arrived in refugee camps across the border in Bangladesh. Much has changed for the people who now call these camps home, but the need for sexual and reproductive health services—including abortion care—has remained constant.
Decades of armed conflict, economic unrest and public health crises have left nearly 20 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in need of humanitarian assistance. The internally displaced population is more than 5 million, and sexual violence against women and girls is widespread. Ipas DRC, in partnership with community-based organizations, is working to ensure that reproductive health care—including abortion and contraception—is available to women and girls affected by these crises.
Against the backdrop of a brutal civil war, Ipas Ethiopia helps health facilities prioritize sexual and reproductive health care services, including abortion care, and re-establish those services in areas where they have been disrupted. Supporting humanitarian agencies and community organizations, Ipas provides refresher trainings in abortion and contraceptive care for health workers and works with pharmacists and mobile health units to ensure abortion pills are available throughout the region so that women can manage their abortion themselves, without needing to go to a health facility.
Protect abortion access No matter who. No matter where. Access to abortion and contraception puts people in control of their own bodies and reproductive health. When you give to Ipas, you give women and girls everywhere the opportunity to determine the …
On August 9, Kenyans went to the polls. Past elections in Kenya have been characterized by violence, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Ipas Africa Alliance, with the support of Open Society Foundation (OSF), is working to create a soci …
‘When refugees have control over their reproductive health, it has a powerful impact on their quality of life.’ This August marks five years since more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled persecution in Myanmar and arrived in refugee camps across the b …
A diverse group of more than 100 U.S. and international organizations today sent a letter to the U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) urging that foreign assistance funding for abortion care be authorized immediat …
How is climate change affecting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls in Nepal? And what can be done to ensure they have leadership roles as climate change response plans are developed in local communities?
When people can safely get an abortion, it not only improves their own quality of life, but that of their families, communities and even countries.
Cette boîte à outils est conçue pour aider les cliniciens, les gestionnaires d’établissements ou les gestionnaires de programmes au niveau du district ou au niveau national à initier l’utilisation du misoprostol comme traitement médical de l’avortement incomplet ou à intégrer le misoprostol dans les services de soins après avortement existants.
Este conjunto de herramientas está diseñado para ayudar a los médicos, administradores de instalaciones o administradores de programas a nivel distrital o nacional a iniciar el uso del misoprostol como tratamiento médico para el aborto incompleto o integrar el misoprostol en los servicios de atención postaborto existentes.
Safe, high quality abortion services are a critical component of reproductive health care. But what constitutes high quality abortion services? This study describes a process used to create a new, more concise measure of abortion care quality, and an approach to defining and selecting a set of indicators that can be applied in pharmacies, facilities, or with hotlines, and for clients of surgical or medical abortion services in all countries. Keywords: abortion, quality of care, measurement, user-centered design, stakeholder acceptance, Abortion Service Quality (ASQ)