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Asia Pacific Civil Society Presents Asks for Beijing +20

August 19, 2014

The statement for the 3rd Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) lists asks on financial support and transparent and participatory accountability mechanisms.

Call for Demonstrations Across Europe − 20 August

August 19, 2014

Come to the rallies in Dublin, Galway and Cork in Ireland and in London on 20 August 6pm outside the Irish Embassy in support of 18 year old asylum seeker who was denied abortion even though the pregnancy was a result of rape and threatened girl’s health and well-being.

Statement of the Civil Society on non-recognition of SRHR

August 18, 2014

In response to the lack of recognition of SRHR during the 3rd Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) civil society organisations, including WGNRR, presented a statement outlining critical issues and areas to address in Beijing +20.

Call for Endorsements: Civil Society Statement to ESCAP

August 18, 2014

Beijing +20 Civil Society Steering Committee of Asia-Pacific is calling organisations from the region to support its statement to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP).

Webinar: Why Youth-Friendly Post-Abortion Care? Reasons, Resources, & Realities

August 13, 2014

Please join the Postabortion Care (PAC) Consortium’s Youth-Friendly PAC Task Force on September 4th for a webinar: Why Youth-Friendly PAC? Reasons, Resources, & Realities. The webinar will provide the rationale for focusing on youth as a key population for PAC services; situate youth-friendly PAC within the context of the human rights framework and government commitments; describe programmatic interventions to improve youth access to quality PAC; and provide an overview of existing PAC Consortium resources related to youth-friendly PAC.

Speak Up for Young People’s SRHR – Join the International Youth Day Twitter Chat!

August 8, 2014

This August 12, the Youth Health and Rights Coalition (YHRC) is celebrating International Youth Day with a Twitter Chat from 12-1pm EST, to highlight why investing in the health and human rights of young people is key to achieving broad health and development goals. During the Twitter Chat they will discuss the sexual and reproductive health and rights […]