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La pandémie de coronavirus nous montre une fois de plus que la préparation, l’atténuation et la réponse aux crises sanitaires consistent inévitablement à examiner et à supprimer les inégalités dans notre société. Combien flagrant est le fait que, même si c’est aussi simple que le lavage des mains, cela peut aider à arrêter la propagation des infections, 40% de la population mondiale ne dispose toujours pas d’installations adéquates pour se laver les mains avec de l’eau et du savon à la maison.

The coronavirus pandemic is only showing us once again that preparing, mitigating, and responding to health crises is inevitably about examining and abolishing the inequalities in our society. How glaring is the fact that while it is as simple as handwashing that can help stop the spread of the infections, 40% of the world’s population still do not have adequate handwashing facilities with water and soap at home? As we tightly hold on to our hopes for the end of this crisis, we remain steadfast in our solidarity so that we don’t go back to ‘normal,’ but rather come out of this with a better and just world.

This submission was prepared by a coalition of civil society groups working in the Philippines to contribute to the upcoming report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation of human rights in the Philippines as requested by the Human Rights Council (the Council) in its Resolution 41/2 adopted on 11 July 2019 on the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. We would like to direct the attention of the OHCHR to grave violations of fundamental human rights resulting from one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world which causes preventable deaths and injuries among women and girls who are unable to access safe and legal abortion services.

Help us provide support to women and girls affected by the disaster. WGNRR Coordination Office in Manila will be partnering with organisations conducting relief operations to provide additional sanitary and basic hygiene supplies, including much needed items to address menstrual hygiene.

We are looking for an Advocacy and Communications Specialist and Finance Assistant to join our team!

Grassroots sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and abortion rights organisations from five countries in Africa, gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to reaffirm commitments to promote and advance SRHR, including the right to access safe abortion information and services.

We, the 250 African young people, mostly adolescent girls and young women, in all our diversity, from across African countries representing all regions gathered on 12-14 August, 2019 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and on 27October, 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the youth regional consultation on Beijing+25 on the theme “Generation Equality Africa”. We recognize, […]

WGNRR Africa and MenEngage Alliance invite everyone to join the worldwide mobilisation for the right to safe and legal abortion this coming September 28 International Safe Abortion Day. This year at WGNRR Africa, we have decided to focus on our regional mobilization and collective involvement in ensuring that safe abortion services is a healthcare guaranteed under the grounds defined by the regional human rights framework, especially the Maputo Protocol.