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MAY 17 – International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

May 17, 2014

It is high time for LGBTQI communities and their defenders worldwide to live lives free from violence and discrimination. Join us in the fight to create more inclusive societies embracing the human rights of dignity and equality, where people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are accepted and celebrated!

May 28, International Day of Action for Women’s Health Call to Action

May 13, 2014

Join women’s rights activists around the world in the re-launch of May 28th International Day of Action for Women’s Health, by calling on governments and the international community to ensure a holistic, inclusive, and human rights-based approach to women and girls’ health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. In 1987, women’s rights activists declared May 28 […]

Press release on re-launch of May 28 campaign – May 8 2014

May 13, 2014

WGNRR is undertaking the re-launch of the May 28 campaign in collaboration with over 20 international, regional and national organizations, in an effort to mobilize women all over the world to demand the inclusion of their human right to health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, of which our sexual and reproductive health and rights are an integral part.

ORAL STATEMENT Submitted by ICW Global and WGNRR at the 47th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (April 7th – 11th, 2014)  

April 28, 2014

  This statement was presented by Lara Cousins on behalf of ICW Global and WGNRR. Watch the video:   Honourable Chairman, On behalf of the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights, and the undersigned organizations, I value the opportunity to represent over a thousand organizations and individuals […]

Highlights of CPD47: WGNRR endorsed statement of SOGIE caucus

April 23, 2014

WGNRR was among 97 organizations that endorsed an oral statement delivered on behalf of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Caucus during the 47th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD47). The statement drew attention to the violence, stigma and discrimination that people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions experience around […]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: WGNRR YOUTH BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER

April 23, 2014

WGNRR is seeking for a qualified young sexual and reproductive health and rights activist from the Asian region to fill a vacancy on its International Board. About the role The role of Board members is to ensure the institutional integrity of the organization, consistency and advancement of organizational mandate and values, financial soundness and integrity, […]

September 28 Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion

April 23, 2014

September 28 Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion has its origin in Latin America and the Caribbean where women’s groups have been mobilizing around September 28 the last two decades to demand their governments to decriminalize abortion, to provide access to safe and affordable abortion services and to end stigma and […]

Women’s Promotion Center

April 12, 2014

Women’s Promotion Center (WPC) from Tanzania was created in 2002 with a vision of creating a society that recognizes and respects women’s rights and dignity, and upholds equality between women and men. WPC’s mission is to foster and empower women’s groups to build a strong women’s grassroots movement that would bring about positive change in individual behavior and social policy.