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Lead with Love, Care with Courage: IPPF General Assembly 2025
The IPPF General Assembly is our moment to celebrate our shared resilience; to honour extraordinary bravery; and to reaffirm the global solidarity that binds us, across countries, regions, and generations.
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Lead with Love, Care with Courage: IPPF General Assembly 2025
From November 18th–20th, 2025, IPPF convened its General Assembly (GA) in Bali, Indonesia, hosted by the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA).
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Call to Action: Act Now for CSE!
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is fundamental to guaranteeing the health, rights, and development of children and young people globally.
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Call: Words for Rights Journalism Contest
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We Made It a Charter: IPPF’s Declaration of Values
On November 20, 2025, at IPPF’s General Assembly in Bali, our Federation unanimously adopted its first ever IPPF Charter of Values, delivering on our collective com
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The Debt of Freedom Behind the Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti
The history of independence in the Caribbean, often celebrated as the dawn of self-determination, conceals a painful paradox: the economic burden
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St. Lucia and Cuba make history with reforms for the LGBTQ+ community.
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18 March 2024
The Comission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the largest gathering of gender equality advocates in the world. This is what you must know about it.
18 March 2024
The Comission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the largest gathering of gender equality advocates in the world. This is what you must know about it.
21 February 2024
by Marta Royo, Executive Director of Profamilia, Member Association in Colombia.
21 February 2024
by Marta Royo, Executive Director of Profamilia, Member Association in Colombia.
13 February 2024
Discover how women and girls in the Americas and the Caribbean are conquering science, defying stereotypes. Stories of courage and direct contributions to sexual and reproductive rights.
13 February 2024
Discover how women and girls in the Americas and the Caribbean are conquering science, defying stereotypes. Stories of courage and direct contributions to sexual and reproductive rights.
06 February 2024
Today, February 6, is the International Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice that is a physical and mental violence against girls and women that threathens their right to health, including their sexual rights.
06 February 2024
Today, February 6, is the International Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice that is a physical and mental violence against girls and women that threathens their right to health, including their sexual rights.
01 February 2024
In the face of the Milei government's regressive policies threatening sexual and reproductive rights in Argentina, a general strike rallied half a million people. The government's austerity measures and anti-abortion stance jeopardize progress, impacting marginalized groups and intensifying gender inequalities. Ongoing efforts are crucial to safeguard hard-won victories, ensuring access to essential health services, comprehensive sexuality education, and defending LGBTQ+ rights.
01 February 2024
In the face of the Milei government's regressive policies threatening sexual and reproductive rights in Argentina, a general strike rallied half a million people. The government's austerity measures and anti-abortion stance jeopardize progress, impacting marginalized groups and intensifying gender inequalities. Ongoing efforts are crucial to safeguard hard-won victories, ensuring access to essential health services, comprehensive sexuality education, and defending LGBTQ+ rights.
12 December 2023
This blog explores the pivotal role of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in combating gender-based violence in the Americas and the Caribbean. Backed by research and evidence, the blog emphasizes the positive impacts of CSE in fostering healthy interpersonal relationships, bodily autonomy, and respect for human life. It underscores the importance of starting CSE at an early age, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education.
12 December 2023
This blog explores the pivotal role of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in combating gender-based violence in the Americas and the Caribbean. Backed by research and evidence, the blog emphasizes the positive impacts of CSE in fostering healthy interpersonal relationships, bodily autonomy, and respect for human life. It underscores the importance of starting CSE at an early age, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education.
18 March 2024
The Comission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the largest gathering of gender equality advocates in the world. This is what you must know about it.
18 March 2024
The Comission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the largest gathering of gender equality advocates in the world. This is what you must know about it.
21 February 2024
by Marta Royo, Executive Director of Profamilia, Member Association in Colombia.
21 February 2024
by Marta Royo, Executive Director of Profamilia, Member Association in Colombia.
13 February 2024
Discover how women and girls in the Americas and the Caribbean are conquering science, defying stereotypes. Stories of courage and direct contributions to sexual and reproductive rights.
13 February 2024
Discover how women and girls in the Americas and the Caribbean are conquering science, defying stereotypes. Stories of courage and direct contributions to sexual and reproductive rights.
06 February 2024
Today, February 6, is the International Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice that is a physical and mental violence against girls and women that threathens their right to health, including their sexual rights.
06 February 2024
Today, February 6, is the International Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice that is a physical and mental violence against girls and women that threathens their right to health, including their sexual rights.
01 February 2024
In the face of the Milei government's regressive policies threatening sexual and reproductive rights in Argentina, a general strike rallied half a million people. The government's austerity measures and anti-abortion stance jeopardize progress, impacting marginalized groups and intensifying gender inequalities. Ongoing efforts are crucial to safeguard hard-won victories, ensuring access to essential health services, comprehensive sexuality education, and defending LGBTQ+ rights.
01 February 2024
In the face of the Milei government's regressive policies threatening sexual and reproductive rights in Argentina, a general strike rallied half a million people. The government's austerity measures and anti-abortion stance jeopardize progress, impacting marginalized groups and intensifying gender inequalities. Ongoing efforts are crucial to safeguard hard-won victories, ensuring access to essential health services, comprehensive sexuality education, and defending LGBTQ+ rights.
12 December 2023
This blog explores the pivotal role of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in combating gender-based violence in the Americas and the Caribbean. Backed by research and evidence, the blog emphasizes the positive impacts of CSE in fostering healthy interpersonal relationships, bodily autonomy, and respect for human life. It underscores the importance of starting CSE at an early age, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education.
12 December 2023
This blog explores the pivotal role of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in combating gender-based violence in the Americas and the Caribbean. Backed by research and evidence, the blog emphasizes the positive impacts of CSE in fostering healthy interpersonal relationships, bodily autonomy, and respect for human life. It underscores the importance of starting CSE at an early age, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education.
