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IPPF works to ensure people are free to make choices about their sexuality and well-being, in a world free from discrimination. The Federation is active in over 140 countries. In the Americas and the Caribbean, our dynamic network includes affiliates in 29 countries to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights and justice. The network comprises Member Associations (MAs), associate members and collaborative partners. Staff, youth advocates, and volunteers provide essential, rights-based healthcare and education to over 4.2 million people every year. We are leading service providers, advocates, activists, and vocal defenders of sexual and reproductive rights and justice in challenging political and social environments. Every day, we serve our communities in all their diversity, including women, adolescents and young people, girls, people with disabilities, migrants, LGBTIQ+ people, indigenous and rural people, Afro-descendants, people living with HIV, and sex workers.

IPPF’s Strategic Framework (SF) 2016-2022 commits the organisation to lead a locally-owned globally connected movement that provides and enables services, and champions sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. Increasing numbers of people face crises or live in chronically insecure settings. In recent years we have scaled up the number of sexual and reproductive health services and information provided to people in emergencies from 1.3m in 2013 to 3.2m in 2016, but we can do much more. The goal of this strategy is to improve access to life-saving SRHR for crisis-affected people in all their diversity. As the situation normalises after a crisis, we aim to leave behind stronger MAs sustaining quality services to diverse populations. IPPF’s model for SRHR in crisis connects the key elements of humanitarian action (prevention and preparedness, response, recovery and resilience) with long-term, equitable development.