United States undermine women’s rights in latest UN resolution on sexual violence

25/4/2019

The UN Security Council adopted a weak resolution on the uptake of sexual violence in conflict. The Americans insisted on deleting any reference to sexual and reproductive health care for victims of rape and sexual violence from the text.

The Trump administration is systematically undermining the consensus on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The administration wants to prevent any possible reference to abortion. With his entry into office the administration reintroduced the Mexico City Policy which prohibits American development aid to organisations which provide information on abortion or referrals to other organisations, even where abortion is allowed by law.

Belgium makes bold statements in support of universal access to SRHR at CPD52

9/4/2019

Adolescent girls. Copyright IPPF EN

“Belgium is determined to build a world in which no one, not a single child, not a single young person, not a single woman nor a single girl is left behind.” These were the closing words with which Belgium reconfirmed its strong commitment to the full implementaton of the International Cairo Programme of Action (ICPD) at the 52nd CPD, 1-5 April 2019.

UN Member States reaffirm their commitment to the ICPD Program of Action

9/4/2019

On April 1st the UN Commission on Population and Development unanimously adopted a political declaration reaffirming the importance of the ICPD Program of Action. 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development by 179 UN Member States in Cairo, Egypt in 1994.

“No more time for dry-runs” NGOs critical of Belgium’s uptake of the Sustainable Development Agenda

9/4/2019

To date, no fundamental change in governance has been seen, Perspective 2030, the Belgian coalition of NGOs monitoring the realisation of the 2030 Agenda of which Sensoa is a member, stated. The coalition published a critical report that took stock of Belgium’s efforts since signing on to the Agenda in 2015.

Extreme right elite gathers at World Congress of Families in Italy

8/4/2019

Late March the American association ‘International Organisation for the Family’ (IOF) and anti-choice associations ProVita and CitizenGo co-organised the 5th World Congress of Families in the Italian city of Verona.

The congress allows anti-choice associations to meet associations who are against freedom of choice with regard to relations, sexuality and family planning.

United States undermine women’s rights in latest UN resolution on sexual violence

Belgium makes bold statements in support of universal access to SRHR at CPD52

UN Member States reaffirm their commitment to the ICPD Program of Action

“No more time for dry-runs” NGOs critical of Belgium’s uptake of the Sustainable Development Agenda

Extreme right elite gathers at World Congress of Families in Italy

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