Save the Date – Share-Net Youth Week

Posted on August 4, 2016 at 1:07 pm

Start Date: 2016-09-26

It is with pleasure that we invite you to take part in the Youth Week organized by Share-Net and its members which takes place from 26th – 30th of September in Humanity House, The Hague and De Balie, Amsterdam.  We ...

New WHO guidelines to improve care for millions living with female genital mutilation

Posted on June 16, 2016 at 4:59 pm

Health-care providers across the world need to be prepared to provide care to girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). Many are unaware of the potential negative health consequences of FGM and are often inadequately trained to ...

Young & in Control Event – SRHR Alliance

Posted on June 13, 2016 at 12:40 pm

Start Date: 2016-06-20

Unplanned pregnancies, sexual violence, girls who get forced into marriage with older men, or sexually transmitted infections such as HIV; in a number of developing countries young people are far from in control when it comes to their sexuality. They rarely have the ...

Prince Claus Chair Seminar: Gender Based Violence and Global Governance. Resisting the Politics of Othering in Dutch Research, NGO Practice and Policy

Posted on June 6, 2016 at 5:02 am

Start Date: 2016-06-08

Date & time: 8 June 2016, 12:30-18:00 hrs. This symposiumis a joint initiative organised by ISS/EUR and Partos to facilitate exchange between academics, policy makers and practitioners working in the fields of international and national development.  Professor Rema Hammami, Prince Claus Chair holder ...

4th Women Deliver Global Conference – Copenhagen, Denmark

Posted on May 14, 2016 at 2:47 pm

Start Date: 2016-05-16

Date: Monday, 16 May 2016 to Thursday, 19 May 2016 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Women Deliver’s 4th Global Conference, taking place 16-19 May 2016, will be the largest gathering on girls’ and women’s health and rights in the last decade and one ...

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

Posted on May 14, 2016 at 2:23 pm

Date: Monday, 23 May 2016 Location: Global Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth. It is a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum caused by prolonged, obstructed ...

Information series on sexual and reproductive health and rights – United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Posted on April 19, 2016 at 6:10 am

Useful 1 pagers on human rights and SRHR , all issues are covered (like LGBTI, abortion, gender inequality, contraceptives & family planning, maternal health etc.) developed by OHCHR. Women’s sexual and reproductive health is related to multiple human rights, including ...

Therapeutic Activism: Men of Hope Refugee Association Uganda Breaking the Silence over Male Rape in Conflict-related Sexual Violence

Posted on March 23, 2016 at 10:57 am

Men’s experiences as victims of sexual and gender-based violence remain little recognised in research, policy or practice. Mainstream narratives generally continue to depict men as perpetrators of violence and women as victims. Yet, having been linked to forced migration in ...

Share-Net Meeting: Gender equality and SRHR in a new global landscape

Posted on February 26, 2016 at 10:44 am

In 2016, the new 2030 Agenda with the SDGs has formally started, including strong commitments to improve SRHR and gender equality globally. Although the 2030 Agenda was adopted in September 2015, a number of crucial factors still remain unknown and ...

Ending Violence Against Women: From the Beijing Platform for Action to the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted on January 27, 2016 at 5:18 am

This booklet contains relevant sections of the principal international agreements over the past 20 years where countries have committed to responding to violence against women and girls. It also provides a summary of trends in national implementation of the Platform ...