Offline: How to restore the credibility of UNAIDS
Posted on December 17, 2018 at 4:40 pm
“The UNAIDS Secretariat is in crisis, a crisis which threatens its vital work.” Astonishing does not even begin to describe the findings and recommendations of an Independent Expert Panel, set up to investigate harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying, and abuse ...
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Pilot testing and evaluation of a toolkit for menstrual hygiene management in emergencies in three refugee camps in Northwest Tanzania
Posted on December 17, 2018 at 4:36 pm
Displaced adolescent girls and women face many challenges managing their monthly menstrual flow with dignity and comfort in various challenging settings around the world, such as refugee camps, informal settlements, and while in transit across geographies as they flee disaster ...
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Report – Making the Case for Menstrual Health: Why Periods Matter for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Posted on December 17, 2018 at 11:07 am
On November 27th, 2018, PSI-Europe organized, in collaboration with Share-Net International, a breakfast meeting under the title “Making the Case for Menstrual Health: Why Periods Matter for Sexual and Reproductive Health”. The group discussed about how menstrual health can help ...
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“It isn’t that we’re prostitutes”: Child protection and sexual exploitation of adolescent girls within and beyond refugee camps in Rwanda
Posted on December 12, 2018 at 11:07 am
While refugee camps can protect children from harm, they can also introduce new risks and vulnerabilities. Research suggests that adolescent girls are at particular risk for gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. Objective This study aimed to identify existing social and ...
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Female Genital Mutilation Constitutes Irreparable, Irreversible Harm and is an Act of Violence Against Women and Girls – 2018 UNGA Resolution A/C.3/73/L.23/Rev.1
Posted on December 3, 2018 at 11:22 am
On Monday 19 November 2018, the Third Committee approved a consensus draft seeking to intensify global efforts to end female genital mutilation. By the resolution’s terms, the Assembly called on States to implement comprehensive prevention strategies and punitive measures. The resolution ...
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EuroNGOs Conference 2018 Report
Posted on December 3, 2018 at 11:14 am
This year we met in early November to discuss how the SRHR community can help unlock rights and care for all. We are proud to share with you the conference report which provides key actions points and recommendations that came ...
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Activist Toolkit on Differentiated Service Delivery
Posted on December 3, 2018 at 10:46 am
This week was all about #PeerPower as young people gathered at the PATA 2018 Youth Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The International AIDS Society Youth Champions attended, discussed and presented. As the Summit comes to a close we are ...
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What Works? Reducing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Posted on November 8, 2018 at 2:18 pm
Why focus on sexual harassment in the workplace? Sexual harassment adversely impacts people and business, it has significant physical and mental health consequences, costs business operations in productivity and efficiency, and can affect the well-being of all employees in the ...
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Menstrual Health Training Manual
Posted on November 5, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Guidelines for Menstrual Health Programming This section starts with a general introduction to menstrual health. Building on that, the Simavi guidelines for menstrual health programming are laid out. Introduction to menstrual health Menstruation is a natural and regular occurrence that ...
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Healthy Lives for Vulnerable Women and Children: Applying Health Systems Research
Posted on October 25, 2018 at 10:43 am
This book draws on 15 years of IDRC-funded health systems research undertaken by researchers working closely with communities and decision-makers. They have generated contextually relevant evidence at local, national, regional, and global levels to tackle these entrenched health systems challenges. ...
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