Latest Blogs
A selection of blogs from across the Federation
Self-care within sexual and reproductive health; a collective and supportive act of resistance
‘Can I just take the abortion pills along and have it in my home?’ Asked young Meera
23 July 2017
The Organization of Africa Youth (OAY) has partnered with IPPF for over 3 years to influence United Nations policies on human rights, population and development, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
17 July 2017
The United Nations Headquarters in New York is currently hosting the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, a ten-day gat
28 June 2017
Only 2% of Tanzanian schoolgirls have access to disposable sanitary pads.
12 June 2017
Every year, hundreds of millions of women in Sub-Sahara Africa travel to their local health clinics to receive regular contraceptive inje
23 May 2017
When Gary Hawkins began working at the library he assumed he would help teenagers with their homework or use his experience as DJ G Money to encour
17 May 2017
Women and girls are disproportionately affected in humanitarian crises and face multiple sexual and reproductive health challenges in these contexts. IPPF has been providing much needed support to vulnerable communities through our global federation of member associations, who provide contextualised, timely and tailored interventions drawing on local partners' knowledge and expertise. However, recent shifts in the global political landscape are concerning and threaten to undermine IPPF's mission and impact on the ground.
24 April 2017
One topic which is often left out of education programmes altogether, due to this discomfiture and social stigma, is abortion. Information about abortion was often found to be inaccurate and/or judgemental in several African countries.
05 April 2017
Cyclone Winston that devastated Fiji was the strongest to ever hit the South Pacific.