Latest Perspectives
A selection of blogs from across the Federation
Featured Perspectives
International Women’s Day: Power Rooted in Community
This International Women’s Day, we honour those who ground us in the simple but demanding truth: sexual and reproductive rights are universal human rights.
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International Women’s Day: Power Rooted in Community
By Maria Antonieta Alcalde Castro, IPPF Director General
Africa
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“Sexual violence is becoming part of daily life”
TW: This article contains descriptions of rape and reference to suicide. All stories have been shared with informed consent from survivors.
Iran
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Don’t ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Us: Fighting for Sexual and Reproductive Rights After the 12-Day War
Spectrum, Iran Community PartnerAs a queer-feminist not-for-profit organisation, Spectrum works on a spectrum
Sudan
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Care Against All Odds: SRH Providers as Human Rights Defenders in Sudan
Can you describe the devastating consequence of deliberate attacks on health facilities and personnel in Sudan amidst the ongoing war? As
Africa
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How can we lead when the rules are unpredictable, the playing field is uneven, and the very legitimacy of SRHR is under siege?
In the global fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) within the current political climate - which includes massive funding cuts from the US Administration, it
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“I haven't done anything wrong”: The role of CSE in disrupting harmful stereotypes
The recently launched Netflix short series, Adolescence, brings to the fore a convergence of ongoing discourses
Palestine
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Yes. We do need a 'different' Gaza.
Featured perspective from Ammal Awadallah, Executive Director of IPPF Member Association, Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA).
Belgium
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Belgium: A Transformative Law for Sex Workers Rights
Sex Work Decriminalization in Belgium What is criminalization? What we called “criminalization” referred to the fact that all third-party services needed by a sex worker
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23 July 2026
Dia Zaki ElMassre discusses the challenges, and his hopes, for his new role as Gaza Team Lead at Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA).
23 July 2026
Dia Zaki ElMassre discusses the challenges, and his hopes, for his new role as Gaza Team Lead at Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA).
26 February 2025
Gaza’s suffering continues despite the ceasefire. With healthcare in ruins and aid dwindling, urgent action is needed to support Palestinian-led recovery and ensure justice, dignity, and true peace.
26 February 2025
Gaza’s suffering continues despite the ceasefire. With healthcare in ruins and aid dwindling, urgent action is needed to support Palestinian-led recovery and ensure justice, dignity, and true peace.
08 December 2023
Palestine is a litmus test to our collective commitment to human rights, and to the sexual and reproductive rights of all women and girls.
08 December 2023
Palestine is a litmus test to our collective commitment to human rights, and to the sexual and reproductive rights of all women and girls.
23 July 2026
Dia Zaki ElMassre discusses the challenges, and his hopes, for his new role as Gaza Team Lead at Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA).
23 July 2026
Dia Zaki ElMassre discusses the challenges, and his hopes, for his new role as Gaza Team Lead at Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA).
26 February 2025
Gaza’s suffering continues despite the ceasefire. With healthcare in ruins and aid dwindling, urgent action is needed to support Palestinian-led recovery and ensure justice, dignity, and true peace.
26 February 2025
Gaza’s suffering continues despite the ceasefire. With healthcare in ruins and aid dwindling, urgent action is needed to support Palestinian-led recovery and ensure justice, dignity, and true peace.
08 December 2023
Palestine is a litmus test to our collective commitment to human rights, and to the sexual and reproductive rights of all women and girls.
08 December 2023
Palestine is a litmus test to our collective commitment to human rights, and to the sexual and reproductive rights of all women and girls.
