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IPPF leads a locally owned, globally connected civil society movement that provides and enables services and champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, especially the under-served.

Contraception in emergencies

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Contraception is lifesaving and a priority health service in emergencies. The Minimum Initial Services Package (MISP) for sexual and reproductive health (SRH), the global standard for SRH response in acute emergencies, includes prevention of unintended pregnancies as one of six objectives. Contraception should be made available along with other essential SRH services at the outset of every emergency response, and should be scaled up further after the acute stage of an emergency.

Safe abortion care in emergencies

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Women in humanitarian settings face an increased risk of unintended pregnancies and are at a greater risk of sexual violence, but the collapse of health systems means reduced access to both contraceptives and safe abortion and post abortion care. Safe abortion care is included as one of the crucial services required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of humanitarian crises.

Sexual and gender-based violence in emergencies

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Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), particularly against women and girls, is pervasive and exacerbated in every humanitarian emergency. Yet protection from SGBV is not treated as a priority from the earliest stages of a crisis. Girls and women who experience SGBV need urgent access to confidential and safe sexual and reproductive health services and referral pathways.

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Sudan War

Sudan is facing the world’s largest and fastest-growing humanitarian crises. As of 2026, more than 33.7 million people need humanitarian support, with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs becoming increasingly urgent. Widespread conflict, mass displacement, and the collapse of essential services have left millions without access to maternal healthcare, contraception, and care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. 80% of health facilities have been destroyed or damaged. An estimated 12.7 million people, mainly women and girls, require support related to sexual and gender-based violence - four times more than at the start of the war.

Since the earliest days of the conflict, the Sudan Family Planning Association (SFPA) has been at the forefront of the SRH response. Working across the country through a network of mobile and static clinics, telemedicine platforms, and call centres, SFPA is providing life-saving care to displaced communities, including antenatal services, contraception, safe delivery support and SGBV response. Read more about their work here.

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COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: the double crisis JP

Conflict and fragile settings now face a double crisis. First, there is the real effects and threat of COVID-19 on already stretched and under resourced settings. JP

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The Climate Crisis

The climate crisis is one of the key challenges of this time. As a major healthcare provider and advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights, IPPF is committed to supporting communities to adapt to the effects of the climate crisis. The impacts on SRHR can include reduced or unavailable SRHR services in areas affected by disasters, changes in women’s family planning decisions due to uncertain futures, and increased incidence of sexual and gender-based violence.

Read more about how the climate crisis is affecting women in South America here. 

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