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Family Planning Association of Nepal assesses vital needs following devastating floods
As search and rescue operations continue following the devastating floods and landslides in northern Nepal and Tibet, the thoughts of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) are with the communities and families affected by the disaster.
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Nepal
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Family Planning Association of Nepal assesses vital needs following devastating floods
As search and rescue operations continue following the devastating floods and landslides in northern Nepal and Tibet, the thoughts of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) are
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Civil society calls on UN Secretary-General to withdraw proposed UN Women–UNFPA merger
Feminist, women’s rights and civil society organisations from 146 countries have written to UN Secretary-General António Guterres calling for the proposed merger of UN Women and UNFPA under the UN8
Colombia
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Devastating earthquake in Colombia badly damages clinics run by IPPF Member Association Profamilia
The International Planned Parenthood Federation is deeply concerned by the loss of life and widespread destruction caused by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western
Thailand
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Statement of the Sex Work Consortium on the Death of Tunchanok Donhomla
The murder of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla in Pattaya, Thailand is a tragedy that demands justice.
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UN Human Rights Council adopts first negotiated resolution naming reproductive violence as a distinct form of gender-based violence
Geneva, 7 July 2026: The Human Rights Council today
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Feminist Joint Statement on the 2026 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS
Statement on behalf of APHA, ATHENA Network, AWPCAB, DIVA for Equality, EWNA, FEIM, Frontline AIDS, Gestos, Harm Reduction International, International Community of Women Living w
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2026 High-Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) welcomes the opportunity of the 2026 High- Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV and AIDS to review progress and renew the engagement an
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IPPF’s response to the UNFPA-UN Women merger assessment
IPPF recognizes the need for the long-overdue need for UN reform and to transform the institution to more effectively respond to real-world challenges and to the needs of the people
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| 28 March 2023
IPPF’s Director General Visits Solomon Islands and Australia
The Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Dr Alvaro Bermejo, is in Australia this week for high level meetings with Australian Government Ministers and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He is joined by Ms Tomoka Fukuda, Regional Director of IPPF’s East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR) and Ms Phoebe Ryan, IPPF’s Chief of the Australia and New Zealand Office. In Australia, Dr Bermejo has been privileged to meet with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy. Together, they discussed how Australia can play a leadership role in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights through Australia’s international development cooperation.
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| 28 March 2023
IPPF’s Director General Visits Solomon Islands and Australia
The Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Dr Alvaro Bermejo, is in Australia this week for high level meetings with Australian Government Ministers and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He is joined by Ms Tomoka Fukuda, Regional Director of IPPF’s East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR) and Ms Phoebe Ryan, IPPF’s Chief of the Australia and New Zealand Office. In Australia, Dr Bermejo has been privileged to meet with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy. Together, they discussed how Australia can play a leadership role in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights through Australia’s international development cooperation.
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| 28 March 2023
IPPF’s Director General Visits Solomon Islands and Australia
The Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Dr Alvaro Bermejo, is in Australia this week for high level meetings with Australian Government Ministers and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He is joined by Ms Tomoka Fukuda, Regional Director of IPPF’s East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR) and Ms Phoebe Ryan, IPPF’s Chief of the Australia and New Zealand Office. In Australia, Dr Bermejo has been privileged to meet with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy. Together, they discussed how Australia can play a leadership role in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights through Australia’s international development cooperation.
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| 28 March 2023
IPPF’s Director General Visits Solomon Islands and Australia
The Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Dr Alvaro Bermejo, is in Australia this week for high level meetings with Australian Government Ministers and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He is joined by Ms Tomoka Fukuda, Regional Director of IPPF’s East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR) and Ms Phoebe Ryan, IPPF’s Chief of the Australia and New Zealand Office. In Australia, Dr Bermejo has been privileged to meet with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy. Together, they discussed how Australia can play a leadership role in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights through Australia’s international development cooperation.
