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Toxic Air, Lasting Harm: The Hidden Reproductive Cost of Bombing Iran’s Oil Infrastructure
As Israeli and US strikes on oil infrastructure blanketed Tehran in toxic smoke, IPPF is warning of serious, lasting risks to maternal and reproductive health.
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Toxic Air, Lasting Harm: The Hidden Reproductive Cost of Bombing Iran’s Oil Infrastructure
As Israeli and US strikes on oil infrastructure blanketed Tehran in toxic smoke, IPPF is warning of serious, lasting risks to maternal and reproductive health - risks that are now spr
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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70): Overwhelming support for the Agreed Conclusions adopted at CSW70
In a moment of overlapping crisis and intensifying backlash around human rights, gender equality and sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice - globally and in the
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Welcoming Maria Antonieta Alcalde Castro as IPPF’s Director-General
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is delighted to welcome Maria Antonieta Alcalde Castro as she continues her work for sexual and reproductive healt
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Job offers in IPPF offices worldwide
At IPPF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our employees.
European Network
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Davos: A Spirit of Dialogue [for the rich and powerful]
The World Economic Forum in Davos began this week under the slogan “A Spirit of Dialogue.” But we must ask - who gets to speak?
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Global Survey Highlights: Impacts of the Trump Administrations Actions on IPPF Member Associations.
In July 2025, 86 IPPF Member Associations (MAs) from every IPPF region responded to a rapid survey on how recent U.S.
Zambia, Mozambique
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IPPF stands against Trumps enforced silence on World AIDS Day
This year, the Trump administration has banned federal employees and grant recipients from acknowledging World AIDS Day, celebrated on the 1st December 2025.
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| 17 August 2021
IPPF's statement on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan
On the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, IPPF’s Director-General, Dr Alvaro Bermejo, said: "The International Planned Parenthood (IPPF) is deeply concerned about the situation unfolding in Afghanistan and asks those in power to preserve the enormous gains made in life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare for Afghan women and girls, and to continue working with the partners and NGOs that provide these services. "Equally, the UK Government retains a significant responsibility to the Afghan people and, in the words of Boris Johnson, must not turn its back on Afghanistan. Once again, IPPF implores the government to urgently reinstate critical overseas aid funding, which it deliberately chose to remove from Afghanistan when it was most needed. "We also ask the international community to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, including IPPF's partners, who, despite the dangers, continue to provide life-saving healthcare to those in need."
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| 17 August 2021
IPPF's statement on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan
On the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, IPPF’s Director-General, Dr Alvaro Bermejo, said: "The International Planned Parenthood (IPPF) is deeply concerned about the situation unfolding in Afghanistan and asks those in power to preserve the enormous gains made in life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare for Afghan women and girls, and to continue working with the partners and NGOs that provide these services. "Equally, the UK Government retains a significant responsibility to the Afghan people and, in the words of Boris Johnson, must not turn its back on Afghanistan. Once again, IPPF implores the government to urgently reinstate critical overseas aid funding, which it deliberately chose to remove from Afghanistan when it was most needed. "We also ask the international community to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, including IPPF's partners, who, despite the dangers, continue to provide life-saving healthcare to those in need."
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| 17 August 2021
IPPF's statement on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan
On the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, IPPF’s Director-General, Dr Alvaro Bermejo, said: "The International Planned Parenthood (IPPF) is deeply concerned about the situation unfolding in Afghanistan and asks those in power to preserve the enormous gains made in life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare for Afghan women and girls, and to continue working with the partners and NGOs that provide these services. "Equally, the UK Government retains a significant responsibility to the Afghan people and, in the words of Boris Johnson, must not turn its back on Afghanistan. Once again, IPPF implores the government to urgently reinstate critical overseas aid funding, which it deliberately chose to remove from Afghanistan when it was most needed. "We also ask the international community to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, including IPPF's partners, who, despite the dangers, continue to provide life-saving healthcare to those in need."
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| 17 August 2021
IPPF's statement on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan
On the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, IPPF’s Director-General, Dr Alvaro Bermejo, said: "The International Planned Parenthood (IPPF) is deeply concerned about the situation unfolding in Afghanistan and asks those in power to preserve the enormous gains made in life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare for Afghan women and girls, and to continue working with the partners and NGOs that provide these services. "Equally, the UK Government retains a significant responsibility to the Afghan people and, in the words of Boris Johnson, must not turn its back on Afghanistan. Once again, IPPF implores the government to urgently reinstate critical overseas aid funding, which it deliberately chose to remove from Afghanistan when it was most needed. "We also ask the international community to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, including IPPF's partners, who, despite the dangers, continue to provide life-saving healthcare to those in need."
