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A selection of news from across the Federation
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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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| 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.
