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Female genital mutilation violates women and girls’ bodily integrity, in many cases, impacting them across their lifespan. FGM includes actions that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The practice has no health benefits and can result in immediate, short and long-term physical and mental health consequences, including infections, fistula, chronic pain, menstrual problems and hemorrhage. It also increases the risk of HIV transmission, anxiety and depression, birth complications and infertility

IPPF is committed to working in solidarity with organizations that address the negative sexual and gender norms, and promote and uphold the rights of sexual and gender diverse people at all levels of society. At the Nairobi Summit to mark 25 years since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in November 2019, IPPF recognized that IPPF and many of its Member Associations are fighting discriminatory laws based on sexual orientation, and committed to supporting each other and engaging with partners to ensure at least six countries change these laws by 2025. 

This Annual Performance Report presents progress in implementing the Strategic Framework. In 2019, IPPF delivered 252.3  million sexual and reproductive health services and contributed to 141 policy and legal changes in support of sexual and reproductive health and rights.  Each section of the report presents an overview of the key performance results for our four outcome areas and is supplemented with case studies from countries across IPPF.

This guide aims to demonstrate how the information collected through CMIS and other clinic data management systems can be utilized to make informed programme decisions and improve service delivery, while maintaining clients’ privacy and confidentiality. This is especially important and relevant for a Federation like IPPF, considering our global reach and the diverse integrated package of services provided by IPPF Member Associations.

The MTR was undertaken at a critical point for IPPF. The timing coincided with the tail end of a comprehensive and intense process to develop an IPPF Secretariat Business Plan to provide a roadmap for accelerating the delivery of the Strategic Framework. The Business Plan, which was published in February 2019, articulates an MA‑centric approach to achieving the Strategic Framework, identifying key solutions where one or more Member Associations (MAs) can provide the support and technical assistance needed to bring other MAs up to speed. Within this new model, the Secretariat’s role is defined as being an architect of cooperation. Significantly, the MTR process also coincided with IPPF’s journey to reform its global governance and its resource allocation model, which began in May 2019.

Myth-busting: Sexual & reproductive health and COVID-19The COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic is a health crisis across every setting, and that includes sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH). We’ve put together a short quiz to bust some myths you might have heard when it comes to SRH and coronavirus :point_down:Can COVID-19 be transmitted sexually?Is it safe to masturbate during COVID-19?Is it OK to go on dates during COVID-19?Can women with COVID-19 breastfeed?Can COVID-19 be passed on from a woman to her unborn or newborn baby?Are people with HIV at higher risk of contracting COVID-19?Is it still possible to get an abortion at the moment despite the COVID-19 pandemic?Good try! If you learned something new today, scroll down to share this with friends.Great work! If you learned something new today, scroll down to share this with friends. This quiz was created in April 2020 - advice may have changed since then. Consult the WHO for the most up-to-date information. Photo credit: Cottonbro from Pexels

This statement’s purpose is to provide guidance to IPPF Member Associations and other sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)organizations to support sustained provision of essential and life‑saving SRH services in the context of the COVID‑19 pandemic. The statement also serves as a tool to advocate with donors and other stakeholders for additional resources to sustain SRH services throughout the pandemic. The statement reinforces IPPF’s position and commitment to SRH and rights and gender equality.

In 2017, the US administration implemented the Global Gag Rule (GGR), a policy that denied funding to organizations that provided abortion care.    IPPF refused to sign the policy that required us to deny women and girls the freedom to choose what happens to their body. As a result, IPPF lost $100 million in funding.    Our Member Association in Tanzania – Chama cha Uzazi na Malezi Bora Tanzania (UMATI) – was forced to close 5 of its 11 clinics.  But thanks to emergency funding from the Belgium government, UMATI was able to improve their remaining clinics, increase the number of qualified staff and continue to provide quality care for those who need it. Find out more about the Global Gag Rule and its devastating impact