The 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive, Sexual Health & Rights

08/10/2025

💫Join us on 🔟 October in SHE & Rights drumbeat session ahead of International Conference on Family Planning : 👉It is time for accountability and action after UNGA High Level Meeting around Beijing+30👈

Right after UNGA HLM on Beijing+30, Asia Pacific regional multi-stakeholder dialogue was held to explore innovations in teacher education and training to support well-being education, including Comprehensive S*xuality Education (CSE).

☑️Ahead of ICFP 2025, this SHE & Rights will also present highlights of the upcoming:
✅ ICFP 2025 in Bogota, Colombia
✅ CeHDI Side Event at ICFP 2025
✅ SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025 Ceremony

⭐️ SPEAKERS
🔹 Maureen Oduor, SRHR and EVAWG Lead, Femnet Secretariat (The African Women's Development and Communication Network)
🔸 Shiphrah Belonguel, Global Advocacy Officer, Fòs Feminista (International Alliance for SRHRJ)
🔹 Sai Jyothirmai Racherla, Deputy Executive Director, The Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
🔸 Zuzan, YPEER Laos ໄວໜຸ່ມ ມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມ ແລະ ມີໂອກາດໃນການພັດທະນາ and Y-PEER Asia Pacific Center
🔹 Sam Prasad, Country Director, AHF India Cares
🔸 Dina Chaerani, Host of S*x O'Clock News, Family Planning News Network (FPNN) and YIELD Hub
🔹 Shobha Shukla, CNS Executive Director and SHE & Rights Host

This SHE & Rights session is hosted by Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI), International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2025, Y-PEER Asia Pacific Center, Y-PEER Laos, Family Planning News Network (FPNN), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), Asia Pacific Media Alliance for Health and Development (APCAT Media) and CNS.

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5eH1A5VURgyDiH_wuivSBA

08/10/2025

✅ “We are not on track to realise the right to health and gender equality. Despite committing to Agenda 2030 with a common vision and work plan, we are not doing well on delivering on the promises of UN Sustainable Development Goals,” said Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health.

✅More insights from:
🌀 Dr Haileyesus Getahun, Chief Executive Officer of HeDPAC, an organisation dedicated to strengthening south-to-south partnerships in health development and founder of Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI)
🌀 Dawn Minott, Advisor on Gender and gender-based violence, at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
🌀 Fadekemi Akinfaderin, Chief Global Advocacy Officer at Fòs Feminista
🌀 Dr Payal Shah, Director of Legal, Research, and Advocacy at Physicians for Human Rights

✅ Daily Good Morning Kashmir, India (full newspaper page, 8 October 2025)
https://epaper.dailygoodmorningkashmir.com/epaper/edition/1633/gmk-october/page/5

✅ C N S
https://www.citizen-news.org/2025/03/right-to-safe-abortion-cannot-be.html

03/10/2025

💫Join us on 🔟 October in SHE & Rights drumbeat session ahead of International Conference on Family Planning : 👉It is time for accountability and action after UNGA High Level Meeting around Beijing+30👈

Right after UNGA HLM on Beijing+30, Asia Pacific regional multi-stakeholder dialogue was held to explore innovations in teacher education and training to support well-being education, including Comprehensive S*xuality Education (CSE).

☑️Ahead of ICFP 2025, this SHE & Rights will also present highlights of the upcoming:
✅ ICFP 2025 in Bogota, Colombia
✅ CeHDI Side Event at ICFP 2025
✅ SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025 Ceremony

⭐️ SPEAKERS
🔹 Maureen Oduor, SRHR and EVAWG Lead, FEMNET (The African Women's Development and Communication Network)
🔸 Sai Jyothirmai Racherla, Deputy Executive Director, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
🔹 Zuzan, Y-PEER Laos and Y-PEER Asia Pacific Center
🔸 Fos Feminista expert
🔹 Shobha Shukla, CNS Executive Director and SHE & Rights Host

This SHE & Rights session is hosted by Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI), International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2025, Y-PEER Asia Pacific Center, Y-PEER Laos, Family Planning News Network (FPNN), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), Asia Pacific Media Alliance for Health and Development (APCAT Media) and CNS.

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5eH1A5VURgyDiH_wuivSBA

YPEER Laos ໄວໜຸ່ມ ມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມ ແລະ ມີໂອກາດໃນການພັດທະນາ

03/10/2025

🙏Gratitude to 2️⃣8️⃣Judges from 17 countries | 2nd Edition of SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025 💜 Read International Conference on Family Planning latest post: 👉SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025 Draws 369 Applications from 32 Countries👈 https://theicfp.org/she-rights-media-awards-2025-draws-369-applications-from-32-countries

🏆SHE & Rights Media Awards Ceremony at ICFP 2025 in Bogota, Colombia ⭐️

⭐️Judging panel:💫 🙏🙏🙏 Thanks 🙏🙏🙏
(not in any order)
🔷 Rita Widiadana, former Editor, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia; and senior columnist (CO-CHAIR), Indonesia
🔶 Kavutha Mutua, Lawyer and Director, The Legal Caravan, Kenya
🔷 Ashok Ramsarup, Former Producer, Newsbreak, Lotus FM, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), South Africa
🔶 Nelly Munyasia, Executive Director, Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK), Kenya
🔷 Ayesha Mago, SVRI's Global Advocacy Director, South Africa
🔶 Zarina Geloo, senior journalist and editor MESICA, Zambia
🔷 Evelyne Opondo, ICRW Africa Director, Uganda
🔶 Debanjana Choudhuri, Executive Director, Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), India
🔷 Nurul Islam Hasib, Former Secretary General of Dhaka Reporters Unity; President of Diplomatic Correspondents Assoc. of Bangladesh; former Special Correspondent Dhaka Tribune Bangladesh
🔶 Malai Yatt, Senior Correspondent, Kiri Post, Cambodia
🔷 Alice Tembe, journalist and leader of Women Unlimited, Eswatini
🔶 Sanju Thapa Magar, CEO of Ageing Nepal
🔷 Dr Harjyot Khosa, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) South Asia Regional Office, India
🔶 Pervez Babul, noted journalist, Bangladesh
🔷 Diana Gomez Mendoza, Co-Founding and Managing Partner of Women Writing Women Philippines
🔶 Maya Joshi, former government BSNL officer, India and writer for CNS Hindi news wire
🔷 Neeraj Mainali, consultant, India
🔶 Dr Semjidmaa Choijil, Executive Director, Psychological Responsiveness NGO, Mongolia
🔷 Zevonia Vieira, President of Timor-Leste Journalists Association and Editor of Metin Media, Timor-Leste
🔶 Dr Samiksha Koirala, Assistant Professor, Media, Communication, and Journalism, North South University, Bangladesh
🔷 Stefanie Musho, Human rights lawyer and gender equality advocate, Kenya
🔶 Pooja Mishra, Secretary, National Coalition of People living with HIV in India (NCPI Plus) and Coordinator, Youth Lead Voices India
🔷 Matcha Phorn-in, Founder Director of Sangsan Anakot Yawachon, Thailand
🔶 Dr Eliezer Lappots-Abreu, Executive Director and President, Health Horizons International, Dominican Republic
🔷 Alana Barton, Director of Media Programmes, Population Reference Bureau, USA
🔶 Tushar Niroula, Country Director, Marie Stopes International (MSI) Nepal
🔷 Anna Miti, Chairperson, Health Communicators Forum Zimbabwe
🔶Shobha Shukla, CNS Founder Executive Director (CO-CHAIR & Coordinator Judging panel), India

02/10/2025

International Conference on Family Planning Side Event on 4th November, 7AM, in Bogota, Colombia, on 👉The Right to Health: A Gateway to Universal Access to SRHR👈

Across the globe and in far too many of our countries, regressive policies and the erosion of global solidarity are increasingly threatening universal health coverage (UHC), including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). These rollbacks are direct violations of a core obligation of governments enshrined in international human rights law: the Right to Health. Reframing health as a right, rather than a privilege, reinforces that states are primarily accountable for safeguarding the well-being of their people and drives progress to universal access to SRHR.

https://icfp2025sponsors.softr.app/sponsor-post?recordId=recDrTZwcfiiby6kz

Cehdi

02/10/2025

Read International Conference on Family Planning latest post: "SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025 Draws 369 Applications from 32 Countries"

https://theicfp.org/she-rights-media-awards-2025-draws-369-applications-from-32-countries

Enfoque juventudes en DSDR: Avance global en la salud, derechos y justicia sexual y reproductiva en adolescentes y jóvenes

30/09/2025

👉स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक उत्पाद बनाने के सबसे बड़े वैश्विक उद्योग हैं अमरीकी👈

सितंबर 22 को संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा में, अमरीका ने दुनिया के अधिकांश देशों की आपसी सहमति से तैयार किया हुआ राजनीतिक घोषणापत्र को पारित करने से रोक दिया। सरकारों ने इस राजनीतिक घोषणापत्र के मसौदे को अनेक महीने के विमर्श के बाद सर्वसम्मति से तैयार किया था जिससे कि ग़ैर-संक्रामक रोगों के कारण होने वाले रोग और असामयिक मृत्यु दर पर रोक लग सके।

अमरीका ने आज तक वैश्विक तंबाकू नियंत्रण संधि तक को पारित नहीं किया है। अमरीकी तम्बाकू उद्योग ने अधिकांश दुनिया में जानलेवा तंबाकू उत्पाद बेच कर, बच्चों और युवाओं को तंबाकू के नशे की ओर गुमराह कर के सिर्फ़ मुनाफा कमाया है।

अमरीका, यही मॉडल स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक खाद्य उत्पाद के लिए अपनाता है – अमरीकी कंपनी मुनाफ़ा कमाती हैं जबकि अधिकांश दुनिया के लोग ग़ैर-संक्रामक रोगों का जानलेवा क़हर झेलते हैं।

अमरीका से सारे देशों को सवाल पूछना चाहिए कि आख़िर वह कब तक उद्योग के मुनाफे को सर्वोपरि रखेगा और वैश्विक जन-स्वास्थ्य को दरकिनार करता रहेगा?

https://hindi.citizen-news.org/2025/09/blog-post.html

स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक उत्पाद बनाने के सबसे बड़े वैश्विक उद्योग हैं अमरीकी [ English ] सितंबर 22 को संयुक्त राष्ट्र मह....

30/09/2025

: It was shocking to see that United States of America (USA) took a position against most other nations and went ahead to “torpedo” the draft political declaration that was about to be adopted with consensus at the 80th United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health.

👉Over 70% deaths due to NCDs worldwide - major NCDs are preventable, - for inaction👈

Debate is welcome, necessary and healthy but when it is not grounded on human rights or based on science- and evidence, then it becomes deeply worrying – because vast majority of the world are suffering due to the failing (and Global North heavy) multilateralism between Global North and Global South – and historical plunder of resources by the richer nations (and people) from rest of the world and humanity.

👉Safe abortion and gender equality are human rights👈

✅ Daily Good Morning Kashmir, India (full newspaper page, 30 September 2025)
https://epaper.dailygoodmorningkashmir.com/epaper/edition/1627/gmk-sept/page/5

✅ C N S
https://www.citizen-news.org/2025/09/usa-versus-most-world-will-human-right.html

NCD Alliance

30/09/2025

: It was shocking to see that United States of America (USA) took a position against most other nations and went ahead to “torpedo” the draft political declaration that was about to be adopted with consensus at the 80th United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health.

👉Over 70% deaths due to NCDs worldwide - major NCDs are preventable, - for inaction👈

Debate is welcome, necessary and healthy but when it is not grounded on human rights or based on science- and evidence, then it becomes deeply worrying – because vast majority of the world are suffering due to the failing (and Global North heavy) multilateralism between Global North and Global South – and historical plunder of resources by the richer nations (and people) from rest of the world and humanity.

👉Safe abortion and gender equality are human rights👈

✅ Central Chronicle, India (op-ed page, 30 September 2025)
https://centralchronicle.com/epaper/archives/2025-09-30/ccpaper6.pdf

✅ C N S
https://www.citizen-news.org/2025/09/usa-versus-most-world-will-human-right.html

NCD Alliance

29/09/2025

It was shocking to see that United States of America (USA) took a position against most other nations and went ahead to “torpedo” the draft political declaration that was about to be adopted with consensus at the 80th United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health.

👉Over 70% deaths due to NCDs worldwide - major NCDs are preventable, - for inaction👈

Debate is welcome, necessary and healthy but when it is not grounded on human rights or based on science- and evidence, then it becomes deeply worrying – because vast majority of the world are suffering due to the failing (and Global North heavy) multilateralism between Global North and Global South – and historical plunder of resources by the richer nations (and people) from rest of the world and humanity.

👉Safe abortion and gender equality are human rights👈

https://www.citizen-news.org/2025/09/usa-versus-most-world-will-human-right.html

NCD Alliance

CNS is committed to rights-based communication, policy and advocacy for development justice (health, gender, climate and other SDGs)

26/09/2025

Bringing health and wellbeing services closer to the communities helps breaking barriers they face in accessing them. With this driving intent, few important promising initiatives are spearheaded by Indian government this fortnight.

Right and timely diagnosis remains a critical entry-gate towards treatment care pathway. Of course, disease prevention must take primacy, whether it is infectious diseases or non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

https://www.citizen-news.org/2025/09/multi-disease-elimination-approach-in.html

CNS is committed to rights-based communication, policy and advocacy for development justice (health, gender, climate and other SDGs)

25/09/2025

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