Sexual health

youth1This article is drawn from a speech given by Josina Machel at the 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights earlier this month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Machel is a gender activist and a social entrepreneur and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Women’s Health Coalition.

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DAWN’s Supplement on ICPD+15

dawn20091DAWN’s Supplement on ICPD+15: ICPD+15 at the Crossroads: Health, Rights and Citizenship; Advocating for Full Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Still and Uphill Battle; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Global Finance - Crisis or Opportunity?; ICPD Agenda Remains Fragmented.  See pdf: DAWN’s Supplement on ICPD+15

Abortion provider George Tiller murdered at church

  • Tuesday Jun 2,2009 10:30 PM
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changeThe killing of a doctor who performed abortions—and saved many women’s lives—may be the result of a culture of religious extremism around the issue of abortion.   Is violence the inevitable result of hate speech? (more…)

Wealth of resources on sexual health online

  • Monday Mar 23,2009 12:52 PM
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“I am gay. I am lesbian. What about you? Are you OK?” is one of 49 booklets and 931 resource materials on sexual health and HIV related issues in UNESCO’s online Healthy Sexuality Database.
The goal of this project is to profile the educational and campaign materials available in the field of sexual health and HIV in an accessible format in order to facilitate a positive and focused direction for future programmes, material development, and campaigns.
The database is supported by UNESCO Bangkok, in partnership with the National Science Museum of Thailand and UNAIDS.

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