Proposals in parts of Europe to cut aid budgets and use the money for taking in refugees pose a threat to the goals of eradicating poverty and reducing inequality

During the Alliance for Maternal Health Equality breakfast event, Neil Datta, Secretary of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) was quite forthright in relation to tackling the gap in maternal rights. According to him, it’s a human made problem which needs legislation to correct it. It’s the job of parliamentarians to raise awareness of the problem and to help find solutions at national level. It’s the smart and right thing to do!

Aid agencies have called for German development policy to be restructured, so that there could be a better chance of solving the current refugee crisis and reaching the targets laid down by 'Agenda 2030'.

When Maasai tribesmen took up cricket in 2009, media attention soon followed. It gave the young men – whose story is the subject of a new film – the perfect platform to campaign for women’s rights and demand an end to FGM

Global initiatives are urging countries to prioritize quality as a way of reinforcing human rights-based approaches to health. Yet evidence from both high- and low-income countries shows that services for adolescents are highly fragmented, poorly coordinated and uneven in quality. Pockets of excellent practice exist, but, overall, services need significant improvement and should be brought into conformity with existing guidelines.

Du 30 novembre au 11 décembre aura lieu à Paris la 21e Conférence des parties de la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques de 2015 (COP21/CMP11) qui devra aboutir à un nouvel accord international sur le climat, applicable à tous les pays, dans l’objectif de maintenir le réchauffement mondial en-deçà de 2°C.

This policy brief provides an overview of key issues in sexuality education. It focuses primarily on sexuality education in Europe and Central Asia but is also relevant to countries outside of these regions.

Submission by the Sexual Rights Initiative for the Human Rights Council report on the protection of the family and the contribution of families in realizing the right to an adequate standard of living

Un étudiant de l’université anglaise de Warwick a publié une tribune mi-octobre dans un journal étudiant pour dire son indignation d’être invité à un “cours sur le consentement”, expliquant “ne pas avoir besoin d’apprendre à ne pas violer”. Sa réaction fait débat.

This week the Chinese government announced plans to allow all married couples to have two children—ending the decades old one-child policy.