Join us on Instagram on June 13 at 4pm CET, to launch our new campaign #AWorldWhere together with Liana Abdikarimova, IPPF EN youth activist, MEP Alice Kuhnke and Bénédicte Joan, feminist activist from the Ivory Coast. We believe we are members of an interconnected society and what affects one of...
The UK has experienced a difficult few years, politically speaking. High Government turnover and cuts to overseas development assistance (ODA) have had devastating consequences for gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). While the UK has made progress in championing SRHR in global spaces, financial support...
The Youth Action Plan is a big step forward, since it is the first EU external policy framework which specifically focuses on youth. Being an sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) advocate I am glad that topics like Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and access to SRHR are recognized as...
With the advancements in science and health over the past years, life has improved and became more comfortable. The limits of the past are gradually reducing, and the future seems bright. But despite the exploits of the present, there is still a need to build on the successes of yesterday...
As spring is setting in, the annual UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD) will take place in New York. I have the privilege to attend another physical gathering in New York and be part of the Dutch government delegation to the CPD. This year, United Nations member states will...