Restricted civil society access Every year country-delegates and civil society representatives from all over the world meet for the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) to follow-up on the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The Commission is one of the...
For the first time in the history of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Member States have adopted an intergovernmental agreement, Agreed Conclusions, on the theme of ‘Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the related lockdowns have horrifying consequences for people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), with the already vulnerable and marginalized hit hardest. Access to safe abortion disappears when borders close and when health resources are reallocated to areas that are depicted as ‘more important’. The...
Danish school kids gather at Copenhagen city hall and square to celebrate the rights of young people and girls in particular. They will make a national record attempt for the largest comprehensive sexuality education session, they will discuss with decision makers and release 1,000 condoms and balloons. The importance of...
After the Danish general election in June, the new centre-right government has proposed historic cuts to ODA. Although the new Minister of Foreign Affairs has spoken passionately about the Danish commitment to SRHR, the proposal for the financial bill for 2016 contains cuts to UNFPA, UNAIDS and other SRHR initiatives....