The effects of the current health crisis are far-reaching and are still unwinding. But it’s clear that the most marginalised will be the hardest hit. Reproductive freedom is not a reality for many women across the globe. For too many women, access to quality family planning still depends on where...
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...
In Sex og Politikk, the Norwegian association for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), we closely monitor the development and response to COVID-19. We are in dialogue with the Norwegian authorities, giving input to their work and assessing their response to the crisis. Together with five other NGOs, we...
The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In a number of countries, we see a decrease in access to contraceptives and reduced availability of safe abortion services. This, in its turn, has massive and devastating consequences for women and girls. UNFPA...
Rutgers, the Dutch member of the Countdown consortium, spoke about the implications of the pandemic and related lockdown situation on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the past month we have seen rising rates of gender-based violence, disruptions in the supply...