Latest press releases
A selection of stories from across the Federation
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International Safe Abortion Day 2025
On 28 September, International Safe Abortion Day, we unite in #AbortionSolidarity. Across Asia Pacific and the world, we come together to demand safe, legal, stigma-free, and accessible abortion for all.
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| 17 March 2026
Strengthening Cross-Movement Partnerships for SRHRJ: Intersex Asia and IPPF Sign MoU
Today, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR), the South Asia Regional Office (SARO), and Intersex Asia formalize a three-year partnership grounded in our shared values of dignity, autonomy, and justice. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) affirms our shared commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHRJ) for intersex people across Asia and the Pacific. Strategic partnerships between service providers and community-led networks such as IPPF and Intersex Asia are vital to challenge harmful norms, transform institutions, and ensure that the most affected lead the way. In an era of increasing opposition to gender equality and bodily autonomy, we choose to move forward together. Across the region, intersex people — those born with physical sex characteristics that do not conform to typical binary definitions — face stigma, discrimination, and silence. It is estimated that about 1.7% of the global population is born with intersex traits. Many have undergone irreversible medical procedures, such as surgeries and hormonal treatments during childhood, without full, free, informed consent. These practices, known as intersex genital mutilation (IGM), infringe upon their rights to bodily integrity and autonomy.
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| 17 March 2026
Strengthening Cross-Movement Partnerships for SRHRJ: Intersex Asia and IPPF Sign MoU
Today, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR), the South Asia Regional Office (SARO), and Intersex Asia formalize a three-year partnership grounded in our shared values of dignity, autonomy, and justice. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) affirms our shared commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHRJ) for intersex people across Asia and the Pacific. Strategic partnerships between service providers and community-led networks such as IPPF and Intersex Asia are vital to challenge harmful norms, transform institutions, and ensure that the most affected lead the way. In an era of increasing opposition to gender equality and bodily autonomy, we choose to move forward together. Across the region, intersex people — those born with physical sex characteristics that do not conform to typical binary definitions — face stigma, discrimination, and silence. It is estimated that about 1.7% of the global population is born with intersex traits. Many have undergone irreversible medical procedures, such as surgeries and hormonal treatments during childhood, without full, free, informed consent. These practices, known as intersex genital mutilation (IGM), infringe upon their rights to bodily integrity and autonomy.
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| 17 March 2026
Strengthening Cross-Movement Partnerships for SRHRJ: Intersex Asia and IPPF Sign MoU
Today, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR), the South Asia Regional Office (SARO), and Intersex Asia formalize a three-year partnership grounded in our shared values of dignity, autonomy, and justice. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) affirms our shared commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHRJ) for intersex people across Asia and the Pacific. Strategic partnerships between service providers and community-led networks such as IPPF and Intersex Asia are vital to challenge harmful norms, transform institutions, and ensure that the most affected lead the way. In an era of increasing opposition to gender equality and bodily autonomy, we choose to move forward together. Across the region, intersex people — those born with physical sex characteristics that do not conform to typical binary definitions — face stigma, discrimination, and silence. It is estimated that about 1.7% of the global population is born with intersex traits. Many have undergone irreversible medical procedures, such as surgeries and hormonal treatments during childhood, without full, free, informed consent. These practices, known as intersex genital mutilation (IGM), infringe upon their rights to bodily integrity and autonomy.
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| 17 March 2026
Strengthening Cross-Movement Partnerships for SRHRJ: Intersex Asia and IPPF Sign MoU
Today, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR), the South Asia Regional Office (SARO), and Intersex Asia formalize a three-year partnership grounded in our shared values of dignity, autonomy, and justice. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) affirms our shared commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice (SRHRJ) for intersex people across Asia and the Pacific. Strategic partnerships between service providers and community-led networks such as IPPF and Intersex Asia are vital to challenge harmful norms, transform institutions, and ensure that the most affected lead the way. In an era of increasing opposition to gender equality and bodily autonomy, we choose to move forward together. Across the region, intersex people — those born with physical sex characteristics that do not conform to typical binary definitions — face stigma, discrimination, and silence. It is estimated that about 1.7% of the global population is born with intersex traits. Many have undergone irreversible medical procedures, such as surgeries and hormonal treatments during childhood, without full, free, informed consent. These practices, known as intersex genital mutilation (IGM), infringe upon their rights to bodily integrity and autonomy.
