Spotlight
A selection of resources from across the Federation
Cook Islands, New Zealand
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Ora’anga Meitaki no te Vainetini: Cook Islands Women’s Wellbeing in the Context of Abortion
In 2022, research on abortion, including unsafe abortion, in Cook Islands was conducted by the University of New South Wales, University of the South Pacific Cook Islands Campus Te Puna Vai Mārama | Centre for Research, and Cook Islands Family Welfare Association (CIFWA). Ora’anga Meitaki no te Vainetini: Cook Islands Women’s Wellbeing in the Context of Abortion includes the lived experiences and stories of women, advocates, support persons and health workers in the Cook Islands and Aotearoa New Zealand.
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| 26 November 2025
Research: How religious, cultural, and traditional practices influence access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in Fiji
A community-based research conducted across urban, peri-urban, rural and maritime settings, and captures the voices and experiences of youth, women, sex workers, and people with disabilities. Key messages from the research findings include Advancing SRHR reform strengthens families, builds safer communities, and drives national economic growth. Failure to act perpetuates cycles of violence, illness, exclusion, and intergenerational poverty, leaving teenagers alone to struggle with silence, stigma, and shame. Fiji already has local champions and effective, home-grown solutions—what’s needed is greater support and sustained investment. Timely SRHR reforms will yield measurable improvements in health, social well-being, and economic prosperity. By embracing rights-based, culturally grounded SRHR policies, Fiji can position itself as a regional leader and role model.
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| 27 November 2025
Research: How religious, cultural, and traditional practices influence access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in Fiji
A community-based research conducted across urban, peri-urban, rural and maritime settings, and captures the voices and experiences of youth, women, sex workers, and people with disabilities. Key messages from the research findings include Advancing SRHR reform strengthens families, builds safer communities, and drives national economic growth. Failure to act perpetuates cycles of violence, illness, exclusion, and intergenerational poverty, leaving teenagers alone to struggle with silence, stigma, and shame. Fiji already has local champions and effective, home-grown solutions—what’s needed is greater support and sustained investment. Timely SRHR reforms will yield measurable improvements in health, social well-being, and economic prosperity. By embracing rights-based, culturally grounded SRHR policies, Fiji can position itself as a regional leader and role model.
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| 26 November 2025
Research: How religious, cultural, and traditional practices influence access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in Fiji
A community-based research conducted across urban, peri-urban, rural and maritime settings, and captures the voices and experiences of youth, women, sex workers, and people with disabilities. Key messages from the research findings include Advancing SRHR reform strengthens families, builds safer communities, and drives national economic growth. Failure to act perpetuates cycles of violence, illness, exclusion, and intergenerational poverty, leaving teenagers alone to struggle with silence, stigma, and shame. Fiji already has local champions and effective, home-grown solutions—what’s needed is greater support and sustained investment. Timely SRHR reforms will yield measurable improvements in health, social well-being, and economic prosperity. By embracing rights-based, culturally grounded SRHR policies, Fiji can position itself as a regional leader and role model.
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| 27 November 2025
Research: How religious, cultural, and traditional practices influence access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in Fiji
A community-based research conducted across urban, peri-urban, rural and maritime settings, and captures the voices and experiences of youth, women, sex workers, and people with disabilities. Key messages from the research findings include Advancing SRHR reform strengthens families, builds safer communities, and drives national economic growth. Failure to act perpetuates cycles of violence, illness, exclusion, and intergenerational poverty, leaving teenagers alone to struggle with silence, stigma, and shame. Fiji already has local champions and effective, home-grown solutions—what’s needed is greater support and sustained investment. Timely SRHR reforms will yield measurable improvements in health, social well-being, and economic prosperity. By embracing rights-based, culturally grounded SRHR policies, Fiji can position itself as a regional leader and role model.
