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2024 Highlights: A Year of Resilience…
In 2024, against a backdrop of challenges, remarkable strides were made in advancing sexual and…

Solidarity For Change 2024: IPPF ESEAOR…
Engaging presentations, insightful panel discussions, and a dynamic exchange of ideas on the…

Thailand Paves the Way for Marriage…
In a monumental step forward, Thailand's Senate passed the

The Rainbow Wave for Marriage Equality
Tracking the Progress of Marriage Equality Worldwide

Behind Bars, Beyond Boundaries:…
The issue of addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) within Indonesia's prisons…
Philippines

Championing Change: A Community-Led…
The RAJAH Community Centre provides a safe space for HIV testing and support services, free from…

Strengthening Rights, Equitable Access…
In a significant development towards improving access to contraception and advancing reproductive

Regional Policy Dialogue Convenes over…
IPPF, in partnership with UNFPA, UNICEF, PLAN International, and Organon, convened a pivotal…
Blogs
East and South East Asia and Oceania, South Asia

Reflections on the ILGA Asia 2025…
By Nikos Dacanay, Community Engagement and Partnerships Lead

Breaking Barriers: Women Champions of…
This International Women’s Day, we spoke to women leaders from our Pacific Member Associations (MAs…

Spotlight on Progress: Efforts to End…
Violence against women and girls is one of the

The WAR on MY BODY
a poem by Mamta Sylviya Chand

Anticipated Global Impacts of a…
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is concerned by the grave implications that
Featured Perspectives

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.
Mar 8, 2025: International Women’s Day
Resources


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Final Report Workshop on Fertility and…
Addressing some of the most significant societal shifts of our time—declining fertility rates and…

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in…
Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA/PKBI) has taken proactive steps to combat FGM/C…

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Asia Pacific Contraception Policy Atlas
The Contraception Policy Atlas Asia Pacific Region 2023, the first intraregional comparative tool,…

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Building Back Equal in the Asia Pacific…
This policy brief provides an overview of the current context and describes the challenges and…

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Final Report Workshop on Fertility and…
Addressing some of the most significant societal shifts of our time—declining fertility rates and…

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in…
Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA/PKBI) has taken proactive steps to combat FGM/C…

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Asia Pacific Contraception Policy Atlas
The Contraception Policy Atlas Asia Pacific Region 2023, the first intraregional comparative tool,…

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Building Back Equal in the Asia Pacific…
This policy brief provides an overview of the current context and describes the challenges and…
News

Empowering Media Professionals to…
IPPF ESEAOR and AIBD jointly organised a comprehensive media training programme focused on content…

Redefining Media Activism: A Gender…
“A Gender Progressive Approach to Understanding the Fallacies of Performative Media Activism" - a…

Equality Now: Youth Leaders Call for…
The Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Network in East & Southeast Asia and…

Empowering Content Creators in Low-…
Thailand

IPPF welcomes new Executive Director…
Planned Parenthood Association Thailand (PPAT) has a new Executive Director!

Celebrating 30th anniversary of VINAFPA…
The Vietnam Family Planning Association (VINAFPA) commemorated its 30th anniversary with a ceremon

The Global Forum on International…
The Global Forum on International Population Trends and ODA – Marriage and Gender Perceptions of Y

IPPF-ESEAOR TO HOST FP2030 ASIA-PACIFIC…
IPPF-ESEAOR will serve as the host of FP2030 Asia Pacific Regional Hub starting this year.
Media center
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Press Release: New Report Sheds Light on Anti-Rights Actors in the Asia-Pacific Region
For immediate release
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IPPF ESEAOR Urges Pacific Governments to Address Barriers Facing LGBTIQA+ Communities
Suva/Kuala Lumpur, 28 November 2024- Recent reports from across the Pacific highlight the increasing challenges faced by the LGBT
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IPPF Expresses Concern Over Eviction of IPPA Headquarters After 55 Years in South Jakarta
IPPF expresses profound concern over the forced eviction that took place on the 10th of July in South Jakarta.
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IPPF ESEAOR Welcomes Landmark Ruling Declaring Japan's Forced Sterilisation Unconstitutional
IPPF ESEAOR welcomes Japan’s Supreme Court ruling that declares eugenics law practices unconstitutional; mandates government compensation for forced…
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IPPF ESEAOR Condemns Violence Against Transgender People and Sex Workers, Urges Immediate Action to Protect Human Rights in Fiji
IPPF ESEAOR strongly condemns the violent attack on Esther, a 19-year-old transgender woman and sex worker in Fiji.
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IPPF Welcomes Thailand's Historic Step Towards Marriage Equality in Southeast Asia
The legislative shift will enable Thailand to recognise the marriages of partners of any gender aged 18 and older, extending comprehensive …
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IPPF Launches Groundbreaking Initiative to Advance the Sexuality Agenda in Pacific Island Communities
Suva, Fiji, 7 March 2025: “Advancing the Sexuality Agenda and Shifting Norms in the Pacific”, a new programme to promote Sexual and Reprod
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We Cannot Be Silenced: A Unity Statement from LGBTQI+, Feminist and Human Rights Organizations and Networks in Asia
ILGA ASIA CONFERENCE 2025 | Kathmandu, Nepal | 25 February 2025
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