Our weekly round-up brings you external communications news and content. International News Why is the UK slashing its international aid budget? – Guardian Today in Focus podcast (13.05.21) Boris Johnson says he has to cut international aid because of Covid, but is that really what it’s all about? The impact around the world can barely be […]
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Strategy2028 Roundtables
Roundtable Format The best way to understand the changing world is through the MAs. Jackie Edmond, Chief Executive, NZFP As part of the second phase of the Strategy2028 design process, IPPF will launch a series of roundtable discussions. The roundtable concept is a means of inspiring in-depth conversation among a range of participants, who are […]
IPPF in the News
IPPF has had strong media coverage in The Guardian today, which quotes Alvaro extensively. The UK Government recently announced deep cuts to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office budgets, which risks bringing the UK’s development budget far below the GNI 0,7% threshold. The cuts will have a broad impact, including on SRHR programs around the […]
Arab World News
March 2021, Issue 2 Editorial: International Women’s Day “My destiny is to fight for a better world for women” This is how I answered one of my sons when he asked me about my reason for leaving the Moroccan Association for Family Planning to join the International Planned Parenthood Federation in my capacity as IPPF […]
Stream 2: FAQs
For applicants to the Strategic Fund (Stream 2) Consortium Channel, we have developed a list of Frequently Asked Questions relating to abortion self-care. If you have questions, please write to us strategicfund@ippf.org What is abortion self-care? Following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of self-care, abortion self-care is the ability of pregnant individuals to […]
Strategy2028
The work to design IPPF’s new strategy starts now In 2023, we will enter our new strategic period which will run for six years. Together we will design a strategic framework that will push boundaries and set ambitious goals for the Federation and the sector. At their November 2020 meeting, the Board of Trustees set […]
Request for Concepts
Stream 2 Consortium Channel IPPF’s stream-based resource allocation model is now fully operational. Stream 2, also known as the Strategic Fund, is today launching a Request for Concepts. A total of USD 2.54 million is available for a single MA-led consortium over a two-year period. The main priority for the 2021 grant, as agreed by […]
Preventing GBV
By Seri Wendoh, IPPF’s Global Lead for Gender and Inclusion Gender-based violence is shockingly prevalent – but it is also preventable One in three women globally experience violence across the course of their lives – that’s around 736 million women who suffer physical, mental and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner or non-partner. This figure has remained steady for the […]
Kate & Alvaro’s Report
The start of 2021 saw an accelerating of the COVID pandemic with countries engaged in a race to vaccinate which, once again, exposes the deep inequalities we live in. With images of a Trump inspired mob storming The Capitol still fresh in the world’s retina, Biden’s inauguration was greeted with a sigh of relief. He […]
Climate Crisis & SRHR
IPPF has just released a new position paper about Climate Crisis and SRHR. The climate crisis is one of the key challenges of this time. It adversely affects enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the realization of SRHR. At the same time, SRHR have an important role to play in strengthening individuals’ […]