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Women’s Rights Activists Welcome UN Agreements on Ending Violence Against Women

On March 15th the United Nations Member States resoundingly committed to ending violence against women and girls, including strong agreements on promoting gender equality, women’s empowerment, and ensuring reproductive rights and access to sexual and reproductive health services. The Agreed Conclusions of the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women represent another […]

STATEMENT OF FEMINIST AND WOMENÂ’S ORGANISATIONS ON THE VERY ALARMING TRENDS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS OF OUTCOME DOCUMENT OF THE 57TH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

We, the undersigned organisations and individuals across the globe, are again concerned that the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is wavering in its commitment to advance womenÂ’s human rights as demonstrated in the constant negotiation of the language in the outcome document.

High Level Dialogue on Health, 5-6 March, Botswana

The culmination of the global consultations on health in the Post 2015 development agenda took place in Botswana on 5-6 March. The High Level Dialogue on health was co-convened by the Governments of Botswana and Sweden, UNICEF and WHO, and the consultation on health was one of eleven thematic consultations initiated by the United Nations […]

High Level Dialogue on Health, 5-6 March, Botswana

The culmination of the global consultations on health in the Post 2015 development agenda took place in Botswana on 5-6 March. The High Level Dialogue on health was co-convened by the Governments of Botswana and Sweden, UNICEF and WHO, and the consultation on health was one of eleven thematic consultations initiated by the United Nations […]

High Level Dialogue on Health, 5-6 March, Botswana

The culmination of the global consultations on health in the Post 2015 development agenda took place in Botswana on 5-6 March. The High Level Dialogue on health was co-convened by the Governments of Botswana and Sweden, UNICEF and WHO, and the consultation on health was one of eleven thematic consultations initiated by the United Nations […]

57th CSW

Taking place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 4 to 15 March 2013, the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57) has the “Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls” as its priority theme. It will focus on two key areas: prevention of violence […]

March issue of ASTRA Bulletin

The latest issue of ASTRA Bulletin is now online. Keep yourself updated with the latest news from Central and Eastern Europe region by reading our monthly bulletin on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

Report from the Central and Eastern Europe Health Consultation

The Central and Eastern Europe Health Consultation was convened by ASTRA Central and Eastern European Women’s Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Eastern European Alliance for Reproductive Choice as one of the inputs into the consultation process, with funding from the World Health Organisation.Over 20 health experts representing CSOs from Central and […]

Central and Eastern Europe Health Consultation

20 advocates participated is health consultation convened by ASTRA and Eastern European Alliance for Reproductive Choice (EEARC). ASTRA Network in partnership with EEARC was selected by the World Health Organization to take forward a Central and Eastern Europe Health Consultation in the post-2015, as a part of a global consultation process- The World We Want.

ASTRA Network at Public Hearing on “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights”

The representative of ASTRA Network, Krystyna Kacpura, Executive Director of Federation for Women and Family Planning represented ASTRA at the public hearing on sexual and reproductive health and rights that was organized by the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality on January, 22. To watch the hearing go to: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/committees/video?event=20130122-1500-COMMITTEE-FEMM

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