Less than three months into 2017, political transitions at the global and country levels signal changes to the international development framework that will, at best, prove challenging to the global health community, including family planning, and sexual and reproductive health and rights writ large. The U.S. government’s recent reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy (also known as… Continue reading FP2020 Executive Director Beth Schlachter: A Community United in the Face of Uncertainty
Month: February 2017
In a State of Crisis: Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women in Humanitarian Situations
Of the 129 million people around the world in need of humanitarian assistance, approximately one-fourth are women and adolescent girls of reproductive age. During emergencies, women and girls are at particular risk of harm when social and structural support systems around them collapse. They often lose their livelihoods, educational opportunities, homes and other assets.
