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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, BILL GATES AND UN POPULATION CLAIMS
Population policy must never become a pretext for pressure or coercion. When claims about population circulate, check the original source, its date and what it actually says. This explainer examines…
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Family Planning, Sex Education and so much more
Last week in Pattaya City, Thailand, Population Matters sponsored and participated in the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP). A community of 3,500 people travelled from across the world to…
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Population and the Sustainable Development Goals
Reproductive rights and bodily autonomy are central to a fair future. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set shared ambitions for health, education, equality and a healthy planet. Public policy and…
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Only connect: population & planet
Three critical events are taking place this month; the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, the International Conference on Family Planning in Thailand, and on Tuesday, 15 November – the symbolic…
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Reproductive Rights and India’s Two-Child Policies
Reproductive rights and bodily autonomy must be protected from coercive policy. Explore how punitive two-child rules can restrict people’s choices and access to services in India.
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Population news from around the globe
With the birth of the planet’s 8 billionth person just around the corner (15 November), conversations around population growth are becoming ever harder to ignore. The facts are striking; half…
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The Awakening: Empowering Girls & Boys in Pakistan
Right now in Pakistan, the lives of 33 million people are in turmoil following the floods that have left a third of the country underwater. As extreme weather events become…
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Celebrating Those Advancing Women’s Rights
As we reported in June this year, blocking abortion access has a terrible human cost. The overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which prevented states in the USA…
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Fighting floods, patriarchy and child marriage in Pakistan
An estimated 1,325 people have died in Pakistan’s floods, including 466 children. These are girls and boys whose dreams were cut short by a changing climate and communities who are…
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Afghan Family Guidance Association
On 23rd March 2022, the Taliban banned all girls in secondary school from accessing an education. In Afghanistan, all women must now be accompanied by male chaperones and are prohibited from using public transport. Even while women’s and girls’ rights are increasingly attacked, international funding has slowed for the local organisations working to support Afghanistan’s…