The International Planned Parenthood Federation at the United Nations General Assembly Week.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 12:29PM As the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly gets underway IPPF is calling for world leaders to put sexual and reproductive health and rights at the heart of the next generation of development goals.
This is a key moment and we wanted to share with you some of the events that IPPF will be involved with other the next few days.
Highlights include
IPPF’s Director General, Tewodros Melesse addressing the ICPD special session of the UN on behalf of Civil Society Organizations on Monday September 22nd.
Time Square #idecide stunt - On Tuesday September 23rd IPPF is holding a stunt in Times Square to highlight our #idecide campaign – some of the photo wall - will be displayed on digital billboards. Please add your photo by clicking on the link above.
Other events include…
IPPF's Africa Regional Office is co-hosting an event with OAFLA, UNAIDS on September 23rd.
On September 24th we will be holding a joint IPPF/UNFPA event. At this event we will be releasing a briefing to mark progress on our partnership with them in 16 countries which ensures that the most marginalized and vulnerable people benefit from family planning innovations.
IPPF is co-hosting a panel event with Liberia on September 25th which will discuss regional opportunities to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through and beyond the post-2015 development framework.
Even if you are not in New York you can still get involved
IPPF’s #Idecide campaign is creating a social media buzz! Get involved today by joining our Thunderclap. On September 23rd at 10am EST IPPF will flood social media with a final call to action asking people to sign our petition demanding that world leaders put SRHR at the heart of the next development goals. Click this link then click “support”!
Watch and share our film about the story of Cherifa, married at 13 and a survivor of gender based violence. See how access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, changed Cherifa's daughter's life.
Make your voice heard... Sign our petition