This document is expected to provide the linkages between the sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda within the framework of the sustainable development process. At the same time, this is also meant to help advocates to identify opportunities to further promote the inclusion of SRHR in legal and programmatic frameworks at the local, national, and regional levels. In every section of the document, the points of entry for concrete action at different levels are highlighted to help the involvement of advocates in accordance with their interest and experience.
Direct Link to Full 32-Page 2016 ARROW Report:
http://arrow.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SRHR-in-the-2030-Agenda.pdf
Efforts to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are a rising priority on many national and global agendas. Thus it is imperative to have a clear understanding of the scale and scope of the practice, and
where it occurs, as well as the dynamics of change and the broader context surrounding it. This state-of-the-art synthesis offers a snapshot of the most recent data available as of July 2016 and the most relevant
contextual information on key FGM/C issues in clear, non-technical language that can help inform policymakers,donors, programme planners, and other key stakeholders.Nationally representative data on the prevalence of FGM/C among girls and women ages 15-49 are availablefor 29 countries: Twenty-seven countries in Africa plus Yemen and Iraq. Fifteen of these countries show no clear evidence of progress, while in 14 countries, the practice appears to be declining. Two out of three affected women live in just four countries—Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Sudan.
Direct Link to Full 36-Page 2016 Report: http://www.wunrn.org/pdf/state.pdf
Извор: WUNRN – 10.08.2016
Table of contents:
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Burning Issue
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Regional Updates
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Global Updates
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Youth
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Upcoming Events
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Publications
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Member Profile - this month features CESI from Croatia
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Call to Action
http://www.astra.org.pl/pdf/bulletin/ASTRA_CEE_Bulletin_156.pdf
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council System: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/Welcomepage.aspx
The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are human rights Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. The system of Special Procedures is a central element of the United Nations human rights machinery and covers all human rights: civil, cultural, economic, political, and social.
Submission of Information to Special Procedures – UN Guidelines: https://spsubmission.ohchr.org/
WIDOWHOOD:
A SYSTEMIC VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS and an ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Communication to the Special Procedures
August 1, 2016
