📢 Our response to Yvette Cooper taking up the role of Foreign Secretary — and what it means for #UKAid and #GlobalHealth.

Yesterday the APPG on Global SRHR held its Annual General Meeting, as part of which we elected our officers for the coming year. We were very sorry to lose Leigh Ingham MP as an officer, but delighted that Apsana Begum MP was able to step up, having been an active member of the

Delighted to welcome Apsana Begum MP as newly elected APPG on Global SRHR Officer. Thanks to Leigh Ingham MP for all her work to support the APPG this past year 🙏 x.com/appgglobalsrhr…

🚫 Child marriage is a human rights violation. And yet, it remains widespread globally. See how UNFPA is taking action to #ENDChildMarriage: unf.pa/chu #GlobalGoals

"Let us honour Beijing and Cairo not with words, but with urgent action." 📽 See @UNFPAChief's remarks during the #Beijing30 High-Level Meeting at #UNGA: unf.pa/bhl #GlobalGoals

At the UNFPA roundtable during #UNGA80 on maternal health, UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita reminded us that maternal mortality has fallen by 52% in #Africa since 2000. Yet the journey is far from over. Partnerships and resources remain vital to reaching #SDG3. #AfDB

“Let’s recommit to do better together and make sure that no woman should die while giving life.” —@UNFPAChief during the #Beijing30 High-Level Meeting at #UNGA. 📽 Watch Ms. Diene Keita's full speech on accelerating progress for all women and girls. #UNGA80

We will #StopAtNothing to ensure the The Global Fund has the resources it needs to save millions more lives from AIDS, TB and malaria. This pledge from the @GatesFoundation is a powerful step toward that goal

We have issued advice for pregnant people on the use of paracetamol to manage fever and pain: brnw.ch/21wW1xz

‼️ THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Extremist lawmakers in South Carolina are pushing a terrifying total abortion ban that could reach far beyond abortion care, extending the arm of the law further into citizens’ private lives than ever before. bit.ly/4pBjPhb

We welcome Yvette Cooper's speech at the #UNGA80 Beijing+30 event on Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's commitment to challenging violence against women. To tackle this, it is essential that women and girls have sexual and reproductive health and rights, free from coercion. gov.uk/government/spe…

Access to safe abortion is a matter of health, rights, and equality. Where does your country stand? 🗺️ 🔗 Check the EPF Abortion Atlas to find out: epfweb.org/node/1156 #abortionatlas

Important conversation with Shudufhadzo about safe abortion. Globally, 45% of abortions are unsafe. We must stand together so that everyone has power over their own bodies. In my new role as a #SheDecides Champion I will continue to support a woman’s right to choose.

Contraception methods among people presenting for an abortion are changing. Fertility awareness methods rose, hormonal contraception and LARC declined. More patients reported no contraception. Read the full paper here: bit.ly/4h0BZ6B #Contraception #AbortionResearch

This looks interesting - a webinar this Thursday at 1pm covering the under-explored topic of disability and maternity care: lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

So-called crisis pregnancy centres masquerade as legitimate sources of medical information in order to mislead and manipulate vulnerable women. Important piece from Big Issue: bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

Today's report from PublishWhatYouFund finds that the Home Office has become less transparent about its aid spending – despite spending £2.3bn of the UK’s aid budget in 2024. Bond's CEO, Romilly Greenhill, calls on the Home Office to address transparency gaps: bond.org.uk/press-releases…

New NHS data shows a sharp decline in contraceptive access. Contacts with SRH services down almost 48% in a decade. Funding cuts and service reductions are leaving women without choice. We need investment and innovation now.

CW: Sexual violence. Last week Lord The Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG told us that the Government needs to support and champion more women in the front line of countries in conflict, particularly where women and girls have experienced sexual violence.

The Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts are devastating global reproductive health & rights. In Ms. Magazine, our expert Floriane Borel joins Global Justice Center & Physicians for Human Rights to unpack the damage & what can be done to protect people & health systems worldwide. gu.tt/3JiXUuO