
Avni Amin
@avninamin
Scientist working on violence against women, gender equality and health @WHO. Question, challenge, disrupt power! views my own #orangetheworld
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18-09-2014 19:43:34
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NEW: a systematic review on conducting "sex-normalising" intersex surgeries on infants & young children in PLOS Global Public Health by World Health Organization (WHO)/ HRP/ other colleagues. Irreversible, elective interventions should stop without the informed consent of those concerned. #SRHR ▶️bit.ly/3z0niQW


Read this interview w/ Bela Ganatra about how banning #abortion only pushes women towards dangerous methods. "The number of abortions doesn’t depend on how restrictive the legal framework is. What changes...is the ability of women to have safe abortions.” ➡️lesglorieuses.fr/diy-abortions/



Set to co-moderate this critical session during #SummitOfTheFuture #UNGA79 on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, see more and see you there! who.int/news-room/even… World Health Organization (WHO) Prerna Banati PMNCH Rajat Khosla Dr Flavia Bustreo Women Deliver The Children's Investment Fund Foundation YIELD Hub

There are around 1.3 billion adolescents globally today – more than ever before. As world leaders gather at the United Nations #SummitOfTheFuture, NEW research highlights critical health risks facing adolescents today bit.ly/3MWpPyO #OurCommonFuture







This week is an important one for adolescent #SRHR. At a joint event during #SummitOfTheFuture we launched a new supplement in Journal of Adolescent Health about the progress, challenges & opportunities for improving adolescents' SRHR. Watch the full📽️here: bit.ly/4dbKLNb





What great news. Hans Kluge announced a special initiative in tackling violence against women and children! WHO/Europe #RC74
