Message from The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and the Welfare of the Child on the Day of the African Child 2010

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Presentations and Speeches given at the 4th Africa Conference Conference on Sexual Health and Rights

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Report of the Meeting of the 4th Africa Conference Conference on Sexual Health and Rights Steering Committee

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Report of the 3rd Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights

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International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security

Held on International Women's Day (March 8), the Colloquium sought to realize the aims of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security to ensure that women are protected from the worst abuses in times of conflict and to empower them to play their rightful and vital role in helping their countries prevent, end and recover from conflict. The following declarations where released at the end of the Colloquium:

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MDG 3 Recommendations

Youth Recommendation

Regaining Control: realising women's rights to control their own sexuality, well-being and reproductive health in Africa

This Oxfam policy brief argues that Africa's commitments to promote and protect the right to health of its population can only be achieved by ensuring firm policy and programme linkages between Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Gender Based Violence. Download

Magnus Hirschfield Archive for Sexology

The Magnus Hirschfield Archive for Sexology is the world's largest website on human sexuality. It offers an "Open Access" Curriculum in Sexual Health. Go to website

Declaration of the African Population Commission

The Sixth Ordinary Session of the African Population Commission took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 16 -17, 2007, with the theme “Implications of the State of the African Population”.

Highlighted in the Declaration issued at the end of the session were the Commission’s concerns that Africa was not on track to reach the MDGs; that HIV and AIDS were continuing to have a devastating impact on the social, political and economic development of the continent; and that the debate on population and development was being confined to population size and growth rate. Download the full-text of the Declaration

Maputo Plan of Action 2007 - 2010

The Maputo Plan of Action for the Operationalisation of the Continental Policy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, 2007-2010 is an African Union (AU) instrument aimed at helping women to rapidly access reproductive health care facilities through the integration of public health care facilities. It is built on nine action areas: Integration of sexual and reproductive health services into PHC, repositioning family planning, youth-friendly services, unsafe abortion, quality safe motherhood, resource mobilization, commodity security and monitoring and evaluation. Download the full-text of the Strategy

Young Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

This brief – part of the International Women's Health Coalition's series on young adolescents ages 10-14 – uses evidence on their sexual and reproductive knowledge and behaviors to argue for more responsive policies and programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and globally. Download the full-text of the document

Africa Health Strategy: 2007 - 2015

The Africa Health Strategy sets out the objectives and strategic direction to Africa’s efforts in achieving its vision of an integrated and prosperous Africa, free of its heavy burden of disease, disability and premature death. It provides an overarching framework to enable coherence within and between countries, civil society and the international community. Download the full-text of the Strategy

Mozambique Declaration on Women and Development

A declaration issued at the end of the “Meeting of Women for a Better World” to reiterate a commitment to the promotion of gender equality and women’s autonomy and outline action points that furthers attainment of gender equality.  Download the full-text of the Declaration