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Around the world 🌍 young people are driving positive change in their communities, desiring to live healthy lives, fully enjoying their #SRHR, and where gender equality is a reality. This #ValentinesDay we’re calling on the EU to put youth at the heart ❤️ of the new EU mandate!

'Breaking the silence on #FGM is not just an act of courage, it’s a duty of justice. Every conversation plants a seed, every person who changes their mind breaks the chain!' Thanks to @ENDFGM_Network, @Amref_Worldwide & MEP @Guarda_Cristina for a great event on #ZeroToleranceDay!

The 2024 @WHO World #Malaria report shows, in 2023 alone, more than 177 million cases and 1 million deaths were averted globally. Progress has been reported in many countries; most recently with Egypt declared as a malaria free in October 2024 🎉 📰Report: who.int/publications/i…

Sexuality education is a crucial tool to help prevent #GenderBasedViolence! 🗯️Our comic strip shows how it empowers young people with skills to navigate issues like consent and gender norms, protecting them and supporting #equality. 👉🏽bit.ly/3Tk8tAy #16Days #GBV

Sex workers in Belgium are now entitled to health insurance, pensions, sick days, maternity leave, safety protections and formal employment contracts under a new law. This is the first law of its kind in the world.

🔴 Live at #POLITICOHealthCare Summit: Insights from the @Europarl_EN '#SRHR are about women's rights and health. We need a Health Commissioner that understands this.' - MEP Catarina Martins 'The Health Commissioner's response on SRHR was deeply worrying.' - MEP @BosseStine

This bill should never have been introduced, it fails to uphold Māori rights. The Hīkoi (march) will arrive at New Zealand’s parliament and calls for the bill to be dropped. #ProtectTheProtest

What does a sweater have to do with SRHR? Curious to find out? 📅 From Nov 19, with a European Parliament accreditation, you can explore a Pop-Up MusEUm on reproductive freedom 🖼️ Join the launch Nov 19 at 18:30 or visit JAN Q3 Area, Josef Antall Building, until Nov 22 at 10:00

🚨BREAKING: TOWER BRIDGE BLOCKED Today, Youth Demand and a coalition of groups shut down the bridge to demand the UK Government stops arming Israel.  This is just the start. In the next weeks, young people will be doing the same all over the UK. Sign up: youthdemand.org

🤳A week on from #InternationalDayoftheGirl2024, UK Deputy Ambassador to the EU, @CarolineARead, met with youth activists in Brussels for @EUgirlsweek👧 to discuss how the UK can continue to promote and protect girls’ rights everywhere.

🤝 By working together, we can tackle intersecting health inequities & ensure that everyone, everywhere can live well. Our new paper on #WomensHealth suggests 6 actions the EU can take to close the #GenderHealthGap globally to achieve #HealthForAll 👉 t.ly/V7ovv

15 young advocates gathered together in one room to discuss advancing girls rights? It can only mean one thing… @EUgirlsweek has officially started! Stay tuned as our young advocates join forces with EU decision makers to campaign for an EU that is truly an #EU4Girls 🇪🇺

📢 EWAG is back! #EU4Girls Join us on 16 October at the European Parliament to hear youth advocates and newly elected MEPs discuss how to strengthen the #EU commitment to girls’ rights 💪🇪🇺 ➡️Register by 7 Oct : forms.gle/8mGmbsgYE85i78…

🚨 Project 2025 threatens SRHR with plans to roll back #abortion access, cut #contraception, and enforce the global gag rule worldwide, putting millions of women and girls at risk. Read more via this article by Guttmacher Institute👇 guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/how…

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The contraceptive burden shouldn’t rest on women alone! 💊 Did you know that expanding male contraceptive options could positively impact gender equality? ⚖️ Read more about it here 👇🏾 malecontraceptive.org/male-contracep… #WorldContraceptionDay #WorldContraceptionDay2024

Today @GasteinForum, our panel session discussed ways in which the EU 🇪🇺 can reaffirm its central role in global health through sustained investment 💶 in global health R&D 🔬 to address the impacts of climate change and prepare for future challenges #EHFG2024

This World Sexual Health Day and always, remember to take care of your #SexualHealth. 💜 #STIs like syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhoea are preventable. 🚫 If you choose to have sex, ensure it’s safe and consensual.

Great to see the #DonorsDelivering for #SRHR report in @guardian. Trump being re-elected will have a detrimental impact for women and girls globally. Let's hope this isn't the fate we see in November. Full report ➡️ donorsdelivering.report