Rutgers WPF is a renowned centre of expertise on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Its activities are mainly carried out in the Netherlands, Africa and Asia. Its aim is to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights throughout the world. Rutgers WPF supports partner organisations and professionals in their work, increasing their expertise on sexuality.
News and press releases
- 16 May 2012 | UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 16 May 2012 – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank.
- 01 May 2012 | NEW YORK, NY—Late Friday, 27 April 2012, at the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD), member states issued a bold resolution in support of young people’s sexual and reproductive health and human rights. Rutgers WPF is very glad this resolution in favour of Adolescent's SRHR has been adopted.
- 07 March 2012 | Top United Nationals officials urged Member States to tackle violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, adding that countries cannot continue to overlook such grave violations of human rights.
- 20 February 2012 | ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Senate on Monday passed a bill that makes violence against women and children an offence carrying jail terms and fines, state media said.
- 14 February 2012 | The Honduras Supreme Court has cemented the fate of women trying to avoid unintended pregnancy--whether from unprotected sex, contraceptive failure, or rape--by upholding what is currently the strictest ban on emergency contraception in the world.
- 10 February 2012 | Great News! On top of the annual grant of € 900,000 the Dutch Postcode Lottery has awarded Rutgers WPF an extra donation.
- 09 February 2012 | The World Bank and Fotopedia, the publisher of popular iOS apps and winner of the Best Tablet App of the Year Crunchies Award, today announced their collaboration on a new free app titled “Women of the World” for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. “Women of the World” takes users on an eye-opening tour and educational look into the lives of women all across the world.
- 19 January 2012 | After a period of substantial decline, the global abortion rate has stalled, according to new research from WHO and the Guttmacher Institute.
- 10 January 2012 | Police in India's Bihar state have arrested three men posing as doctors, who performed botched sterilisation surgery on 53 women in two hours.
- 14 December 2011 | Islamabad - The Parliament of Pakistan passed a landmark set of laws that now criminalize horrific crimes against women in Pakistan such as acid burning. The laws stand to protect millions of women from common forms of abuse.
