Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. As the international community gears up for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December, the reproductive health and rights community is starting to look closely at the links between RH and climate change.
Updates
A Leap Forward on Free Healthcare
September 29th, 2009
UN – At a high-level gathering on the margins of the General Assembly, world leaders pledged more than US $5 billion in multi-year funding and committed to a new global Consensus for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.
A Breakfast with First Ladies
September 23rd, 2009
First Ladies have a unique position… they have ability to whisper in the ears of some of the most important people in the nation. And through these passionate and influential advocates, there’s the opportunity to address some of the biggest challenges facing girls and women.
Who Should Win the Guardian Achievements in International Development Award?
September 22nd, 2009
This blog-post was originally published at Conversations for a Better World, a shared blog on population, gender, and health.
“Ask for what you want. Take what you get. Then, use what you’ve got to get what you want.”
Communities as the Missing Partner
September 21st, 2009
An old cliché says that "all politics is local" - that people's votes are driven more by the quality of local services like garbage collection than by debates on big national issues.