By: Vicky Markham, Center for Environment and Population (CEP); Originally posted on RH Reality Check
This morning I ventured the opposite direction from Rio Centro where the UN Rio+20 negotiations are taking place, and travelled with colleagues to the Cachoeirinha (I was told it means “waterfall”) Favela in Rio de Janeiro. These shantytowns are quite common in Rio, well over one million strong, located within and around the city limits. This particular one has 37,000 residents. Read more...
Updates
Live from Rio+20, Day Two: “Favelas and Protests”
June 22nd, 2012
Live from Rio+20, Day One: Women and Reproductive Health
June 22nd, 2012
By: Vicky Markham, Center for Environment and Population (CEP); Originally posted on RH Reality Check
June 18, 2012, From Rio: This week begins the major UN Rio+20 “Earth Summit,” and I’ve just arrived at the sprawling “Rio Centro” complex where the official UN negotiations and many non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) side-events are taking place. While here for the duration of the meeting, I’ll be covering women and reproductive health (RH) issues as relate to the official UN proceedings, the NGO perspectives, and global south women’s personal stories on how Rio+20 touches their lives. Read more...
Why Women’s Needs Must be Part of the Conversation at Rio
June 21st, 2012
By: Suzanne Ehlers and Michael Brune; Originally posted on Grist
The outcome document for this week’s Rio+20 summit is 49 pages long. Some 23,917 words.
Women were mentioned in less than 0.01 percent of the text. And only two of the 283 sections addressed women’s needs for family planning.
At first, this might not seem like a big deal. It’s easy to think of Rio as a purely environmental conference, dealing with issues related to sustainable development and a green economy. It’s easy to say that Rio is not about “women’s issues.” Read more...
Including Non-Communicable Diseases in the Rio+20 Dialogue on Sustainable Futures
June 21st, 2012
By: Nalini Saligram and Felicia Marie Knaul; Originally posted on Huffington Post
The upcoming Rio+20 Conference (June 20-22, 2012) is a pivotal moment for leaders across the world to come together to find solutions to many of the issues that plague the planet. The conference will focus on important issues core to sustainability, including decent jobs, energy, sustainable cities, food security and sustainable agriculture, water, oceans, and disaster readiness. Read more...
WHO Releases Guidance on Safe Abortion
June 21st, 2012
Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an update of the groundbreaking publication, Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems. Since the first publication of the guidance in 2003, updated data has emerged, leading to new methods, approaches and recommendations relating to safe abortion. Read more...