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The Platform also presents a safe, healthy pregnancy as a human right which is to be attained through quality resources and healthcare available to all women regardless of economic status. [17] Some scholars have argued that the Platform served to complicate issues of adolescent sexual care and complications resulting from HIV and AIDS. [15]
An independent evaluation by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children concluded that the "BSO learning program has proven a valuable tool for humanitarian agencies in strengthening their capacity to receive and investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse of beneficiaries by staff....(and) BSO learning program materials ...
The UNHCR's Mid-Year Trends report of June 2015 (based on information for mid-2015 or latest available information up to that date) reported an "unprecedented" 57,959,702 individuals falling under its mandate (for reference, on 1 January 2007, 21,018,589 people – or less than half of the number in 2015 – fell under the mandate of the UNHCR).
Femtech, or digital solutions centered on women's health and wellness, ... Femtech, or digital solutions centered on women's health and wellness, could help address gaps in the healthcare system.
Women in Global Health is an organization and a movement [1] that advocates for inclusive gender equity in health [2] by challenging power and privilege. [3] It is the largest community of its kind, with 40 chapters worldwide , working to put the power into the hands women of all backgrounds to create real change across the health sector.
The aid-based program was accompanied by pledges from some developing nations (including Tanzania and Rwanda) to increase their own domestic spending on health care. [5] According to the UN, around $8.6 million of the program's funding came from what it described as "low-income countries".
The observations highlight how the Council considers the issue of women and armed conflict important to international peace and security. They express the Council's concern about civilians in armed conflict, particularly women and children, who constitute most of the victims of conflict [citation needed] and who are increasingly targeted by armed groups.
The UNFPA has warned of serious impacts on women and girls, including millions of unintended pregnancies. On 27 March 2020, the Executive Director of the UNFPA pledged support for those suffering from invisible impacts of the pandemic, including women and girls with disrupted access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health care. [209]