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Oh hey - let's hear from our WOSSO Asia and the Pacific Fellow Maria from Pakistan, on her expectation regarding the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Live from the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties - #COP30!

#AsiaPacific #WOSSO
A smiling Maria Iqbal Shah stands in front of a blurred background of greenery and water at COP30. Text overlay reads: "30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30)." Below this is a large quote: "Ensure gender-responsive and inclusive Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) implementation that empowers women and marginalised groups as agents of climate action." Her name and title are listed below the quote: "Maria Iqbal Shah, Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO) Asia and the Pacific Fellow." Logos for WOSSO, Gender Links, ARROW, Mannion Daniels, and the UK International Development are at the bottom.
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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📢 FINAL CALL: #APFSD YOUTH FORUM 2026 - Call for Applications

Submit your application to attend the annual APFSD Youth Forum 2026 by 11:59 PM BKK Time today!

Call for applications: forms.gle/nioGr5fT3XsZ...
Call for abstracts: forms.gle/nWmBzGB87BC8...
More details: arrow.org.my/apfsd-youth-...
An informative poster for the APFSD Youth Forum 2026's call for applications with a dark blue background. The forum is set to take place from 18-20 February in Bangkok, Thailand in a Hybrid Modality. The poster prominently displays the question: "LAST DAY TO APPLY" Application Deadline: 16 November, 2025 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time) The bottom features logos of co-convenors, collaborators and partners. Above this section, two young people are featured, holding up one of the previous Call to Action documents from the Forum.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Apply now to join the APFSD Youth Forum 2026!

🟢 Funding available for a select number of participants.

Event details:
Date: 18-20 February, 2026
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
Call for applications: forms.gle/nioGr5fT3XsZ...
Call for abstracts: forms.gle/nWmBzGB87BC8...

#APFSDYouth2026 #Opportunity
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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🚨🚨🚨𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃: 𝐀𝐏𝐅𝐒𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Apply now to join the APFSD Youth Forum 2026 in February 2026 in a hybrid format.

🟢 Funding available for a select number of participants.

📅 18-20 February, 2026
📌 Bangkok, Thailand
Modality: In-person and Online
Details: arrow.org.my/apfsd-youth-...
An informative poster for the APFSD Youth Forum 2026's call for applications with a dark blue background. The forum is set to take place from 18-20 February in Bangkok, Thailand in a Hybrid Modality. The poster prominently displays the question: "Deadline extended! Call for Applications and Abstracts" The text announces a call for applications for young people from Asia and the Pacific region to attend the forum, and also a call for session abstracts. Application Deadline: 16 November, 2025 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time) The bottom features logos of co-convenors, collaborators and partners. Above this section, two young people are featured, holding up one of the previous Call to Action documents from the Forum.
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Join our side event at COP30!

This side event will centre center SRHR within the global climate change agenda, specifically the UNFCCC's Gender Action Plan (GAP) and wider negotiations.

📅11 November, 2025
⏰13:15–14:45 local time
📌Room 9, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Brazil
A poster for a side event at the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) titled: "Taking the Leap: Implementing SRHR in Climate Action." The background features a partially blurred image of several young women and is overlaid with a stylized green mountain landscape. The event details are: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, from 13:15 – 14:45 in Side Event Room 9, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Belém, Brazil. The bottom of the poster displays the logos of the co-organising groups: SRHR & CJ Coalition, ARROW, DFPA, Women Deliver, WEDO, and Education Equality Sustainability.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Joining the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30)? Meet ARROW, Partners, and Young Feminists 👇

Do not miss our side events "Taking the Leap: Implementing SRHR in Climate Action" on 11 November, and "Young Women’s Health on a Warming Planet: Challenges and Opportunities" on 12 Nov!
Poster highlighting engagements of ARROW, partners, and young feminists at the 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. November 11th: Side event titled "TAKING THE LEAP: IMPLEMENTING SRHR IN CLIMATE ACTION." Hosted with the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights & Climate Justice Coalition, Danish Family Planning Association (DFP), Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), and Women Deliver. Time: 13:15-14:45 Location: Side Event Room 9, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Belém, Brazil. November 12th: Side event titled "YOUNG WOMEN'S HEALTH ON A WARMING PLANET: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES." Hosted with Gender Hub Azerbaijan. Time: 16:10 - 16:55 Location: Children and Youth Pavilion, Blue Zone, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Belém, Brazil.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🚨Happening next week: ARROW and Partners’ Virtual #WSSD2 Solutions Session

📅 5 November, 2025
⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time
📌 Virtual on ZOOM
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌐 Spanish, French, and International sign language interpretation available.

#SocialSummit2025
Promotional image for the WSSD2 Solutions Session, 'Realising SDG3 on health and well-being including sexual and reproductive health information and services with women and girls at the centre,' subtitled 'Imperative for advancing social development in the Global South.' The virtual event is on 5 November, 2025 at 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time via ZOOM. The background features a young woman wearing a hat and smiling. Register to attend the WSSD2 Solutions Session. Spanish, French, and International sign language interpretation available.
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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📢 Invitation to join ARROW, Partners and Young Feminists at ICFP 2025!

Do not miss our side event 👇

Voices from the Margins🟢🟢
👉 Organisers: ARROW, COJAS in partnership with FJSI
📅 4 November, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Colombia Time
📌 In-person and virtual
🔗 Register: forms.gle/Mg4tV7Yo6WBD...
ARROW and Partner Events at ICFP 2025 The following events and presentations are scheduled, with all times listed in Colombia Time: Global Safe Abortion Dialogue Conference Date: 1–2 November, 2025 Organiser: GSAD Time: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Venue: Invite only Scaling Up Without Leaving Out: Making CSE Work For All Date: 2 November, 2025 Organiser: Community of Practice on CSE, Rutgers Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Venue: Hotel Hyatt Place Convention Center (Avenida Calle 24 Nr 40-51, Bogotá) Celebrating Youth Leadership for SRHR at ICFP 2025 Date: 3 November, 2025 Organiser: Right Here Right Now (RHRN) Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Venue: Invite only By Youth, For All: Transformative Leadership in Adolescent and Youth SRHR Oral Presentation Date: 4 November, 2025 Organiser: Oral presentation from ARROW Time: 1:55 AM – 1:15 PM Venue: Room O, Agora Bogotá Convention Center, Colombia Exhibition Booth Attendees can also visit the ARROW booth. For more information: Booth Numbers: 93 and 94. Poster from ARROW detailing three more events and an exhibition booth presence at ICFP 2025 between November 4–6, 2025. All times are Colombia Time. Voices from the Margins: Centering Intersectionality in Youth-Led SRHR Initiatives Across the Global South Date: 4 November, 2025 Organisers: ARROW and COJAS in partnership with FJSI Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Venue: Room B, Agora Bogotá Convention Center, Colombia & Virtual Note: Requires registration to attend. Donor Dialogue Date: 5 November, 2025 Organiser: Kaleidoscope Collective Venue: Invite only Building Intersectional Movements for Climate and Reproductive Justice Date: 6 November, 2025 Organiser: Ipas, SRHR & Climate Justice Coalition Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Venue: Room D, Agora Bogotá Convention Center, Colombia The poster also instructs attendees to visit the Exhibition Booth Number 93 and 94.
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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The solutions session will enable sharing of experiences, south to south cooperation, including successes, challenges and lessons learned on advancing health, including sexual and reproductive health as imperative to social progress.

#SocialSummit2025
Promotional image for the WSSD2 Solutions Session, 'Realising SDG3 on health and well-being including sexual and reproductive health information and services with women and girls at the centre,' subtitled 'Imperative for advancing social development in the Global South.' The virtual event is on 5 November, 2025 at 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time via ZOOM. The background features a young woman wearing a hat and smiling. Register to attend the WSSD2 Solutions Session.
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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This event will bring together various stakeholders to discuss the importance of universal access to health, including sexual and reproductive health information and services with a focus on universal health coverage, with women and girls at the centre.

#SocialSummit2025
Promotional image for the WSSD2 Solutions Session, 'Realising SDG3 on health and well-being including sexual and reproductive health information and services with women and girls at the centre,' subtitled 'Imperative for advancing social development in the Global South.' The virtual event is on 5 November, 2025 at 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time via ZOOM. The background features a young woman wearing a hat and smiling. Register to attend the WSSD2 Solutions Session.
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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📢Want to hear from governments, UN agencies and Civil Society Organisations from the Global South on the importance of universal access to health? Join our #WSSD2 Solutions Session.
📅 5 November, 2025
⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time
📌 ZOOM
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SocialSummit2025
Promotional image for the WSSD2 Solutions Session, 'Realising SDG3 on health and well-being including sexual and reproductive health information and services with women and girls at the centre,' subtitled 'Imperative for advancing social development in the Global South.' The virtual event is on 5 November, 2025 at 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time via ZOOM. The background features a young woman wearing a hat and smiling. Register to attend the WSSD2 Solutions Session.
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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🚨𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖: #𝐀𝐏𝐅𝐒𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Join the APFSD Youth Forum 2026, happening 18-20 February 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. Join us in-person or online.

Date: 18-20 February, 2026
Deadline: 10 November, 2025
Apply: arrow.org.my/apfsd-youth-...

#APFSDYouth2026 #Opportunity
Promotional poster for the APFSD Youth Forum 2026's Call for Applications. The hybrid event takes place 18-20 February 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. The poster announces a Call for Applications and Call for Abstracts for young people from the Asia and Pacific region, inviting them to apply to the Youth Forum, and also submit session abstracts. The Application Deadline is 10 November 2025 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time). The poster includes a photo of two young delegates and partner logos.
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Ensure robust, resilient and integrated health systems, and skilled workforce are in place and provide information on available, accessible, acceptable and quality SRH information and services, to all, including women and girls in their diversities!

More: arrow.org.my/blog-asia-se... (2/2)
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October 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Join us as we bring together stakeholders to discuss the importance of universal access to health, including SRH information and services with a focus on UHC at our #WSSD2 Solutions Session.

📅 5 November, 2025
⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time
📌 Virtual on ZOOM
🔗 Register: arrow.org.my/wssd2-soluti...
Promotional image for the WSSD2 Solutions Session, 'Realising SDG3 on health and well-being including sexual and reproductive health information and services with women and girls at the centre,' subtitled 'Imperative for advancing social development in the Global South.' The virtual event is on 5 November, 2025 at 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time via ZOOM. The background features a young woman wearing a hat and smiling. Register to attend the WSSD2 Solutions Session.
October 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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In the Asia and Pacific region, crises that range from climate disasters to conflict increase existing gender inequalities, putting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls at extreme risk.

#DayoftheGirl #GenerationEquality
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October 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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At the UNGA80, leaders and UN agencies underscored the urgent need to address poverty, gender-based violence, and shrinking SRHR access while pushing back against the growing backlash on women’s rights.

Read all about #UNGA80 and our engagement in our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/arrow/update....
This is the 23rd issue of ARROW's SRHR Info Resources Newsletter that is titled "The ARROW UNGA80 Diary💫" On the top is a picture of the UN General Assembly. The picture has text mentioning this being Issue 23 of ARROW's SRHR Info Resources. It includes the following highlights from the newsletter: 1. ARROW, and APFSD Youth Scholars' Interventions at the UNGA80: ARROW, along with two APFSD Youth Scholars and WOSSO Asia and the Pacific Fellows joined UNGA80 to advocate for gender equality, SRHR, and their intersections. 2. Updates on the Second World Summit on Social Development (WSSD2): Throughout 2025, Member States engaged in sustained and intensive negotiations to shape the outcome of the upcoming WSSD2. Read more in this newsletter.
October 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Do you know? Around 1 in 5 people in conflict-affected areas are estimated to have a mental health condition.

Emergency areas result in people experiencing fear, anxiety, and sadness. They take a heavy toll.

#WorldMentalHealthDay (1/2)
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October 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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We leave the Fora with a drive for actionable, measurable and sustainable impacts!

#CSE4ALL #Youth4SDGs
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Collaboration and Sustainability: The final day of the Asia Regional Fora 2025

We concluded Fora yesterday as we centered sustainable strategies to advance young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, and ensuring comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for all.

#CSE4ALL #Youth4SDGs
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Say it with us: Safe abortion is life-saving healthcare!

Happy International Safe Abortion Day 2025!

👉 Visit september28.org for the full Call to Action, access campaign materials, and get ideas for campaign actions.

#Sept28 #ISAD2025 #SafeAbortionSavesLives #AbortionisHealthCare
An illustration for International Safe Abortion Day shows a woman raising her fist, standing next to another woman with auburn hair who together with the other person is holding a sign that says, “SAFE ABORTION IS LIFE-SAVING HEALTHCARE.” The bottom part of the image contains text that reads: “INTERNATIONAL SAFE ABORTION DAY.” Below that, a paragraph explains that on September 28, the abortion rights movement unites to reclaim the narrative with the theme “Safe Abortion is Life-saving Healthcare!” The text also calls on allies to join in advancing the right to safe, legal, timely, affordable, and stigma-free abortion care.
September 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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As with day 1, we shared our innovative projects and programmes that have worked towards ensuring comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for all.

#CSE4ALL #GenderEquality
September 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Day 2 of the convening for adolescent health, well-being and gender equality✨✨

As part of our efforts towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), we convened for day 2 of the 'Transforming Teachers & Teaching for Adolescent Health, Well-being & Gender Equality Regional Forum.'
September 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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We also highlighted the grassroots voices and the lived experiences of teachers, and planned for a better CSE delivery that is inclusive, youthful, and transformative.

#GenderEquality
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We came together to share lessons, explore innovative programmes and interventions to achieve #CSE4ALL, and strengthen our understanding of gender-transformative education.
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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160 individuals are convening for the 'Transforming Teachers & Teaching for Adolescent Health, Well-being & Gender Equality Regional Forum,' which started today.
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM