Globally, an estimated 19 to 20 million unsafe abortions take place every year. Women around the world urgently need better access to safer methods for ending unplanned pregnancies. This short ...more

Nicaragua is one of only three countries in the world to maintain a blanket ban on abortion, even in cases of rape, incest, or life- or health-threatening pregnancies. Such blanket ...more

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a common practice in a number of countries, predominantly in Africa. Reliable evidence connecting FGM to obstetric complications during childbirthI is scarce. This study examines ...more

Every year over half a million women die as a result of complications in pregnancy and childbirth, and unsafe abortions. This evaluation report reviews the extent to which key objectives ...more

One in five people in the world is an adolescent. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) encompasses the human rights of people aged 0-18, hence by definition ...more