Women Deliver began in 2007 with a ground-breaking meeting that put maternal health on the global policy agenda. Since then, it has convenes global conferences every three years. Women Deliver’s 4th Global Conference, taking place 16-19 May 2016, was the largest gather...

Ahead of the G7 Summit - the first after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Japan Parliamentarians Federation for Population (JPFP) and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) co-organized the Global Conference of P...

Despite national laws and international agreements banning it, child marriage remains pervasive. It presents a threat to children’s healthy lives and well-being, especially girls, in more than a hundred countries. Child marriage remains a significant cause of maternal...

Caption: Jane Prentice MP, Dorosday Kenneth, and APGPD Chair Dr Sharman Stone MP

A passionate and accomplished campaigner for women’s rights in Vanuatu, Mrs Dorosday Kenneth visited Australia thanks to the Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships Forum.

As Director of...

Marie Stopes International has been delivering contraception, safe abortion and mother and baby care for over thirty years and currently works in over 37 countries. Its vision is a world where every birth is wanted. Its Australian office provides support to programs in...

Women and girls are fourteen times more likely to die in disasters than men as they face the brunt of any crisis. They suffer increased violence - rape, torture, and early and forced marriage - while the very security and health services that could protect or save them...

Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund, met with Members, Senators and staff to speak about its work in the Asia-Pacific region.

He described the Fund’s innovative approach in working in partnership with the private sector and governments, and outlining the p...