Carmen Barroso Regional Director, IPPF/WHR | 9-4-2010
IPPF Arab World Region
Regional Council meeting
Tunis, Tunisia
The WHR has two non grant-receiving MAs and 33 grant-receiving MAs in Latin America and the Caribbean. We have long adopted a rights-based approach, but we gave it a new impetus with the adoption of the IPPF Declaration on Sexual Rights and our new Regional Strategic Plan, where sexual rights... READ MORE
Carmen Barroso Regional Director, International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region | 7-12-2010
Chairmen’s Session: Challenges to Meeting the Unmet Needs for Contraception
Women Deliver
Washington DC
When we speak about the universal access to contraceptive services and the huge unmet need for family planning services that exists in the world today, the first image that comes to mind is that of poor women in Africa. Indeed, Africa’s unmet need for contraception is much higher than in... READ MORE
Dr. Gill Greer, Director-General, IPPF | 4-23-2010
Ambassador Staur, Ambassador Badji, I would like to begin by thanking you, and your colleagues, for this opportunity to speak with you, with members of delegations, UN agencies and members of civil society on this important occasion in the lead up to the 2010 MDG Review and Summit. READ MORE
Alexander Sanger | 3-25-2010
To the Family of George Tiller, M.D.
September 25, 2009
The IPPF has a statement entitled “What We Believe”. It reads:
“We believe that sexual and reproductive rights should be internationally recognized as human rights and therefore guaranteed for everyone. We encourage... READ MORE
Carmen Barroso, Regional Director, IPPF/WHR | 12-2-2007
To speak about Pepe, as he was known to his friends, is to speak about the history of reproductive health and rights. After a distinguished career as a medical professor in his native Chile, he advanced to positions of great international influence, including director of the Special Program in... READ MORE
