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On 6 March 2020, the IPPF Africa Regional Director, Mrs. Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry attended the global launch of the Equal Light Red Card Campaign at the UN headquarters in New York. This is the speech given by Mrs. Petrus-Barry during the launch. The Red Card campaign is aimed at mobilizing the world to ensure that the voices of women and girls are heard across sectors, to elevate and strengthen them against others who seek to undermine their dignity, and to put an end to gender based violence and discrimination in every form. During the launch, IPPF Africa Region signed an MoU with African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN), as a new platform for the member associations and collaborative partners of the Africa region to operationalize gender normative frameworks and guidance as well as to shape and provide a comprehensive response for gender equality. Read more: Give A Red Card to All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against Women and Girls! The "Red Card" campaign utilizes the unifying power of sport to provide an opportunity to governments, academia, civil society, the private sector, the general public, and other stakeholders to demonstrate to the world, and to their respective constituencies, their commitment and efforts towards achieving equality and equity for all, and to encourage their constituencies to become part of an international team dedicated to scoring Sustainable Development Goals.

This statement’s purpose is to provide guidance to IPPF Member Associations and other sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) organizations to support sustained provision of essential and life‑saving SRH services in the context of the COVID‑19 pandemic. The statement also serves as a tool to advocate with donors and other stakeholders for additional resources to sustain SRH services throughout the pandemic. The statement reinforces IPPF’s position and commitment to SRH and rights and gender equality.

IPPF's Youth Manifesto- Portuguese 

IPPF's Youth Manifesto - French

IPPF’s Youth Manifesto

The Assessment of Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services in the East and Southern Africa Region (2015-2017) was undertaken with the purpose of conducting a review of existing adolescent and youth-friendly health services (AYFHS) guidelines, protocols and standards, and assessing how they are implemented in 23 countries of the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region. The specific objectives were to: Review AYFHS guidelines and standards in 23 ESA countries against World Health Organization’s (WHO), International Planned Parenthood Federation’s (IPPF) and other international standards developed and used in the public health, private and non-for-profit health systems. Assess the status of AYFHS implementation in the ESA region, how guidelines and standards are being applied to improve the quality and coverage of services, and both negative and positive factors affecting the provision of services. Identify and document promising practices for the implementation of the AYFHS guidelines and standards in selected countries. Based on the findings above, provide recommendations for improving and scaling up AYFHS in the ESA region.