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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 1d

We have also planned for an interactive, informative and fun exhibition booth at the event. Do not forget to visit booth number 93 and 94 from 3-6 November, 2025.

#ICFP2025 #ICFP

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 1d

At the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), from 1-6 November, ARROW along with our partners, and young feminists from Asia and the Pacific and Africa are all set to co-organise and speak at various events. And we are delighted to invite you to join us!

#ICFP2025 #ICFP

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 1d

📢 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.

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 2d

📢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

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 13d

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖!!!

🚨🚨 DEADLINE: 10 November, 2025 | 11:59 PM BKK time.

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 13d

Are you a young person under 30 from Asia-Pacific who works for sustainable development? Here's your chance to make an impact!

Theme: “Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for a sustainable future for young people in all their diversity.”

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 13d

🚨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.

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 14d

In this blog, ARROW's Deputy ED Sai Racherla talks about shaping resilient futures for maternal health, as well as women and girls in all their diversities. (2/2)

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 14d

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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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 16d

Panelists best practices and craft concrete recommendations to accelerate progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 (Good Health and Well-being) as well as SDG 5 (Gender Equality).

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 16d

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...

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 19d

As the United Nations mentions, “When we invest in girls, we create a more equal, just and hopeful world - for everyone.”

#DayoftheGirl #GenerationEquality

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 19d

Inequalities still exist thirty years after the Beijing Declaration. To ensure that every girl can succeed, more investment is essential. Barriers must be removed, and leadership opportunities must be guaranteed.

#DayoftheGirl #GenerationEquality

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 19d

Girls across Asia and the Pacific are fighting to be recognised for who they are, their leadership, and the solutions they offer, not only for their difficulties.

#DayoftheGirl #GenerationEquality

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 19d

However, girls are leading and taking charge to build a more equitable and just future for all. They are calling for a stop to violence and pushing for climate justice.

#DayoftheGirl #GenerationEquality

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 19d

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

Three girls smile while looking straight at the camera.

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 19d

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....

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 20d

Thus, this Mental Health Day, we urge everyone to invest in mental health and psychosocial support for everyone, especially women and girls in all their diversities, in order to recover from the crises, build long-term resilience, and shape stronger health systems.

#WorldMentalHealthDay (2/2)

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 20d

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)

A woman smiling brightly as she looks straight at the camera.

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · Sep 29

We leave the Fora with a drive for actionable, measurable and sustainable impacts!

#CSE4ALL #Youth4SDGs

Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · Sep 29

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

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · Sep 28

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.

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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · Sep 24

As with day 1, we shared our innovative projects and programmes that have worked towards ensuring comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for all.

#CSE4ALL #GenderEquality