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The far-reaching impact of COVID-19 on adolescents: Exploring the connections

How do we engage young people on SRHR in Francophone Africa?

No concensus on sexuality education at UN, despite tremendous efforts

UNFPA presents State of the World Population report in the Netherlands

New UNFPA report urges radical rethink of how countries address changing demographics

Protests in Morocco: call for tougher penalties for sexual violence

Lack of comprehensive sexuality education takes its toll on young Bangladeshi

“Victim blaming silences women while protecting perpetrators of online sexual violence”

At CPD, Rutgers advocates for rights-based comprehensive sexuality education

Turbulent sexuality education campaign opens door to valuable conversations in the Netherlands

CSW concludes with new commitments on digital information and education for sexual and reproductive health

How to call for accountability: Rutgers launches guide for and by young people

In Morocco, online gender-based violence is real but change makers won’t be silenced

Opening up reproductive choices for women in West Africa thanks to Dutch Postcode Lottery

Online gender-based violence is systemic, sexuality education can bring systemic change

At #CSW67 we can’t let sex ed slip from the negotiation table

Why Rutgers keeps riding the pleasure wave in 2023

Toolkit launch: 5 ways to transform negative gender norms into positive ones

What about you, do you ask the question?

New EU-funded programme kicks off in Francophone West Africa

Young people in the Netherlands: government improve our sexuality education!

Accelerating Indonesia’s ambitions towards the promise of three zeros

Celebrating World Sexual Health Day with equal rights for all

Rutgers calls on Dutch government to prioritise CSE to tackle sexual violence

Nafis Sadik, a champion of women’s health and rights around the world, dies at 92

International Youth Day 2022: Creating a world for all ages

Peer education: widely used but wildly undervalued

Dutch Pride 2022: Feeling free to be who we want to be starts at school

Rutgers responds to Voluntary National Review of the Netherlands

Young people in Malawi celebrate becoming Agents4Change

Tough negotiations at Human Rights Council see sexual rights upheld

Making waves in the media: talking about sexuality in Indonesia

The right to safe abortion is a right of us all – that includes you

End of five-day legal reflection period for abortion in the Netherlands

Rutgers endorses Pleasure Principles from Pleasure Project

Hundreds gather in Amsterdam to protest against US Supreme Court draft opinion

Launch: toolkit to help stop bias and prejudice in safe abortion care

New UN resolution links economic growth and sexual and reproductive health for the first time

Why call centres in Francophone West and Central Africa help women avoid stigma and silence

New anti-sexual violence bill in Indonesia is a landmark ruling but not a silver bullet

Unseen crisis: nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended

New Rutgers executive director: Marieke van der Plas

Decriminalisation of abortion in Colombia is huge but we still have a long way to go

New research demystifies abortion practices in Kenya and Benin

Bring measurement of sexuality education into #MeToo era

Evaluating healthy sexuality development in adolescents

Rutgers on abuse claims at The Voice of Holland

Rutgers focuses on lesser-known human rights treaty during 16-days of activism

Survey: Update to It’s All One Curriculum

Progress too slow two years after Nairobi Summit

Sexual violence increases during national curfews in the Netherlands

Historic vote vastly broadens access to safe abortion in Benin

Seeking young leaders: vacancies at new independent YIELD Collective Action hub

Young people’s perspectives on sexual wellbeing and consent

Counting the cost of comprehensive sexuality education

Launch: new research on scaling sexuality education

First research into sexual wellbeing of 10-14 year old’s in Indonesia shares results

Looking back at 5 years of Right Here Right Now

Two new partners for Centres of Excellence to help spread expertise about delivery and scale-up of youth centred programming

For the first time since 2016 a substantial resolution at the UN Commission on Population and Development

Launch UNFPA State of the World Population Report 2021

Rutgers study: COVID-19 measures have huge impact on all aspects of young people’s lives

Dance4Life and Rutgers to merge

Creating Lasting Change in GBV Programming: Learnings on Sustainability in the Prevention+ Programme

Stigma, Fear, Bullying and Sexuality in Indonesia: An untold perspective

Tackling teenage pregnancies by teaching teachers

Women First Digital joins the ‘She Makes Her Safe Choice’ Programme

Demystifying birth control – Yes I Do Alliance

Low uptake of FP methods fuels STIs and early pregnancy cases – Yes I Do Alliance

1 in 5 Dutch singles has had sex during Corona lockdown

Covid-19: The resilience of safe abortion providers in Kenya

Covid-19: Pandemic puts sexual health and rights under pressure

Can She make her safe choice in times of Covid-19?

Covid-19: Our response

Rigid Gender Stereotypes Harm Young Indonesians and Stand in the Way of Their High Aspirations

Large-scale study: Dutch people enjoy sex but still much sexual coercion occurs

Young people in the Netherlands start having sex at a later age