| International Conference
on Population and Development, Cairo, 1994 (ICPD) |
- Program of Action from the International
conference on Population and Development, cairo,1994
- Partners in Population and Development
an inter-governmental alliance
of 16 developing countries, created for the specific purpose of
promoting and improving the transfer of knowledge, expertise,
and skills in population and reproductive health through South-to-South
collaboration.
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- Asia Pacific Alliance Advancing the
ICPD Agenda
Network of nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs), government agencies, and related groups in the donor countries
of the Pacific Rim aimed at strengthening cooperation in support
of the population, reproductive health, sustainable development,
and other objectives formulated during the ICPD
- Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population
and Development
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| Population |
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- United Nations Population Fund
- Population Action International:
US
-based international organisations
covering population, reproductive rights, environment, economics,
family planning and gender issues
- Population Council:
conducts research internationally on population
and social policy (adolescents, families, men, child health, poverty),
reproductive health and family planning and biomedical issues
(male/female reproductive physiology, contraceptive products).
Newsletters, research papers and articles available online.
- Population Institute (US-based):
facts and figures on the issue of overpopulation
and its impact on the environment. Newsletter "Popline"
available online.
- Zero Population Growth in the USA
- Equilibres et Populations:
French organisation of physicians, scientists
and journalists which aims to promote international aid in the
areas of reproductive health and education.
- People and Planet:
A site supported by IPPF, UNIFEM, SIDA,
IUCN and WWF which provides and overview of the topics of: population,
the environment, food security, reproductive health, climate change,
pollution, eco-tourism and others.
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- Population Information Network:
includes an electronic library on population
and reproductive health; lots of statistics; a dictionary of demographic
and reproductive health terminology
- Australian Population Association:
information and resources on Australian
population issues
- Popnet:
directory of population-related websites
available - by organization, by region and country, or by topic
within countries; also contains useful databases.
- Population Reference Bureau:
up-to-date information on population issues
and trends, including the links between education, environment,
family planning, marriage, youth, urbanisation, mortality and
population. Lots of articles, datasheets, and graphs available
online.
- Population Action International
- World Population Foundation
- Population Association of Pakistan
- Journal of Population Research
- German Foundation for World
Population (DSW)
- Innovative resource material such as
the Guide to European Population
Assistance giving advice on European funding
- Online Projects and other special services offered by DSW
- DSW Update: news, information and more on population and reproductive
health
- Mailing Lists offering exclusive information to those interested
in
initiatives and networks in the field of sexual and reproductive
health.
website:
http://www.dsw-online.de/english/index.html
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| Sexual and Reproductive
Health and Rights |
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- International Planned Parenthood Federation:
largest international organisation
promoting sexual and reproductive health, representing family
planning organisations worldwide
- IPPF European Network
- Family Planning Australia
- Population Concern:
UK-based organisation working for the
right to reproductive health care worldwide
Marie Stopes International, UK.
- European NGOs for Sexual and Reproductive
Health and Rights, Population and Development
- John Hopkins University Center for Communication
Programs
contains reports on reproductive
health and population issues
- CFFC - Catholics for a Free Choice
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- Marie Stopes International Australia:
provides reproductive health services
worldwide
- Alan Guttmacher Institute:
US-based non-profit organisation focused on reproductive health
research, policy analysis and public education. Reports and articles
on sexual health, HIV/AIDS, abortion, contraception, pregnancy
available online.
- Centre for Reproductive Law and Policy:
covers legal and policy aspects of reproductive
rights, including human rights, international laws, contraception,
adolescents, female genital mutilation.
- Global Reproductive Health Forum:
critical discussion about reproductive
rights and gender issues
- Family Planning Association of New Zealand
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| Development and
Aid |
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- United Nations Development Program
- Australian Agency for International
Development:
Australian government's official aid program
- Australian Council for Overseas Aid:
Organisation of Australian non-government
organisations working on international development
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- World Vision Australia: aid and development
organisation
- Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without
Borders):
leading international emergency and humanitarian
relief organisation
- Overseas Development Institute:
Independent think-tank on international
development and humanitarian issues, including poverty, rural
and economic development. Some publications and journals available
online.
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| HIV/AIDS |
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- United Nations AIDS program
- International Council of AIDS Services
Organisations:
a global network of non-governmental and
community-based organizations; documents and position papers,
information about organisations working on.
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- World Health Organisation Department
of HIV/AIDS:
worldwide figures for HIV/AIDS, information
on AIDS drugs (anti-retroviral)
- AIDS available online.
AIDSchannel.org contains information and
resources from civil society organisations, governments, research
institutions, media and other stakeholders working in the field
of HIV/AIDS
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| Women |
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- The Women's gateway
- WEL - Women's Electoral Lobby
- Queensland Office of Women's Affairs
- Australian Women's Health Network
- Feminist Majority Foundation
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- Inkwel (journal of the Women's Electoral
Lobby Australia)
- Women's Worlds 99 (7th International
Interdisciplinary Congress on Women)
- OneWomen:
online network of women in the Asia-Pacific
region which provides data, information and other resources about
women in the region involved in politics, governance and decision-making
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| Environment |
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- Australian Conservation Foundation:
information and resources on land clearing,
nuclear waste, water conservation, genetic engineering, biodiversity,
corporate environmental responsibility in Australia and internationally.
- Greenpeace Australia Pacific
- OzGreen:
information on projects in Australia and
internationally for ensuring safe and sustainable access to water.
Newsletter available online.
- Friends of the Earth Australia and Population
Project - FoEA:
Friends of the Earth Australia environment
and population project - FoEA is keenly aware of the fact that
concern for 'the environment' is sometimes used as a rationale
for opposing further immigration to Australia. Through this project
FoEA seeks to expose the use of these arguments by racist organisations
and also encourage broader debate about what the key threats are
to the ecosystems of the Australian continent. Site provides links
to organisations and information on the issues of environment,
consumption, refugees and population.
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- Cairns and Far North Environment Centre:
fact sheets and information about the far
north. Newsletter available online.
website: http://www.cafnec.org.au
- World Wide Fund for Nature Australia:
fact sheets on the preservation of precious
species, spaces and resources in Australia and internationally.
- Climate Action Network Australia
- The Earth Times
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| Refugees
and other movements of people around the world |
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- International Organisation for Migration:
information, facts and figures
on international migration, including refugees
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- United Nations High Commission for
Refugees
- Refugee Council of Australia:
fact sheets, events, position papers available
online.
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| UN organizations |
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- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Face to Face International:
an international campaign run by the UNFPA
to advance the health, rights and equality of all women
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- WHO - World Health Organization
- UNAIDS
the joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS
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| Research |
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- The Australian Institute of Health and
Welfare
- Progress in Human Reproduction Research
Newsletter online
- Panos Media Briefings
Panos Briefings are designed to foster
informed debate on complex or underreported global topics, and
to present perspectives from the South on environment and development,
AIDS, and reproductive health.
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- Journal of Population Research
- Bibliography on men, male sexualities
and male reproductive health
- PLANetWire:
"the reporter's guide to issues related
to international family planning, population, reproductive health
and the environment
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| Get
Involved |
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Check out these web sites for ways to get involved in population,
development and reproductive rights issues:
- Join ARHA
- Population Action International.
Join their networks and letter-writing
campaigns.
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- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
Join local campaigns.
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