News & Events
Please find below a select summary of news and information on briefing meetings, conferences, study tours and hearings that members of the APPG on Global SRHR have attended.
March 2025
19th March: APPG Members met with the UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Director in Parliament for a briefing meeting on country programmes and what is happening on the ground in several key crisis countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan.
18th March: APPG members are amongst the European politicians signing EPF’s Joint Statement on the Global Rise of Disinformation in Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies.
17th March: APPG members met with UK SRHR Network representatives to discuss the impact of UK and USA aid cuts on SRHR.
12th March: APPG members sign the EPF Joint Statement ‘Turn On the Lights: A Call to Defend Women’s Rights in the Face of Rising Authoritarianism’ at CSW.
12th March: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health webinar ‘Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Moving Forward post-the 2024 US Election’.
11th March: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the International Development Committee’s evidence session: ‘Humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law’.
10th March: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the opening ceremony of CSW69 by Baroness Hussein-Ece, Baroness Northover and Baroness Sugg. Read Secretary-General António Guterres opening statement here.
8th March: Baroness Harriet Harman, APPG on Global SRHR member, is appointed as the Government’s Special Envoy for Women and Girls.
7th March: Ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow, launched an inquiry looking into how the UK Government is incorporating the UN's Women, Peace and Security agenda into UK aid programmes.
5th March: The APPG on Global SRHR held the second of their oral evidence sessions for the upcoming hearing report on SRHR and Conflict, with members asking questions of UNFPA, GAPS Network, LSE, The Center for Reproductive Rights and FIGO.
4th March: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the International Women’s Day Drop-in Event hosted by BGIPU and the APPG on Human Rights.
3rd March: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the CARE International’s International Women’s Day Reception in Parliament.
February 2025
26th February: The APPG on Global SRHR held the first of their oral evidence sessions for the upcoming hearing report on SRHR and Conflict, with members asking questions of representatives from MSI Reproductive Choices, Médecins Sans Frontières, IPPF, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Plan International.
25th February: Chair of the APPG on Global SRHR, Sarah Champion MP, responded to the Government’s announcement of cuts to the UK ODA budget in her capacity as Chair of the International Development Committee.
January 2025
27th-31st January: EPF took a delegation of international parliamentarians, including APPG on Global SRHR representative Baroness Liz Sugg, to the Philippines for a study tour on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Delegates visited the Philippine House of Representatives, HIV and Family Planning services.
20th January: The APPG on Global SRHR members and staff attended the APPG on SRH in the UK drop-in session for members on ‘Abortion Rights and Policy in the UK’, with representatives of SRHR organisations present to brief Members of Parliament and take questions.
December 2024
11th December: The APPG on Global SRHR hosted a roundtable event on ‘Growing activism against sexual and reproductive health and rights’ in Parliament with Neil Datta from EPF and Rupa Huq MP as speakers.
November 2024
27th November: The APPG on Global SRHR hosted a meeting on ‘Supporting Systems for Gender Based Violence Prevention and Protection’ with representatives from the UK Police and the Kingdom of Jordan’s Public Security Directorate
26th November: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at UK SRHR Network MNC subgroup meeting with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
20th November: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at Action for Global Health and UK SRHR Network meetings with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office input
19th November: The APPG on Global SRHR hosted a roundtable briefing meeting on The Global Financing Facility with The APPG on HIV/AIDS and RESULTS
18th November: The APPG on Global SRHR co-hosted a parliamentary roundtable on the use of Lenacapavir for HIV prevention with StopAIDS and The APPG on HIV/AIDS
15th November: Second reading of APPG member Baroness Hodgson’s ‘Women, Peace and Security Bill’, several APPG members spoke in the ensuing debate
5th November: APPG on Global SRHR Co-Chair Baroness Hussein-Ece tabled written questions on sexual and reproductive health to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
October 2024
31st October: APPG on Global SRHR staff held a strategy meeting with UK stakeholders
29th October: APPG on Global SRHR officer Baroness Jenkin of Kennington tabled written questions on overseas development aid and sexual and reproductive health
28th October: The APPG on Global SRHR, with UNFPA, IPPF and UK SRHR Network held their annual reception with Minister of Development Anneliese Dodds as keynote speaker and guest Prof. Sophie Harman, author ‘Sick of It: The Global Fight for Women's Health’
22nd October: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at a UN (including UNFPA) IPU parliamentary briefing on humanitarian response for women and girls at the House of Commons
17th October: APPG on Global SRHR members took part in a debate around the Sustainable Development Goals
14th October: APPG on Global SRHR officer Baroness Jenkin of Kennington tabled a written question on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
7th October: APPG on Global SRHR officer Baroness Jenkin of Kennington tabled written questions on overseas development aid and sexual and reproductive health
7th October: Baroness Northover tabled a written question on the CQC’s review of maternity services in England
September 2024
22nd September: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented online at MNCH’s 12th Annual Accountability breakfast event at the UN General Assembly
19th September: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the webinar: ‘Demystifying the complexities of private sector engagement in public purchasing programs for the provision of FP services’
18th September: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the UNFPA webinar: ‘Building transnational solidarity and targeted action for equity in health: Bridging the gap on maternal health for women and girls of African descent’
12th September: The APPG on Global SRHR Parliamentary Advisor held a Microsoft Teams meeting with Megan Connor from the Australian APPG on SRHR to discuss APPG secretarial support
12th September: The APPG on Global SRHR was represented at the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative’s press briefing: ‘Expert Panel to Address the Future of Feminist Foreign Policy Amid Critical Global Events’
11th September: APPG member Rupa Huq MP referenced The APPG on Global SRHR in HoC debate
11th September: The newly-renamed APPG on Global SRHR held its Inaugural General Meeting and was re-established with the election of four new officers and UK SRHR/UNFPA/MSI/IPPF briefing meeting on global SRHR situation to follow
May 2024
31st May: All APPGs were dissolved ahead of the General Election
22nd May: The APPG on Global SRHR Parliamentary Advisor attended a UK SRHR Network meeting with FCDO
13th-19th May: The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights (EPF) hosted a study tour to Bangladesh for parliamentarians from across Europe. Dr Rupa Huq MP attended on behalf of the APPG
7th May: The APPG on Global SRHR Parliamentary Advisor attended a University of Manchester online briefing on IVF donor anonymity
1st May: The APPG on Global SRHR Parliamentary Advisor met with a representative of ACCM UK FGM to discuss FGM prosecutions in England
Politicians from around the World in attendance at the IPCI ICPD Conference Oslo, Norway - April 2024
April 2024
29th April – 3rd May: Apsana Begum MP and Hannah Bardell MP represented The APPG on PDRH on EPF’s delegation to The Commission on Population and Development, New York
24th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at The APPG on Black Maternal Health event in Parliament
23rd April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the MNCH Sub-Group Quarterly meeting with AfGH, UK SRHR Network and FCDO
19th April: APPG on PDRH sent a letter with the IPCI ICPD Statement of Commitment to relevant ministers
18th April: Joint APPG on PDRH and UNFPA SWOP Report launch in Houses of Parliament with Apsana Begum MP hosting and attended by members of the APPG on PDRH and Secretariat
18th April: UNFPA SWOP Report press event attended by APPG on PDRH secretariat
15th April: Virendra Sharma MP tabled written questions on contraception and HPV
8th – 10th April: Baroness Hussein-Ece, Baroness Northover and the APPG on PDRH Administrator attended the IPCI ICPD Conference , Oslo, Norway
March 2024
20th March: Diana Johnson MP tabled an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill on decriminalising abortion
20th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at a meeting to discuss abortion law reform, University of Bristol Law school, London
19th March: Baroness Barker asked a short question for debate in the House of Lords on the current level of SRH care provision in England and the case for a workplace plan
19th March: Equal and FCDO event ‘Research on MNH Prioritization in Conflict-Affected Settings’ – APPG on PDRH represented
14th March: Baroness Hodgson attended the UNRN CSW event via UK Inter-Parliamentary Union
13th March: Dr Rupa Huq submitted a written question on abortion in El Salvador
12th March: Baroness Northover, Baroness Hussein-Ece, Baroness Jenkin and APPG on PDRH Secretariat attended an IPCI ICPD+30 briefing meeting with UNFPA and UK SRHR Network
8th March: International Women’s Day debate in the House of Lords – Baroness Northover, Baroness Hodgson and Baroness Uddin spoke with reference to SRHR and the APPG on PDRH’s Tanzania study tour
4th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO International HPV Awareness Day High Level Panel Event
February 2024
29th February: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the UK SRHR Network meeting with the FCDO
28th February: Baroness Barker chaired STOPAIDS and joint APPG roundtable event on Women's Health
28th February: Virendra Sharma attended Unitaid briefing meeting and signed campaign letter
26th February: The APPG on PDRH held an EGM to elect new officers in line with new guidelines on APPGs
22nd February: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary Advisor attended the LeighDay conference on Women’s Rights in HealthCare
21st February: Virendra Sharma MP submitted a written question on the £16m to Global Financing Fund announced by FCDO
20th February: Baroness Hussein-Ece attended an Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting with Moroccan Parliamentarians
14th February: The APPG on PDRH was represented at EPF’s European launch of the Contraception Policy Atlas 2024
12th February: Baroness Barker took part in Chamber UK LGBT+ History Month event
10th - 17th February: APPG on PDRH study tour to Tanzania/Zanzibar - Tommy Sheppard MP, Kim Johnson MP, Apsana Begum MP, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, Baroness Hodgson and the APPG on PDRH Parliamentary Advisor participated
8th February: Baroness Hussein-Ece signed BPAS letter to The Times on abortion
7th February: The APPG on PDRH Tanzania study tour delegates had a pre-departure briefing meeting with UK HC, FCDO, UNFPA, MSI, IPPF and members associations
5th February: Baroness Northover submitted a written question on SRHR and SDGs
Parliamentarians visit SRHR services in Tanzania and Zanzibar with the APPG on PDRH - February 2024
January 2024
26th January: Baroness Northover submitted a written question on taxation of Nexplanon contraceptive implants
8th January: Tommy Sheppard MP submitted a written question on online DNA testing
7th - 13th January: Baroness Mobarik and Heather Wheeler MP attended the EPF study tour to Tanzania on behalf of the APPG on PDRH
1st January: APPG on PDRH submitted the suggested BPAS template to the Home Office consultation on abortion clinic safe access zones
December 2023
19th December: Briefing meeting with Emma Milner, Durham University on Stella Creasy MP’s amendment on Abortion to the Criminal Justice Bill with Stella Creasy MP, staff and APPG on PDRH staff
6th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Gender & Health Hub Virtual Forum 2023
6th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Progress Educational Trust annual event in Parliament
4th – 5th December: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary Advisor attended the EPF APPG secretariat meeting in Naples
November 2023
31st November - 1st December: Baroness Northover and the APPG on PDRH Parliamentary Advisor attended the EPF G7 Rome meeting and EPF Executive Committee meeting
30th November: Baroness Northover tabled two written Parliamentary Questions on the ICPD+30 Review
28th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the World AIDS Day conference and launch of the UNAIDS World AIDS Day report, ‘Let Communities Lead’ hosted by STOPAIDS
23rd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the UK SRHR Network meeting on the Global Financing Facility
22nd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FCDO’s White Paper Statement, launch and reception with Minister Andrew Mitchell
21st November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Global Food Security Summit in London
21st November: The APPG on PDRH held a briefing meeting with the UK SRHR Network and DSW on SRHR ODA funding streams, which was attended by various parliamentarians
21st November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and PMNCH and partners webinar ‘Climate change across the life course: Evidence to Action’
13th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the UK SRHR Network/FCDO Quarterly Meeting
6th November: Baroness Barker attended the EPF/Basque APPG’s seminar “SRH Under Pressure: Reactions of Governments and Parliaments” in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
