News & Events
Please find below a select summary of news and information on briefing meetings, conferences, study tours and hearings members of the APPG on Global SRHR have attended.
May 2024
7th May: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary Advisor attended a University of Manchester online briefing on IVF donor anonymity
2nd May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the STOPAIDS The Summit of the Future webinar ‘Implications for Global Health’
1st May: The APPG on PDRH 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
17th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Women’s Environmental Network webinar ‘Reproductive Justice and the Climate Emergency in the UK’
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
26th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the PMNCH hosted by WHO webinar ‘Self-care’
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
7th March: RCOG and PET IWD events on Gynaecological Health and StemEmbryo research/legislation
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
25th January: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Guttmacher Institute webinar: ‘How Evidence-Based Advocacy Fuels a Post-Roe Future’
16th January: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the USAID, VSO et al webinar: ‘Using Technology to Improve Girls' Learning: Girls' Education Challenge’
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
12th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the IBP webinar: ‘Strengthening Partnership with Faith Actors in Family Planning’
11th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the JHU webinar: ‘Transforming Family Planning: Moving Towards a Stronger Human Rights-Based Approach’
11th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Ipas webinar: ‘Human Rights Promoter or Pariah: The United States Record on Abortion Confirmation’
6th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the RHM webinar: ‘Digital Justice and SRH’
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 December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO webinar ‘Sexual health and maternal health’
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
29th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Amnesty and FIGO webinar on sexual and reproductive rights defenders
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’
21st November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Equipop/SRI/Rosa Luxembourg Foundation webinar ‘Face au Backlash: Conference en Ligne’
15th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the webinar ‘Resources for effective introduction and scale-up of self-care interventions’
13th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the UK SRHR Network/FCDO Quarterly Meeting
9th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO webinar ‘Prepositioning and Management of health logistics in health emergencies and humanitarian response’
8th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FHI webinar ‘Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes Community of Practice Meeting ‘
7th November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at Fertility Europe’s webinar ‘European Fertility Week: Minds Matter: Empowering Infertility Patients with Psychological Support’
6th November: Baroness Barker attended the EPF/Basque APPG’s seminar “SRH Under Pressure: Reactions of Governments and Parliaments” in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
October 2023
30th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO webinar: ‘CSO - Youth consultation on GPW14’
19th October: APPG on PDRH members participated in House of Commons Westminster Hall debate on Sustainable Development Goals - APPG on PDRH supported with briefings on SRHR
18 – 20th October: Rupa Huq MP participated in the EPF UNECE ICPD+30 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on behalf of the APPG on PDRH
18th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the House of Commons briefing meeting on ‘Abortion Doesn't Belong in Court: The Case for Decriminalisation’
16th October: Baroness Jenkin tabled follow up written PQs on SRHR ODA
9th – 12th October: - Baroness Hussein-Ece, Baroness Northover, Baroness Sugg and the APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the FIGO Annual Conference in Paris
5th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at an FCDO/AfGH/UK SRHR INGOs MNCH sub-group meeting
September 2023
26th September: APPG on PDRH Advisor meeting with Professor Maya Unnithan, Sussex University to discuss latest research and future APPG on PDDRH study tour
26th September: APPG on PDRH was represented at WHO webinar: ’Celebrating 50 Years of Contraceptive Research: Harnessing WHO’s Scientific Leadership in Contraception to Achieve Development Goals’
26th September: Rupa Huq MP and the APPG on PDRH Advisor attended EPF webinar to follow up on El Salvador study tour
22nd September: Baroness Barker and Baroness Hussein-Ece sent articles on same-sex access to IVF to Chamber UK for publishing
18th September: The Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill received Royal Assent
17th – 23rd September: Rupa Huq MP participated in the EPF study tour to Panama and El Salvador
12th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the International Development Committee inquiry into SRHR with Minister Mitchell giving evidence
12th September: APPG on PDRH was represented at The APPG on SDGs meeting with Minister Mitchell
11th September: Baroness Jenkin tabled written questions on FGM and Child Marriage
8th September: The APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the UNFPA ICPD+30 online consultation
6th September: The APPG on PDRH Advisor met with The APPG on HIV/AIDS secretariat
6th September: Baroness Hodgson’s Women, Peace and Security Bill had a first reading in the House of Commons
5th September: The APPG on PDRH Advisor met online with UNFPA India
4th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO sexual health webinar
August 2023
15th August: The APPG on PDRH Advisor met with WHO Unitaid representative to discuss SRHR products
10th August: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the PMNCH webinar: ‘Interview Opportunity around findings from first 700,000 (of expected 1 million) results from What Young People Want Global Survey’
1st August: Selected APPG on PDRH members signed an EPF petition asking for an improvement to abortion legislation in Malta
July 2023
27th July: APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the UK SRHR Network event with FCDO civil servants
19th July: Tommy Sheppard MP, Baroness Northover and APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the EPF council meeting, Kigali, Rwanda
17th – 20th July: Tommy Sheppard MP, Baroness Northover and APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the Women Deliver Conference, Rwanda including EPF and APPG on PDRH mini-study tours (Mahama camp with support from British HC Rwanda and UNFPA Rwanda)
14th July: Third reading in HoL of Baroness Hodgson’s Women, Peace and Security Bill
12th July: HoC debate on SRHR and overseas aid, led by Sarah Champion MP
11th July: APPG on PDRH held their Annual World Population Day reception with Lord Ahmad as key-note speaker
7th July: Selected APPG on PDRH members signed the EPF petition to the Maltese Government on abortion
4th July: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the RCOG report launch reception: ‘Getting Back on Track: The Case for reinvestment in global SRHR’
4th July: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the IDSC inquiry into SRHR
Lord Ahmad at WPD Event
World Population Day Event
Baroness Hussein-Ece at WPD Event
Baronesses Sugg & Hussein-Ece with ambassadors
June 2023
29th June: APPG on PDRH represented at DSW webinar: Donors Delivering for SRHR report launch
28th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at WHO webinar: ‘Clinical practice Handbook for quality abortion care’
19th June: Select members signed the BPAS petition: ‘Decriminalise abortion to protect the rights of women seeking abortion’ and select UK Parliamentarians sent letter to PM calling on Carla Foster to be pardoned
15th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at SAGE webinar: ‘Programme Endline Evaluation’
15th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at Plan International webinar: ‘Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme in Zimbabwe: Endline Results and Recommendations’
14th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PET webinar: ‘Counselling and Assisted Reproduction: When, Why and by Whom Should It Be Offered?’
13th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at Global Government Forum webinar: ‘The doctor will see you now - future of healthcare post-COVID’
12th – 14th June: The APPG on PDRH Advisor attended RCOG Annual World Congress virtually
7th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the PET webinar: ‘NHS Fertility Treatment – Wouldn't It Be NICE to Have a Workable Guideline?’ - Steve McCabe MP spoke at event
6th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at EPF and Fertility Europe webinar: ‘The Imperative of Equal Access to Fertility Treatments Across Europe and Coregroup webinar: Localization Conversation: Strategies for supporting community-based actors to increase access to health care’
1st June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FIGO webinar: ‘Improving Patient Care and Safety with Caesarean Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries’
May 2023
31st May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at HIP webinar: ‘Social Norms: Promoting community support for family planning’
30th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FP2030 webinar: ‘The Future of the Modern Contraceptive Method Mix: Innovative Technology’
25th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at John Hopkins University webinar: ‘Sustaining PHE Activities in Kenya and Uganda’
24th May: Oral PQ House of Lords on UNFPA SWOP report - select members spoke in support of SRHR
23rd May International Development Committee’s first inquiry into SRHR – UNFPA, MSI Reproductive Choices, Population Services International and RCOG gave oral evidence
18th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FCDO verbal briefing webinar: Global Health Strategic Framework
16th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the HIP webinar: ‘Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Self-efficacy: strengthening an individual’s ability to achieve their reproductive intentions’
16th May: Baroness Northover tabled written a written question on ODA to SRHR
April 2023
24th April: APPG on PDRH held a briefing meeting with RCOG, MSI and Ipas: ‘Abortion Rights: What does the US Roe vs Wade ruling mean Globally and how can the UK Government mitigate consequences?’ in Paliament
24th - 25th April: Baroness Barker attended and spoke at APFPD/APDA G7 parliamentary event in Japan, Tokyo
20th April: APPG on PDRH represented at GJC meeting: ‘Intersectional Feminist Practice in International Criminal Justice: Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in Ongwen’
19th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at UNFPA’s SWOP report launch: ‘8 billion lives: Infinite possibilities – the case for rights and choices’ in London
18th April: The APPG on PDRH submitted written evidence to the International Development Committee’s SRHR inquiry
18th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at GJC Human Rights Crisis webinar: ‘Abortion in the United States after Dobbs’
12th April: Various members signed the Global Parliamentary Alliance Petition regarding the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 adopted by the Parliament of Uganda
4th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Launch of WHO’s Global Infertility Prevalence Estimates
3rd April: Baroness Northover attended EPF’s Executive Committee Meeting in Motovun, Croatia
March 2023
29th March: The APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the BASHH & FSRH Virtual Conference 2023: ‘An inclusive future in SRH’
29th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PET webinar: ‘Shaping the UK's Fertility and Embryo Law’
28th March: Baroness Uddin attended and spoke at an EPF event on violence against women in fragile contexts: lessons learned and policy objectives moving forward, at the European Parliament, Brussels on behalf of the APPG on PDRH
23rd March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Period Posse Webinar: ‘Menstrual Health & Hygiene in Emergencies: Cluster Coordination and Beyond Confirmation’
20th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at a UK SRHR Network event with the FCDO
17th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the CSO – WHO DG Dialogue: ‘Priorities on SRHR at global, regional and country levels’
15th March: Baroness Barker tabled a written question on Female Genital Schistosomiasis
14th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at HIP FP High Impact Practices webinar: ‘Promoting healthy couples’
8th March: The FCDO launched its Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030
7th March: The APPG on PDRH were represented at the webinar ‘Unlocking Health and Opportunity for Women and Girls in Africa: Tackling a Neglected Reproductive Health Emergency’
6th – 17th March: The APPG on PDRH Advisor and selected members attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women Forum (CSW) in New York
9th March: The APPG on PDRH represented at RCOG’s International Women’s Day virtual event: ‘Tackling stigma in women’s health services’
7th March: The APPG on PDRH attended a joint UK APPGs working on Health/ID IWD briefing meeting: Female genital schistosomiasis: simultaneous screening of diseases can improve reproductive health
7th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at an APPG on SRH briefing: ‘The SACHA Study – Initial findings to guide new directions in UK abortion care’
7th March: Selected members met with President, Population Council to discuss CSW visit and to discuss a future briefing meeting on contraceptive methods in the autumn
7th March: APPG on PDRH staff met with UK SRHR Network chair and colleague from Plan International to discuss collaboration
2nd March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at a briefing meeting with Winnie Byanyimi, UNAIDS ED: ‘Learning from HIV and COVID-19: How the UK can be a leader in pandemic preparedness and response’
February 2023
29th February: The APPG on PDRH represented at a UK SRHR Network meeting
27th February: The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill was passed, raising the required age for marriage to 18 years
24th February: A Ministerial Statement was made in Parliament on the publication of the UK’s fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2023-2027) jointly owned by the FCDO and MoD
21st February: The Public Order Bill passed, which included the provision of Safe Access Zones around abortion clinics
9th February: Heather Wheeler MP, Baroness Mobarik and the APPG on PDRH Advisor met with Innocent Grant, Programme Director from Young and Alive Initiative, Tanzania regarding the EPF study tour
8th February: APPG on PDRH was represented at the EPF webinar: ‘Contraceptive Policy Atlas launch’
6th February: APPG on PDRH held a meeting with FCDO Minister Andrew Mitchell MP
1st February: APPG on PDRH was represented at the PET event ‘100 Years of 'Daedalus': The Birth of Assisted Reproductive Technology’
January 2023
26th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at FIGO's webinar: ‘Initiative on the impact of pregnancy on long-term health’
24th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at DFID SC inquiry: Evidence session: Investment for Development: ‘The UK’s strategy towards development finance institutions’
19th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at Inclusive Futures webinar: ‘Disability Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health’
18th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at PET webinar: ‘Your Guide to Genetics and Genomics in the Fertility Clinic’
12th January: APPG on PDRH represented at IMPT for Reproductive Health webinar: ‘Sexually Transmitted Infections: Public Health Status and Opportunities for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies’
7th - 14th January 2023: EPF hosted a study tour to Tanzania – Heather Wheeler MP and Baroness Mobarik participated
6th January – EPF published an article on their website about the Tanzania study trip, attended by Baroness Mobarik and Heather Wheeler MP - https://www.epfweb.org/node/958
Parliamentary delegation on EPF study trip to Tanzania
December 2022
15th December: Numerous members participated in the HoL ODA debate and highlighted the importance of investment in SRHR
12th - 13th December: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended the EPF APPG secretariat meeting in Turkey
7th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the PET annual conference: ‘Making fertility treatment fair’ in London
1st December: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a Zoom meeting to advise staff of a new Australian APPG
1st December: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a UK SRHR Network meeting with the FCDO to discuss FCDO and Ending Preventable Deaths activities
November 2022
30th November: Selected members attended Action Aid reception, Speaker’s House, House of Commons: ‘16 Days of Activism Against GBV
28th November: Members participated in Westminster Hall debate ‘Legal rights to access abortion’
28th -29th November: APPG on PDRH committee members met with Dr Natalia Kanem, UNFPA ED to discuss the PSVI conference and SRHR funding
28th – 29th November: Several members participated in the UK Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Conference with the focus on survivors, London
22nd November: Several members participated in the House of Lords Public Order Bill debate on abortion buffer zones
14th – 17th November: Selected members and staff attended the International Conference on Family Planning, Pattaya City, Thailand
3rd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the IPU virtual event: ‘Public engagement for universal health coverage’
2nd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at a virtual FCDO meeting on PSVI
2nd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Progress Educational Trust/Scottish Government online event '30 Years of ICSI: An Injection of Hope for Male Infertility'
October 2022
28th October: Several members participated in the second reading of Baroness Hodgson’s Women, Peace & Security Bill in the House of Lords
18th October: Several members participated in House of Commons Public Order Bill report stage debate on an amendment to introduce abortion clinic buffer zones. The amendment was passed with a vote of 297 to 110
15th – 18th October: Baroness Northover attended the EPF event at the World Health Summit 2022, Berlin
6th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the 5th Women’s Rights in Healthcare conference: ‘Discrimination and inequality in Women’s Health Care’, London
3rd October: Baroness Sugg spoke at MSI Conservative Party Conference side event: ‘What should the UK government be doing to promote global gender equality?’
September 2022
29th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PET event 'Donor Conception: Who Should Know What and When?'
28th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at EPF event: ‘Survey on Knowledge and Attitudes of Young People on Contraception’ at the European Parliament
22nd September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at WHO event: ‘My story, your camera, our rights: communicating on abortion care and family planning as health care’
22nd September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PMNCH Summit During UNGA ‘Calls on Global Leaders to Tackle Health Threat from COVID, Conflict, Climate Change to Women, Children and Adolescents’
12th – 13th September: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor and selected members attended EPF’s ‘Parliamentary Dialogue on SRHR in Fragile Contexts: International Cooperation and Humanitarian Action’ meeting in Vitoria, Basque country, Spain
World Population Day Reception July 2022
July 2022
29th July – 2nd August: Baroness Northover attended the Global Parliamentary Alliance (GPA), jointly with UNFPA and WHO Parliamentary Forum at the 24th International AIDS Conference: ‘Ending inequalities, ending HIV – the role of parliamentarians in overcoming the pandemic’, Montreal, Canada
21st July: Baroness Mobarik, Steve Brine MP and Alan Brown MP joined the APPG on PDRH
20th July: UK Government published the first Women’s Health Strategy
20th July: APPG on PDRH was represented at APPG SRH AGM and event: ‘A Turning Point for Women’s Reproductive Healthcare’
19th July: APPG on PDRH was represented at the Bond webinar ‘How is the UK performing globally on the Sustainable Development Goals?’
14th July: HoL members participated in Baroness Gale’s debate: Status and opportunities for women and girls in the UK since 2010
13th July: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a UK SRHR Network meeting with presentations from FCDO
11th July: The APPG on PDRH co-hosted a World Population Day reception with IPPF and UK SRHR Network in the House of Lords. 2022 theme: ‘A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all - Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all’.
5th July: APPG on PDRH represented at Ipas webinar: ‘Stepping up to contain the Roe V Wade Shockwave’
July: APPG on PDRH members signed an Early Day Motion on Abortion Rights in the US after Roe vs Wade
June 2022
29th June: APPG Co-Chairs attended a strategy meeting with UK SRHR Network and UNFPA
28th June: APPG on PDRH members signed the Global Solidarity Statement in Response to Erosion of Abortion Access and Rights in the U.S.
28th June: Baroness Barker asked a topical oral PQ on Roe vs Wade
27th June: Baroness Sugg and Baroness Northover spoke in House of Lords debate on the Istanbul Convention
23rd June: APPG on PDRH was represented at webinar: ‘UN DESA Global Policy Dialogues on Recommitting to the SDGs’
22nd June: APPG on PDRH was represented at webinar: ‘Scaling up teenage pregnancy interventions in England, Ethiopia, Chile and Jamaica’
22nd June: APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a UK SRHR Network meeting on future strategy
20th – 24th June: Baroness Sugg and Pauline Latham MP attended CHOGM and various meetings including a VAWG side event and The Women’s Forum
21st June: APPG on PDRH represented at UN DESA webinar: ‘Global Policy Dialogues on Recommitting to the SDGs: Promoting Gender Equality Through Education: Exploring SDGs 4 and 5’
9th June: APPG on PDRH represented at UNFPA webinar: ‘Behavioural Science to Promote Gender Equality through Strengthened Marriage Registration’
8th June: APPG on PDRH represented at and Baroness Sugg spoke at APPG on Malaria and NTD event:’ The impact of UK investments and contributions to ending NTDs’ at the House of Lords
Uganda Study Tour 28th May - 2nd June 2022
May 2022
28th May – 2nd June: Baroness Sugg, Tommy Sheppard MP , Steve Brine MP, Alan Brown MP and Matt Vickers MP attended the Uganda Study tour co-hosted with MSI and IPPF
24th May: APPG on PDRH represented at Heinrich Boell Stiftung webinar: ‘Framing Abortion and DFID SC inquiry into UK’s approach to preventing mass atrocities’
19th May: APPG on PDRH represented at PMNCH webinar: ‘Lives in the Balance: Delivering Commitments in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings’
19th May: APPG on PDRH represented at Women Deliver webinar: ‘Women Deliver’s latest research “The Impact of COVID-19 on SRHR: Youth-Led Perspectives and Solutions for a Gender-Equal World’
18th May: APPG on PDRH represented at webinar ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on SRHR: Youth-led Perspectives and Solutions for a Gender-Equal World’
18th May: APPG on PDRH represented at PMA and IPUMS webinar: ‘Did the COVID-19 pandemic effect contraceptive use’
18th May: APPG on PDRH represented at webinar: ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on SRHR with a focus on India, Kenya and Nigeria’
17th May: APPG on PDRH represented at the EPF and UNFPA SWOP report launch webinar: ‘Seeing the unseen’
11th May: APPG on PDRH represented at Pathfinder webinar: ‘Tackling Provider Bias in Contraceptive Service Delivery: Adapting, Implementing, and Scaling the Beyond Bias Model’
April 2022
28th April: Both the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill and the Health and Care Bill gained Royal Assent
26th April: Third reading of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill in the House of Lords
21st April: APPG on PDRH represented at FIGO webinar: ‘All about environmental health and SRHR’
19th April: APPG on PDRH was represented at IIED webinar: ‘Why women are footing the bill for climate: lessons from Bangladesh’
6th April: APPG on PDRH represented at UNFPA and MSI webinar: ‘Reproductive violence: Where reproductive rights meet GBV’
5th April: APPG on PDRH represented at MSI, IPPF, FIGO and Ipas webinar: ‘Defending frontline defenders of SRHR – A Call to Action’
1st April Second reading of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill in the House of Lords
APPG/EPF Joint Briefing
Neil Datta - EPF at Joint Briefing 16th March 2022
