IPPF, South Asia Region

28/05/2026

🙌 May 28, marks the International Day of Action for Women's Health. This year's global theme is clear: SRHR is Essential, Not Optional.

🌎 In South Asia, access to safe abortion still remains legally restricted or practically unavailable in most countries. Comprehensive s*xuality education continues to face resistance in both policy and practice. For communities already bearing the burden of climate-related displacement, continuity of s*xual and reproductive health services is among the first casualties.

👉 At the same time, women's rights and bodily autonomy are increasingly being instrumentalised to justify militarization and armed conflict. Aid cuts and shrinking development financing are already impacting organisations working on the ground. And across South Asia, domestic investment in SRHR has remained persistently inadequate — leaving health systems underprepared and communities underserved.

📍 IPPF's Member Associations in South Asia continue to work at the intersection of these challenges, providing services, defending SRHRJ, and advocating for health systems that are equitable and rights-based.

🙌 This May 28, we stand with the global movement in demanding that governments and funders !

🔗 Read more: https://may28.org/2026-call-to-action/

17/05/2026

The International Planned Parenthood Federation - IPPF joins ILGA Asia and 96 organizations and individuals in calling for the revocation of the India Transgender Amendment Act 2026.

As part of this collective call, IPPF has signed the joint statement raising urgent concerns about the harmful impact of the amendment on transgender, inters*x, and gender-diverse communities in India, including threats to their dignity, autonomy, and fundamental human rights.

This , we stand in solidarity with transgender, inters*x, and gender-diverse communities in India, as they push back against the draconian Trans Act, 2026. We invite organizations, collectives, networks, and individuals to add their names in solidarity.

Sign the joint statement here: https://www.ilgaasia.org/news/callforsignaturetransgenderamendmentact2026

12/05/2026

👉 Across Sri Lanka, women, girls, and diverse and underserved communities still face barriers to accessing essential s*xual and reproductive health services.

🙌 For decades, FPA Sri Lanka has delivered stigma-free care, information, and lifesaving SRH services to those who need them most. Every contribution helps strengthen access to , including HIV prevention services, menstrual health support, youth friendly services, and emergency response efforts across communities.

🙌 Your support ensures FPA Sri Lanka continues delivering essential SRH services, accurate information, and care to women, young people, and underserved communities across Sri Lanka.

🔗 Donate now: https://donation.fpasrilanka.org/

17/04/2026

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫!⁣
𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐑𝐇𝐑𝐉⁣
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Join us for an exciting webinar on learnings from the IPPF S*x Work Consortium in Sri Lanka, led by FPA Sri Lanka with community-based and s*x worker-led partner organisations.⁣
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The webinar will share key lessons, progress, and good practices from Sri Lanka, with reflections from partner organisations on their own experience, challenges, and what may be useful in other contexts.⁣
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We especially encourage participation from s*x worker-led and community-based organisations, and from Member Associations engaged in or considering s*x worker-inclusive programming in SRHRJ.⁣
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𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔⁣
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐈𝐒𝐓 | 𝟏𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐌𝐘𝐓⁣
𝐓𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 -

https://ippf.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MryxIf1NS6qUo2UU_nencA #/registration

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𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺

07/04/2026

Across South Asia and the globe, millions of women, girls and gender-diverse people are still denied the right to choice, preventing them from the fundamental right to make decisions about their own bodies and futures.

S*xual and reproductive health and rights remain underfunded and deprioritised. SRHR receives less than 1% of global development assistance. When development aid is cut and domestic prioritisation falls short, access to essential SRH services is pushed further out of reach for those who need it the most.

At the same time, s*xual and reproductive rights continue to face growing opposition, we must come together to fight for . This , we call upon governments, donors and stakeholders to come together to protect, prioritise, and .

02/04/2026

31/03/2026

📍 Today, on the Transgender Day of Visibility, we acknowledge the power of being seen – on one’s own terms, with dignity and autonomy. The Indian President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, despite widespread protests. With the proposed bill now being law, the State will play a greater role in determining who is recognized, and on what terms.

Trans activists and scholars have long pointed that visibility ≠ liberation. It can also mean increased surveillance and violence. To be seen by the State is not the same as being safe. By limiting legal recognition to only historically accepted socio-cultural trans groups, the State is deciding who gets to be trans. It is deciding, in law, who gets to exist.

“On a day we celebrate trans visibility, we must also ask: visible to whom, on whose terms, and at what cost? Visibility that requires trans people to prove their identity to a medical board takes away their dignity. Laws and policies that claim to recognize trans people while restricting their identities make them both hyper visible and invisible at the same time — visible to the State, but invisible within systems that exclude those who do not fit narrow definitions of who is recognized”, notes Sylvester Merchant, Trans Rights Activist and Community Engagement and Partnerships Lead, IPPF South Asia Region.

Across South Asia and the globe, we are seeing similar patterns emerge. Laws are being used to decide which bodies are legitimate, whose rights matter, and which movements are dangerous. The answer to this coordinated rollback of our rights is coordinated resistance. As we come together and strengthen cross-movement solidarities, the International Planned Parenthood Federation - IPPF will continue to work alongside trans, inters*x and gender-diverse communities to defend self-determination, and advance s*xual and reproductive health, rights and justice for all.

🔗 Read more here:

The proposed amendments to India's trans rights law will further marginalize trans and gender diverse communities by reinforcing medical gatekeeping, stigma, and exclusion.

31/03/2026

Transgender Day of Visibility 2026.
RENEW, in collaboration with Q***r Voice of Bhutan, stands in solidarity with the transgender community in Bhutan.

Transgender Day of Visibility is observed globally to celebrate the lives, contributions, and resilience of transgender people, while raising awareness on the challenges they face.

We reaffirm our commitment to promoting visibility, inclusion, and respect for all.

19/03/2026

📍 Proposed amendments in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, recently introduced in the Indian parliament, will further marginalize trans and gender diverse communities in the country by reinforcing medical gatekeeping, stigma, and exclusion.

👉 Across the region and the globe, a broader global trend of increasing opposition to gender diversity is emerging, signalling a regressive shift in protections for transgender and gender-diverse communities.

🙌 Communities are pushing back, and we are standing with them! ✊

🔗 Read more: https://sar.ippf.org/blogs/india-trans-bill-2026-trans-rights

International Planned Parenthood Federation - IPPF

17/03/2026

🤝Inters*x Asia x IPPF - Strengthening Cross-Movement Partnerships for SRHRJ! 🎉

Today, we're thrilled to announce that the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Inters*x Asia Network (IA) have officially signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the s*xual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of inters*x people across Asia and the Pacific.🎉

Together, we're committed to advancing human rights, improving healthcare access, and supporting inters*x communities across the region. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in our shared mission to create a more inclusive and equitable world.

🔗 Learn more about our joint statement here: https://inters*xasia.org/strengthening-cross-movement-partnerships-for-srhrj-inters*x-asia-and-ippf-sign-mou/

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