Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)

We lead WHO’s work on sexual and reproductive health across the life course. This work includes HRP, the UN's Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction.

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Young people participate in a sexuality education session, India

Understanding and addressing the specific health risks and needs adolescents face today is key to improving their future health, as well as for broader social and economic stability.

News

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12 December 2024

Departmental update

Parliamentarians are harnessing science to advance health for everyone, everywhere

11 December 2024

Departmental update

Advancing sexual health and wellbeing and rights: December edition of the WHO Bulletin

11 December 2024

News release

Over 1 in 5 adults worldwide has a genital herpes infection – WHO

Events

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Webinar: Measuring violence against women with disabilities - progress and challenges

3 December 2024 14:00 – 15:00 CET

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2024

25 November – 10 December 2024

Meeting of the Haemoglobinopathy subgroup Guideline Development Group

8 October – 27 November 2024

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights

23 September 2024 08:00 – 10:00 ET

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Opportunities

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25 November 2024

Call for submissions

Grey literature submissions for SRHR and misinformation scoping review

Feature stories

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9 December 2024

Supporting survivors of gender-based violence during humanitarian emergencies

22 July 2024

Engaging health workers to help end female genital mutilation

16 May 2024

Solutions through storytelling: addressing the leading cause of maternal deaths

9 April 2024

Nicole Lee: Survivor and advocate for ending violence against women with disabilities

Publications

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Generating research and evidence for impact: sexual and reproductive health and rights

This brochure about the UN's Special Programme on Reproduction (HRP) provides an overview of the following points:Who we areHow we workWhat we do50...

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A step-by-step guide to South-South learning exchanges

This guide focuses on interactive learning exchanges with stakeholder teams exchanging knowledge and experience to help one or both of the teams work...

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Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health: report on the 2023 policy survey

Evidence- and rights-based national policies, guidelines and legislation play a key role in improving sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and...

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Global strategy

Reproductive health strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development goals and targets

Adopted by the 57th World Health Assembly in 2004, this strategy is intended for a broad audience of policy-makers within governments, international agencies,...

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