The Regional Voice for SRHR Accountability
NATIONAL ADVOCACY
One of APA’ s objectives is to work with members and partners in the Asia Pacific region to advocate for greater accountability of governments and stakeholders in the Asia Pacific region to SRHR commitments.
APA participates and collaborates in events organized by APA Members, such as:
Regional Consultation on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights among Women Community Partners in Greater Mekong Sub-Region. Organized by APA member Raks Thai Foundation. Bangkok, Thailand, on 13 July 2015. The consultation was organized to provide a platform to share and discuss ideas, experiences, opportunities and obstacles in accessing SRHR among women living with HIV in Greater Mekong Sub-region. APA presented on the topic of locating SRHR within the SDGs and identification of key entry-points.
Civil Society Consultation on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights related Sustainable Development Goals: The India Perspective, organized by Population Foundation of India on 23 July 2015. The meeting aims to connect a small, strategic group of civil society organizations and alliances to share knowledge and deepen understanding of the SDGs, as well as inter-linkages with ICPD.
PROJECT BRIEF: UNZIP THE LIPS
One of the focus points of APA’ s advocacy is the inter-linkages between gender and HIV. APA engages with the UN Interagency Task Team( IATT) on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV at UN ESCAP.
In 2015-2016 APA was proud host of the Unzip the Lips platform
Unzip the Lips is a platform of individuals and organizations working for the rights and meaningful participation of Key Affected Women and Girls( KAWG) in the context of HIV and its intersections with gender issues in Asia-Pacific. Unzip defines KAWGs as women and girls most at risk of, and most affected by, HIV. They include: women and girls living with HIV, female sex workers, female drug users, transgender people, mobile and migrant women, women prisoners, women and girls with disabilities, women in sero-discordant relationships, female partners of men who engage in behaviors that put them at higher risk of HIV infection.
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