In April, the focus has been on setting the rulesfor the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agendaat the global level. These will be laid out in aresolution, to be negotiated by Member statesover the coming months.

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16-04-2016European Parliament adopts resolution on Zika virus with strong SRHRreferences

Although it is not making the news headlines asmuch as earlier this year, the Zika viruscontinues to spread, and additional countriessuch as Belize and Saint Lucia have reportedcases of the mosquito-borne Zika virustransmission. Based on a growing body ofresearch, there is scientific consensus that thevirus is a cause of microcephaly and theGuillain-Barré syndrome. On the 1st of February,the WHO declared the outbreak as a publichealth emergency of international concern, andthe EU activated its early warning and responsesystem for medical emergencies.

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25-04-2016Europe’s first steps on the SDGs: off to a flying start or already laggingbehind?

The regional level is well positioned to tacklesome critical areas of sustainable developmentunder the 2030 Agenda. The EU played animportant role in the negotiations leading to the2030 Agenda, and has stated it intends tocontinue to play a leading role as we move intothe implementation of this ambitious anduniversal agenda. But what has been done inthe first 100 days of the SDGs?

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26-04-2016Discussion in the European Parliament: Protection for refugee women andgirls in Europe

On the 22nd April, European Parliament VicePresident Mairead McGuinness (EPP) and MaryHoneyball (UK S&D) hosted a roundtablemeeting to discuss the specific needs of womenrefugees and how to protect their rights inEurope. The event was organized with theImmigrant Council of Ireland and attended bythe representatives of NGOS that are helpingrefugee women on the ground.

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Overseas DevelopmentInstitute New Paper:Starting strong: the first1000 days of the SDGs

This paper looks at keytopics ahead ofDevelopment Progress'regional dialogue events onSDG implementation in thefirst 1000 days.

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IPPF CO: Youth Hub

The ‘youth hub’ is acompilation of tools,guidance, backgrounddocuments, research andother materials that theIPPF CO has developed overthe last 10 years incollaboration with us andyoung people. It’s designedto be a one-stop-shop for allthose who are interestedand/or involved in workingwith and for young people,in support of accessing theirsexual and reproductivehealth and rights.

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UNITAR: Free, self-pacedMassive Open Online Course“Introduction to the 2030Agenda: A New Agenda fora Sustainable World”

The course was developedto address potentialknowledge gaps related tothe understanding ofchanges required from both,policy-makers and ordinarycitizens, to achieve theSustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs).

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Association for Women'sRights in Development: Newresearch toolkit to trackfunding trends for women’srights from local to global

“Where is the Money forWomen’s Rights?" Toolkit isa step-by-step guideadapting AWID’s WITMresearch methodology forany individual ororganization to conducttheir own specializedresearch on funding trendson women’s rights. You canadapt AWID’s WITM researchmethodology to answerquestions about fundingpatterns for specificpopulations, issues orgeographies.

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27-04-2016Save the Date for the 2016 EuroNGOs Conference in Paris

We are very happy to announce that the 2016EuroNGOs conference, titled "A Strong Start -Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights inthe 2030 Agenda" will be held in Paris on the 4thand 5th of October and is hosted by ourmember organisation Le Planning Familial.

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26-04-2016Warm welcome to Fiona, the new network coordinator

This month Fiona Coyle took over the role ofEuroNGO’s coordinator. No doubt you will meetand work with Fiona in the coming weeks andmonths, but in the meantime, we thought youmight like to get to know the new Coordinator –what motivates her and what she sees as theopportunities and challenges for the SRHRmovement in the coming years.

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01-04-2016Médecins du Monde: Unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion - time totake action

On March, 3rd 2016, Médecins du Monde inviteda variety of stakeholders to Paris to discuss theresults of studies on unwanted pregnancies andunsafe abortions and their implications. Frenchand African anthropologists, civil societyrepresentatives and policymakers, together withMédecins du Monde’s project implementersengaged in debates, shared findings andexperiences. In particular, the need to betterintegrate and tackle the youth needs wassingled out. Improving the training of medicalstaffs and strengthening quality in SRH servicesalso appears essential, along with theimperative of dismantling restrictive legalframeworks hindering women and girls’ accessto sexual education, contraception and safeabortion.

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The Overseas DevelopmentInstitute: Projectingprogress: the SDGs in sub-Saharan Africa

This paper shows how sub-Saharan Africa is likely toprogress across the SDGagenda by 2030, if currenttrends continue.

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The Overseas DevelopmentInstitute: An age of choicefor development finance:evidence from country casestudies

There are now moredevelopment financeproviders than ever before.This report explores theperspectives of countrygovernments on this newage of choice.

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Paula Caballero: A ShortHistory of the SDGs.

This descriptive piecereflects on the SDGjourney’s early days. Itoutlines the process fromthe Goals’ conceptionthrough Rio+20, describingand acknowledging theprocess points, friends, keyevents, stumbling blocksand characteristics thatultimately resulted in theuniversal and integratedframework we have today.

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The Transparency,Accountability &Participation (TAP) Network:Goal 16 Advocacy Toolkit

This toolkit featuresguidance and tips oncontextualizing SDG 16,engaging at the nationallevel (including preparing a‘gap analysis’, undertakinga stakeholder mappinganalysis, and craftingmessages), and workingwith international processesand national governmentsto support planning andimplementation. It alsoprovides tools to engage innational follow-up andreview processes, as well asidentify multilateralinstitutional targets andpartners.

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New database of nationalsexual rights laws andpolicies

Sexual Rights Initiativepublished its new databaseof national sexual rightslaws and policies. Thisdatabase includes updatedinformation on more than75 countries.

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UNFPA: ImplementingComprehensive HIV and STIProgrammes withTransgender People:Practical Guidance forCollaborative Interventions

This tool contains practicaladvice on implementing HIVand sexually transmittedinfection (STI) programmeswith transgender people. Itis based on the WHOrecommendations.

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