EUROPEAN UNION ADDRESSING THE URGENT NEEDS OF REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE WHO SEEK SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SUPPORT

Members of the European Parliament express serious concern about the situation of refugee women from Ukraine and call for concrete efforts by the EU Institutions to ensure fulfilment of obligations under the Temporary Protection Directive. 17 October 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the European Parliament held a plenary debate on the situation of refugee women from Ukraine, including their access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The debate addressed the serious barriers refugee women READ MORE

“CARE IN CRISIS” REPORT PRESENTED IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Polish foundations FEDERA and Feminoteka, along with the Center for Reproductive Rights and partner organisations from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania were in the European Parliament to present the report “Care in Crisis. Failures to guarantee the sexual and reproductive health and rights of refugees from Ukraine in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.” Since Federa has been closely involved in the research for the fact finding as regards the situation in Poland, the organisation’s International Advocacy READ MORE

FEDERA’S STATEMENT FOR THE 53RD SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Below you will find FEDERA’s statement for the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales following his visit to Poland. Human Rights Council53st session of the Human Rights CouncilJune 2023 Thank you, President. I make this statement on behalf of the Federation for Women and Family Planning from Poland.We welcome the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human READ MORE

CARE IN CRISIS: FAILURES TO GUARANTEE THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS OF REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE IN HUNGARY, POLAND, ROMANIA, AND SLOVAKIA

Some refugees in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are returning to Ukraine temporarily to access abortion, contraception and other reproductive health services. New fact-finding study underlines urgent need for action by national governments, the European Union, and the humanitarian and donor community.  16.05.23 (PRESS RELEASE) Geneva – Women from Ukraine who sought sanctuary in the European Union often experience a series of entrenched barriers when seeking access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and gender-based violence READ MORE

FEDERA’S PUBLICATIONS ON ABORTION, CONTRACEPTION AND SEX ED IN UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN | ПУБЛІКАЦІЇ ПРО АБОРТИ, КОНТРАЦЕПЦІЮ ТА СТАТЕВЕ ВИХОВАННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЮ ТА РОСІЙСЬКОЮ МОВАМИ

UKRAINIAN | УКРАЇНСЬКА МОВА:   ЛИСТОВКА ПРО РЕПРОДУКТИВНЕ ЗДОРОВ’Я ДЛЯ УКРАЇНЦІВ, ЩО ПРИЇХАЛИ ДО ПОЛЬЩИ ПІСЛЯ 24/2/2022 RUSSIAN | РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК:  

JOINT INITIATIVE ADDRESSING SRHR NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FLEEING THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, millions of people, particularly women and children fled Ukraine and crossed the borders of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, other EU member states and Moldova. Thousands of them needed sexual and reproductive health and gender based violence support services, and thousands more may need these services in the future. Since June 2022, led by the Center for Reproductive Rights, FEDERA and Feminoteka are the two organisations from Poland READ MORE

LEAFLET ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN REFUGEES WHO CAME FROM UKRAINE TO POLAND AFTER 24/2/2022 | ПАМ’ЯТКА З ПИТАНЬ РЕПРОДУКТИВНОГО ЗДОРОВ’Я ДЛЯ ЖІНОК-БІЖЕНЦІВ, ЯКІ ПРИЇХАЛИ З УКРАЇНИ ДО ПОЛЬЩІ ПІСЛЯ 24/2/2022

Our leaflet contains the most important information on the access to contraception, prenatal tests, pregnancy and perinatal care, and abortion care in Poland. Наша брошура містить найважливішу інформацію про доступ до контрацепції, пренатальних тестів, вагітності та перинатального догляду, а також абортів у Польщі. 🇺🇦 УКРАЇНСЬКА МОВА 🇵🇱 JĘZYK POLSKI 🇬🇧 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN POLAND

Poland remains the country with the highest number of refugees arriving from Ukraine, with over 2,5 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border. According to Warsaw’s mayor, Rafał Trzaskowski, the city is one of the main communication hubs for Ukrainians, with over 320 000 people reaching Warsaw since the start of the war. Trzaskowski also claims that the capital now serves as a new home to over 200 000 thousand Ukrainians – over 10% of the city’s READ MORE

CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS ON EUROPEAN AND OTHER GLOBAL LEADERS TO PROTECT THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FLEEING UKRAINE CONFLICT

Brussels, 17 March 2022 (Press Release) Today over 60 organizations called on European authorities and the international community to urgently protect the health of women and girls fleeing   the conflict in Ukraine. In a Call to Action published today, the organizations expressed grave concern about the reproductive health care needs and human rights of refugees in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia and also outlined the severe impact that the war is having on the sexual READ MORE

STATEMENT ON THE RUSSIAN INVASION ON UKRAINE

ASTRA Network categorically condemns the actions of the Russian military forces in Ukraine. As ASTRA Network, we bring together organisations from Central and Eastern Europe – a region so dramatically affected by Russian authorities’ actions in both recent times and history. Rule of fear and violence took a toll on most nations in our corner of the world – including Russian citizens, who were so often forced into obedience by authoritarian regimes of their country. READ MORE