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.

News

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3 September 2025

Departmental update

Bridging global guidance and local action for maternal and newborn health

7 August 2025

Departmental update

WHO and partners launch global guide to advance respectful maternal and newborn care

17 July 2025

Departmental update

Building local research capacity to advance sexual and reproductive health evidence

Spotlight

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.

Events

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28 September 2025

International Safe Abortion Day 2025

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)

24 September 2025 14:00 – 15:30 SAST

Webinar: Human rights in comprehensive abortion care

23 September 2025 14:00 – 15:30 CET

Securing the future of SRHR: preserving progress and driving sustainable financing

23 September 2025 14:00 – 15:30 CET

New language editions of the Clinical practice handbook for quality abortion care

Initiatives

Two women walk across a suspension bridge side by side.

Inside a delivery room, midwives in training help deliver babies under the supervision of the head midwife, Afghanistan

Opportunities

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3 September 2025

Call for experts

Call for experts in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights

Feature stories

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17 September 2025

Improving quality of medicines for maternal health: what can parliamentarians do?

7 August 2025

Prioritizing respectful care for pregnant women, mothers and babies

16 May 2025

Finding a path to language justice in sexual and reproductive health and rights

23 April 2025

Policy and education: ways to end child marriage and prevent adolescent pregnancy

Publications

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Scaling up postpregnancy family planning: practical guide

This practical guide provides evidence-based, adaptable approaches to scale up postpregnancy family planning (FP) using the six core components of WHO’s...

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The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal,...

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Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care

The compendium supports efforts to end mistreatment and achieve respectful maternal and newborn care, marking a decade since the WHO’s 2014 statement...

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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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