Organisations

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

UK

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International Planned Parenthood Federation
4 Newhams Row
London
SE1 3UZ

IPPF promotes the right of women and men, including young people, to decide freely the number and spacing of their children, and the right to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive health. It emphasises maternal and child health and works to promote safe motherhood. It recognises male needs and responsibilities, and actively encourages men's participantion in family planning and other sexual and reproductive health issues. It promotes and supports equal rights and empowerment for women. It recognises that young people have the right to sexual and reproductive health information, education, health, choice and confidentiality. Focuses on five priority areas, including adolescents, HIV/AIDS, abortion, access and advocacy. Publishes widely, and publications can be downloaded as free resources.

King's Fund

UK

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11-13 Cavendish Square
London W1M 0AN

The King's Fund works to improve the health of Londoners, with specific reference to reducing health inequalities, promoting the benefits of diversity and incresing the public's voice on health policy and practice. The King's Fund resource centre is open to the public

Panos Institute

UK

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9 White Lion St
London N1 9PD

Panos believes people will only be lifted out of poverty if they have a greater say in their own development. Panos works with the media to produce informative articles and radio programmes and to stimulate public debate within developing countries on issues like HIV/AIDs, unjust trade rules and climate change

Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

UK

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20 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0RN

The RCN is the voice of nursing in the UK. It is run by and for nurses. It campaigns on behalf of nurses and nursing and it is the leading player in the development of nursing practice and standards of care. It provides higher education, and promotes research, quality and practice development through the RCN institute. Its resource centre is not open to the public

Minority Rights Group (MRG)

UK

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54 Commercial Street
London E1 6LT

The Minority Rights Group works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide and to promote co-operation and understanding between communities. It does this through publishing reports and training manuals, working with partners on training events and maintaining a presence at international forums. It promotes the active participation of minorities and indigenous peoples in decisions affecting their lives, promotes the implementation of international standards, develops conflict resolution and reconciliation initiatives and advocates the needs for mainstreaming minority rights in development policies. Minority Rights Group International is a significant organisation in the field of cultural diversity. It also places a strong emphasis on gender issues, and some of the publications give a brief reference to issues that impact early childhood development, such as lack of access to health services for certain indigenous groups (though there is no specific programme on early childhood development). The resource centre is not open to the public

UNED Forum

UK

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c/o United Nations Asociation
3 Whitehall Court
London SW1A 2EL

A multi-sectoral forum that aims to promote sustainable development and implementation of the Rio and Rio+10 (Johannesburg) conferences. It organises dialogues, round table discussions and publishes reports for and on behalf of its multi-stakeholder members and gorups

Pesticides Aciton Network UK

UK

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The Brighthelm Centre
North Road
Brighton
BN1 1YD

PAN Uk promotes healthy food, agriculture and an environment which will provide food and meet public health needs without harm to food producers and agricultural workers. PAN UK is an independent, non-profit organisation working nationally and internationally with like-minded groups and individuals concerned with health, environment and development. It aims to eliminate the hazards of pesticides; reduce dependence on pesticides and prevent unnecessary expansion of their use; and increase the sustainable and ecological alternatives to chemical pest control. It runs a resource centre that is open to the public

Britain Zimbabwe Society (BZS)

UK

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16 Longland
Salisbury SP2 7ET

BZS aims to respect understanding and friendship between the peoples of Zimbabwe and the UK. It is a membership organisation and a network of friends of Zimbabwe, undertaking awareness raising, education and information exchange as well as supporting groups involved in linking and twinning activities

All Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health (APG/PDRH)

UK

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Room 563 Portcullis House
Westminster
London SW1A 2LW

The APPG is a group of MPs and Peers working together to promote population, development and reproductive health issues. It aims to review popoulaiton policies, family planning programmes, contraceptive techniques and practices, and to review population trends, policies and programmes overseas, and the impact that population growth, structure and distribution has on their programmes of economic and social development and reporoductive health

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