"I take solace in the fact that the causes for this rupturing moment across the world is not a breakaway for progress but rather a rupture to take us back into time." Our ED Sivananthi Thanenthiran speaks of hope during these trying times in her letter to feminists. Read here: bit.ly/464qVTc

📢📢APPLY NOW Join this workshop as we focus on strengthening community capacity, enhancing knowledge on health information, safety, and access to inclusive services. Details👇 📅Date: 3-4 March 2026 🔗Registration link: forms.gle/sQcPDDov4sP4...

The #UN80 reform will reshape the UN for years to come. Decisions being made now are a defining opportunity to protect and strengthen Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through clear institutional safeguards. This is a critical moment.

How can civil society support Member States and the United Nations? At the 64th session of the Commission for Social Development (#CSocD64), ARROW's Shamala Chandrasekaran made this intervention on behalf of ARROW and the NGO Committee for Social Development. #EveryoneIncluded

From 18-20 February, over 700 young people from across Asia and the Pacific are coming together to shape their agenda, asks, and vision for sustainable development at the APFSD Youth Forum 2026. Let's talk about the APFSD Youth Forum 2026 and its importance today✌️(1/2) #APFSDYouth2026 #APFSD

All for social development ✨ Last week, ARROW participated in a dialogue with Member States ahead of the 64th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSoCD). Convened as a moderated roundtable discussion, the dialogue brought together civil society, the UN, and Member States. (1/2)

📢 ARROW is attending the 64th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD64) from 2-10 February 2026. Learn about the #CSocD64, its importance and ARROW's statement in six informative posters ✌️ Read the full statement here: docs.un.org/en/E/CN.5/20... #EveryoneIncluded

An expanded Global Gag Rule (GGR) can potentially restrict access of millions to the highest attainable standards of health, including abortion care and restrict the advancement of gender equality and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the Global South. Full statement: bit.ly/3ZEg6nb

DEADLINE TOMORROW: 🚨🚨Calling young people from Myanmar and Nepal! Leading up to the Women Deliver (WD) 2026, ARROW is hosting the 'InterSEXionality' webinar series. Apply: forms.gle/AcVVo4JV2iGS... ⏰ 10 January 2026 Eligibility: Open to young people from Nepal or Myanmar below 30 years of age.

🚨🚨Are you a young person from Myanmar or Nepal? APPLY NOW. Leading up to the Women Deliver (WD) 2026, ARROW is hosting the 'InterSEXionality' webinar series. Apply: forms.gle/AcVVo4JV2iGS... Deadline: 10 January 2026 Eligibility: Open to young people from Nepal or Myanmar below 30 years of age.

🚨🚨Calling young people from Myanmar and Nepal! Leading up to the Women Deliver (WD) 2026, ARROW is hosting the 'InterSEXionality' webinar series. Apply here: forms.gle/AcVVo4JV2iGS... Deadline: 10 January 2026 Eligibility: Open to young people from Nepal or Myanmar below 30 years of age.

🚨 Have you checked your email? All applicants (18-30 years) selected for in-person participation on full-funded and self-funded basis have been notified via email. The selected participants for online participation will be notified by mid-January 2026. #APFSDYouth2026 APFSD Youth Forum 2026

ARROW is looking for another CONSULTANT!!!📢 We are calling for Expression of Interest (EOI) for a Project Mid-Term Evaluation Consultant for “Strengthening Capacities Towards Inclusive Development Pathways: A Crucial Pivot To Development in Malaysia”. Apply: arrow.org.my/careers/eoi-... #jobalert

ARROW is looking for a CONSULTANT!!! 📢 We are looking for a consultant for the Development of a Regional Advocacy Brief for the 59th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD). Apply here: arrow.org.my/careers/deve... #jobalert

Update on the APFSD Youth Forum 2026 applications ✨✨ We are in the process of reviewing applications. We will notify selected participants by the end of this week. Thank you for your patience. #APFSDYouth2026

📢 Presenting to you the NEW ARROW for Change on resisting the anti-rights: arrow.org.my/publication/... This issue of ARROW for Change (AFC) examines accelerating interconnected crises.

On Human Rights Day, we make a call to decriminalise abortion and ensure access to safe, affordable, and comprehensive abortion care within just and inclusive health systems free from all forms of violence. #16Days #16DaysofActivism

🚨🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW!! DATE: 10 December 2025 | Human Rights Day TIME: 3.30 PM – 5 PM Malaysia / 2.30 PM – 4PM Thailand / 1.15 PM – 2:45 PM Nepal / 7.30 AM – 9 AM UK / 10.30 AM – 12 PM Kenya / 7.30 PM – 9 PM Fiji 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today we highlight Sri Lanka, where new research by Women's Action Network and Sisterhood Initiative reveals how silence, secrecy, and social pressure sustain FGM/C. Digital advocacy is now helping break that silence, connecting women across regions and generations. #EndFGMCAsia #16Days2025

🚨Introducing the speakers for the 'ARROW for Change' launch on Human Rights Day! 📅 10 December 2025 ⏰ 3.30 PM – 5 PM Malaysia / 2.30 PM – 4PM Thailand / 1.15 PM – 2:45 PM Nepal / 7.30 AM – 9 AM UK / 10.30 AM – 12 PM Kenya / 7.30 PM – 9 PM Fiji 🔗 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Together with the Bridgespan, India team, the Kaleidoscope Collective revisited their own organisational readiness for reproductive health systems support work! #KaleidoscopeCollective

🚨🚨 Join our 'ARROW for Change' launch on Human Rights Day! DATE: 10 December 2025 | Human Rights Day TIME: 3.30 PM – 5 PM Malaysia / 2.30 PM – 4PM Thailand / 1.15 PM – 2:45 PM Nepal / 7.30 AM – 9 AM UK / 10.30 AM – 12 PM Kenya / 7.30 PM – 9 PM Fiji 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Resource hubs to learn more about Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)🙌🙌 Be a part of our #CSE4ALL campaign: forms.gle/FcyBcZDqo4Mr... #16DaysOfActivism (1/2)

Asia Network to End FGM/C Member and Co-Founder of End FGC Singapore, Saza Faradilla uses spoken word to reclaim her body and voice after experiencing Female Genital Cutting as a child. Watch her powerful video as part of our #16Days2025 campaign. #16Days #EndFGMCAsia #UNiTE #16DaysofActivism

✨✨ A huge thank you to everyone ✨✨ We are very grateful to have received such an amazing response to the APFSD Youth Forum 2026 Call for Applications!! ✅ 2,121 applications received from 47 countries across Asia and the Pacific ✅ 466 Abstracts received #APFSDYouth2026

Gender-based violence (GBV) is systemically perpetuated and rooted in power, control, and inequality. A thread ⌛ #16Days #16DaysofActivism

📢📢 The COP30 Asia and the Pacific Regional Brief is out!! Access it here: arrow.org.my/publication/... A thread ⌛

Finally, here's Puteri, our WOSSO Asia and the Pacific Fellow from Malaysia, hoping she can contribute towards climate action 💪 Live from the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties - #COP30! #AsiaPacific #WOSSO

"I hope #COP30 truly becomes the Indigenous COP that it was promised to be, with meaningful representation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and grassroots voices at the heart of every agenda." Our WOSSO Asia and the Pacific Fellow Mega from Nepal, shares her hopes live from COP30! #AsiaPacific #WOSSO

Now over to Khaliut. Khaliut, our WOSSO Asia and the Pacific Fellow from Mongolia, regarding adaptation and loss and damage mitigation. Live from the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties - #COP30! #AsiaPacific #WOSSO

Advancing health and well-being, including SRH information and services for advancing social development ✨ On 5 Nov, ARROW, along with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), jointly organised a virtual Solutions Session at the WSSD2. More on our WSSD2 engagement: mailchi.mp/arrow/update...

Oh hey - let's hear from our WOSSO Asia and the Pacific Fellow Maria from Pakistan, on her expectation regarding the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Live from the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties - #COP30! #AsiaPacific #WOSSO

📢 FINAL CALL: #APFSD YOUTH FORUM 2026 - Call for Applications Submit your application to attend the annual APFSD Youth Forum 2026 by 11:59 PM BKK Time today! Call for applications: forms.gle/nioGr5fT3XsZ... Call for abstracts: forms.gle/nWmBzGB87BC8... More details: arrow.org.my/apfsd-youth-...

Apply now to join the APFSD Youth Forum 2026! 🟢 Funding available for a select number of participants. Event details: Date: 18-20 February, 2026 Where: Bangkok, Thailand Call for applications: forms.gle/nioGr5fT3XsZ... Call for abstracts: forms.gle/nWmBzGB87BC8... #APFSDYouth2026 #Opportunity

🚨🚨🚨𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃: 𝐀𝐏𝐅𝐒𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Apply now to join the APFSD Youth Forum 2026 in February 2026 in a hybrid format. 🟢 Funding available for a select number of participants. 📅 18-20 February, 2026 📌 Bangkok, Thailand Modality: In-person and Online Details: arrow.org.my/apfsd-youth-...

Join our side event at COP30! This side event will centre center SRHR within the global climate change agenda, specifically the UNFCCC's Gender Action Plan (GAP) and wider negotiations. 📅11 November, 2025 ⏰13:15–14:45 local time 📌Room 9, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Brazil

Joining the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30)? Meet ARROW, Partners, and Young Feminists 👇 Do not miss our side events "Taking the Leap: Implementing SRHR in Climate Action" on 11 November, and "Young Women’s Health on a Warming Planet: Challenges and Opportunities" on 12 Nov!

🚨Happening next week: ARROW and Partners’ Virtual #WSSD2 Solutions Session 📅 5 November, 2025 ⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time 📌 Virtual on ZOOM 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🌐 Spanish, French, and International sign language interpretation available. #SocialSummit2025

📢 Invitation to join ARROW, Partners and Young Feminists at ICFP 2025! Do not miss our side event 👇 Voices from the Margins🟢🟢 👉 Organisers: ARROW, COJAS in partnership with FJSI 📅 4 November, 2025 ⏰ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Colombia Time 📌 In-person and virtual 🔗 Register: forms.gle/Mg4tV7Yo6WBD...

📢Want to hear from governments, UN agencies and Civil Society Organisations from the Global South on the importance of universal access to health? Join our #WSSD2 Solutions Session. 📅 5 November, 2025 ⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time 📌 ZOOM 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SocialSummit2025

🚨𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖: #𝐀𝐏𝐅𝐒𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Join the APFSD Youth Forum 2026, happening 18-20 February 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. Join us in-person or online. Date: 18-20 February, 2026 Deadline: 10 November, 2025 Apply: arrow.org.my/apfsd-youth-... #APFSDYouth2026 #Opportunity

Ensure robust, resilient and integrated health systems, and skilled workforce are in place and provide information on available, accessible, acceptable and quality SRH information and services, to all, including women and girls in their diversities! More: arrow.org.my/blog-asia-se... (2/2)

Join us as we bring together stakeholders to discuss the importance of universal access to health, including SRH information and services with a focus on UHC at our #WSSD2 Solutions Session. 📅 5 November, 2025 ⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Qatar Time 📌 Virtual on ZOOM 🔗 Register: arrow.org.my/wssd2-soluti...

In the Asia and Pacific region, crises that range from climate disasters to conflict increase existing gender inequalities, putting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls at extreme risk. #DayoftheGirl #GenerationEquality

At the UNGA80, leaders and UN agencies underscored the urgent need to address poverty, gender-based violence, and shrinking SRHR access while pushing back against the growing backlash on women’s rights. Read all about #UNGA80 and our engagement in our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/arrow/update....

Do you know? Around 1 in 5 people in conflict-affected areas are estimated to have a mental health condition. Emergency areas result in people experiencing fear, anxiety, and sadness. They take a heavy toll. #WorldMentalHealthDay (1/2)

Collaboration and Sustainability: The final day of the Asia Regional Fora 2025 We concluded Fora yesterday as we centered sustainable strategies to advance young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, and ensuring comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for all. #CSE4ALL #Youth4SDGs

Say it with us: Safe abortion is life-saving healthcare! Happy International Safe Abortion Day 2025! 👉 Visit september28.org for the full Call to Action, access campaign materials, and get ideas for campaign actions. #Sept28 #ISAD2025 #SafeAbortionSavesLives #AbortionisHealthCare

Day 2 of the convening for adolescent health, well-being and gender equality✨✨ As part of our efforts towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), we convened for day 2 of the 'Transforming Teachers & Teaching for Adolescent Health, Well-being & Gender Equality Regional Forum.'

A convening to ensure adolescent health, well-being and gender equality✨✨ A 🧵