Around the world, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are under growing pressure. Adolescents and youth are among those most affected — through reduced access to healthcare, shrinking civic space, and attacks on bodily autonomy and gender equality. At the same time, Norway is shaping the future direction of its development policy through the ongoing “Vendepunkt” process.  

This event brings adolescents and youth from Norway and partner countries into direct dialogue with the Minister of International Development on how Norway should respond to the global rights crisis, and what role adolescent SRHR should play in Norwegian development policy going forward. 

The conversation will combine interventions from adolescent/youth speakers bringing forward urgent challenges and initiatives with a political dialogue on rights, priorities and Norway’s global leadership on SRHR and gender equality in a more challenging international context.  

Programme: 

– Welcome by the SRHR-network – Kjersti Augland Teamleader International, Sex og Politikk  

– Moderator, Uswa Malik, Norwegian UN Youth Delegate on Health, introduces the panel 

– Youth interventions:  The situation for ASRHR, challenges and opportunities.  

• Mwanajuma Omar and Lucy Kombe, Zamara Foundation Kenya. Digital participation
• Lucy Wilfred White, President of Youth Action Movement, Family Planning Association of Malawi. Physical presence
• Safiat Kantoko, Plan Global Youth Ambassador, Uganda. Physical presence
• Thea Emilie Maubach-Vindenes, leader Changemaker, Norway. Physical presence

– Intervention by the Norwegian Minister of International Development, Åsmund Grøver Aukrust. What does Vendepunkt mean for youth SRHR/ASRHR, and how will Norway respond to the global rights crisis?

– Panel dialogue, youth representatives and the Minister.

– Brief remark by the SRHR-network, Henriette Westrin, Secretary General, Save the Children

15:40 – 16:00 – The dialogue with the youth representatives and the audience will continue

Om det internasjonale SRHR-nettverket   

Det internasjonale nettverket for seksuell og reproduktiv helse og rettigheter (SRHR) er et nettverk av norske organisasjoner og enkeltmedlemmer, med formål å fremme seksull og reproduktiv helse og rettigheter internasjonalt. Nettverket har et entydig fokus på globale utfordringer. Organisasjoner i nettverket er; Sex og Politikk, Kirkens Nødhjelp, Redd Barna, Fokus, Plan International Norge, SAIH, Care, KFUK/KFUM Global, FRI, Amnesty International, Strømmestiftelsen, Sex og Samfunn, SNU.