IPPF EN Advocacy Officer, Irene Donadio, participated in the Study Session  "Improving the Health of Young People in Europe Towards a Sexual Health Strategy" on the Development of a European Youth Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights which took place on 6-12 July in Strasbourg, France.

The Study Session was organized by The Council of Europe's Directorate of Youth and Sport  ( www.coe.int ). Experts included Ulrika Sundberg, representative from the Cabinet of the Human Rights Commissioner; Thomas Hammerberg; Nadine Krysostan from EPF and Peter Roach from Durex as well as several UNFPA staff members from the Caucasus region. Participants were young activists with different backgrounds from the European region and Central Asia.

IPPF EN also sent Constantina Panayi (Cyprus) a member of the IPPF EN YSAFE Network.

IPPF EN provided expertise and resources for the development of the Youth Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and helped the young people’s group to discuss new emerging challenges to SRHR in Europe through a value clarification exercise as well as improving the understanding of the importance of a human rights approach to SRHR.

The Charter which is in the process of being finalised will be published and distributed shortly.