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Monthly NGO Forum invitations and press releases.
Thai Civil Society Calls For Restraint in New Drug Control Policy
Chiang Mai, Thailand-Thai civil society representatives called on the Thai government to exercise restraint and engage in international best practice in countering the drug problem in the country at a NGO Monthly Forum held recently in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. The Forum brought representatives from local NGOs, regional and international NGOs, UN and research institutes.
Reproductive and sexual health rights for all
Reproductive health concerns have reached an alarming height in Thailand, with a sharp rise in the incidences of unsafe sex, abortions, teenage/unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV.
In February 2008, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals in northern Thailand organized an open discussion on this issue in the monthly NGO Forum of Partners Thailand. Partners Thailand is a national partnership platform for information, dialogue and advocacy on HIV and TB issues in the country.
Talking Sex for HIV Prevention
A combination of the diversity of sexual identities, social constructions, power imbalances, and privacy surrounding human sexuality, makes it difficult to talk about sex for HIV prevention. This point was made clear in the first Monthly NGO Forum hosted by HDN in 2008 entitled Talking Sex for HIV Prevention,.
Talking Sex for HIV Prevention is a pilot project run by the Northern NGO Coalition on AIDS (NNCA) that aims to encourage open discussion of sex within Thai society.
We Demand Justice in Society
Chiang Mai, Thailand - Violence against women has been rising every year in Thailand. In 2006, there were more than 14,000 documented cases of domestic violence, with women as the main victims.
The November Monthly NGO Forum, held under the theme "We Demand Justice in Societyy", focused on the issue of ending violence against women in Thailand.
In Thailand, as in many parts of the world, violence against women is a product of both sexual prejudice and socio-cultural systems that promote the domination of the men over women.
October 2007 NGO Forum Press Release:UNGASS Reporting: Calling for a civil society response in northern Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand - Thailand's civil society organizations involved in HIV and AIDS work have a key role to play in ensuring that commitments and targets set by the Thai government at the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS in 2001 (UNGASS) to respond to the epidemic are achieved.
October 2007 NGO Forum Announcment: UNGASS Reporting - Calling for civil society response in Thailand
How is the Thai government engaging civil society in the country's UNGASS progress-report writing process? Why should civil society voices be included in UNGASS?
This month's NGO Forum, organized by Northern NGO Coalition on AIDS in Thailand (NNCA) and Health & Development Networks (HDN) shall be focussing on civil society engagement in the UNGASS reporting process in Thailand.
September 2007 NGO Forum Press Release: Risky behaviours of youth need more attention
Risky behaviours of youth exacerbate their vulnerabilities to not only preventable diseases, disabilities and deaths, but also to socio-legal implications of such acts. Risky tendencies of youth, particularly the young girls, put them at increased risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, and unwanted pregnancy.
