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e-zine nEUws, 59th edition
E-zine nEUws, 59th edition
17 January 2006
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Upcoming Events
Meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights
24 January 2006
The Subcommittee on Human Rights will meet at 9:00 o'clock to discuss the relative importance of Human Rights among other subjects with the Austrian Presidency.
Meeting of the Committee on Development
24 - 26 January 2006
The Committee on Development meets at 15:00 o'clock; agenda not yet available.
http://www.europarl.eu.int/activities/public/parlComm.do?language=EN
Meeting of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
23 - 25 January 2006
The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality meets; agenda not yet available.
European Voice conference: Healthy Europe
26 January 2006
European Voice is planning a one-day conference in Brussels that will bring together the key stakeholders in the European health policy arena, including EU policy-makers, member state governments, patient groups, healthcare professionals, health finance organisations and manufacturers of medicines.
http://www.europeanvoice.com/ev/info.asp?id=1280
Calendar of the Austrian Presidency
The calendar of the Austrian Presidency, showing the scheduled upcoming events until June, can be viewed at: http://www.eu2006.at/en/. Please note that the next GAERC (General Affairs and External Relations Council) meeting is taking place in Brussels on the 31 January 2006.
Council Meetings
The Austrian Presidency has published the provisional agenda of its Council Meetings here:
http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/fc/87843.pdf
One Vision European Photography Competition on HIV/AIDS
15 March 2006 - deadline for entries
As in the years before, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company sponsors the competition and appeals to photographers across Europe to focus their cameras on the disease. See more information here: http://www.emhf.org/index.cfm/item_id/324.
Calendar of future EU Presidencies
EU foreign ministers have fixed the order of future EU Presidencies for the coming 13 years. See details here: http://euobserver.com/?aid=20534&rk=1.
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Calls for Proposals
All these budget lines normally can be used by/for organizations interested in advancing SRHR.
Cofinancing with European Development NGOs for Actions in Developing Countries
Proposals can be submitted for either Projects - until 08 March 2006 - or Block Grants - until 15 March 2006 - for Actions in developing countries of European Development NGOs.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
Raise Public Awareness of Development Issues in Europe
Open 23 March 2006
To propose for this call “Cofinancing with European Development NGOs Actions to raise Public Awareness of Development issues in Europe” see:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
EIDHR
The European Initiative on Democracy and Human Rights has offered Calls for Proposals for following countries:
Bosnia-Herzegovina open until 03 April 2006
Georgia open until 06 March 2006
Israel open until 09 February 2006
Kyrgyzstan open until 27 January 2006
Morocco open until 20 March 2006
Nigeria open until 20 February 2006
Vietnam open until 15 March 2006
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
Civil Society Participation Ukraine
23 January 2006 - deadline
The EU has issued a call for proposals to strengthen civil society participation in the Ukraine.
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/d55/AOF61855.doc
EPHA
27 January 2006 - deadline
EPHA is issuing a call for expressions of interest for partnerships to strengthen the national networks on public health in CEE countries.
http://www.epha.org/a/2089?var_recherche=partnership+with+CEE+
King Baudouin International Development Prize
01 February 2006 - deadline
The King Baudouin International Development Prize awards a prize worth 150,000 € to an organisation aiming at the improvement of the living conditions of the populations of developing countries. For further details:
www.kbprize.org
Promoting Gender Equality in Development Cooperation
15 February 2006
This restricted Call for Proposals aims at the promotion of gender equality in all its development co-operation policies and interventions implemented in developing countries.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
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EU News
MEPs get set for EU budget endgame
11 January 2006
Budget committee MEPs gave firm backing to a resolution rejecting the EU 2007-2013 budget deal last Wednesday. The move suggests the text will get through with a large majority in plenary, setting the scene for the final round of a spending fight that began last June. For further information: http://euobserver.com/?aid=20662&rk=1.
Austrian and Finnish EU Delegations identify key issues for the work of the Council in 2006
22 December 2005
The incoming Austrian and Finnish Presidencies submitted their Operational Programme of the Council for 2006. The Future Financial Perspective 2007-2013 has not yet been agreed, but discussions will follow up early this year. High priority will be given to Human Trafficking based on the plan developed and adopted by the Council and the Commission in 2005 in accordance with the Hague Programme; to mainstream human rights into the EU's external policy; to Gender Equality and Health. The Presidencies will work on the European Youth Policy, their objectives and measures based on the Commission Communication on European policies concerning youth presented in June 2005. As agreed in the European Council in December 2005, the Council will take forward the actions included in the Commission's communication on the "Global approach to migration: Priority actions focusing on Africa and the Mediterranean". Further information.
EU-Africa Strategy
15 & 16 December 2005
Key documents related to the EU Strategy for Africa: Towards a Euro-African pact to Accelerate Africa's development such as the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee & the European Council Presidency Conclusions can be found here.
Commission presents HIV/AIDS Blueprint for 2006-2009
15 December 2005
The European Commission adopted a Communication on “a coordinated and integrated approach combating HIV/AIDS within the European Union and in the neighbouring countries, 2006-2009”. The Communication focuses on key issues such as the involvement of civil society and urges a stronger focus on prevention. Main highlights. Full version of the document.
Linkage between HIV/AIDS & Food Security
08 December 2005
DSW attended a meeting where Dan Mullins, CARE International Deputy Regional Director, Southern and West Africa, highlighted the fact that EU policy does not sufficiently link HIV/AIDS with other areas of development work, especially food and income security. See more details here on his work.
No Peace Without Justice Brown Bag Series: Presentation of “Mutilee – The cry of an excised woman”
07 December 2005
Emma Bonino, Member of the European Parliament, and Khady Koita, author of the book “Mutilee”, were invited for discussions on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by No Peace Without Justice. More information on Emma Bonino:http://www.radicalparty.org/member/emm.htm.
CEHAPE
The Children's Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe addresses the environmental risk factors that most affect the health of European children, including the Reproductive Health of pregnant women.
http://www.euro.who.int/childhealthenv/policy/20020724_2
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Inspirational
“Miss Positive” is Russian
01 December 2005
The jury of the first beauty contest of only HIV-infected women selected Swetlana Isambajewa to be the most beautiful. The beauty queen received her crown on the World AIDS Day. See more here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/01/world/main1092415.shtml. |
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