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e-zine nEUws, 60th edition
E-zine nEUws, 60th edition
27 January 2006
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Upcoming Events
European Parliament
01 – 02 February
Continuing the plenary session debate in Strasbourg (see section EU News), the European Parliament will meet in Brussels on the 1-2 February to discuss Combat of Violence against Women and the Equality of Men and Women in the EU, among other subjects.
Hearing on SRHR
09 February
The Polish Delegation in the Socialist Group in the European Parliament & ASTRA – Central and Eastern European Women's Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights – have scheduled a Hearing on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Europe on the 9th of February from 9:30 – 12.30 in the European Parliament, room PHS 4B001.
Public Health Information Day 2006
22 February
The Commission is about to adopt the 2006 Work Plan for the implementation of the Public Health Program 2003-2008 that will determine the content of its upcoming Call for Proposals. An Information Day on the Public Health Program will take place in Luxembourg.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_programme/howtoapply/infoday_2006/info_day_en.htm
List of Public Debates of Council
The full list of Public Debates of the Council under the Austrian Presidency can be found here: http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/fc/88134.pd
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Calls for Proposals
The following budget lines normally can be used for organizations interested in SRHR.
Fostering a Culture of Human Rights in Tajikistan & Ukraine
10 February 2006 – deadline Tajikistan
28 February 2006 – deadline Ukraine
The Proposals should aim at the promotion and protection of human rights and democracy as well as at governance strengthening.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
EIDHR
21 March 2006 – deadline Campaign 1
Proposals will be accepted to promote Justice and the Rule of Law.
02 March 2006 – deadline Campaign 2
Proposals will be accepted to foster a culture of Human Rights.
28 February 2006 – deadline Campaign 3
Proposals will be accepted to promote democratic processes.
09 March 2006 – deadline Campaign 4
Proposals will be accepted to advance equality, tolerance & peace.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
EIDHR Kyrgyzstan
10 March 2006 – deadline
The Delegation of the European Commission in Kazakhstan is seeking proposals for small-scale financial support for initiatives aimed to promote and protect human rights as well as democracy and governance strengthening in Kyrgyzstan with financial assistance from the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
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EU News
Commission Approves External Cooperation Thematic Programmes
25 January 2006
Seven newly approved thematic programmes, which regroup the current 15 thematic programmes, have been approved by the European Commission to form the backbone of its external cooperation activities from 2007 onwards. The “Investing in People” thematic programme is the primary theme addressing SRHR.
EP Development Committee Stands Firm on Financial Perspectives
25 January 2006
The European Parliament Development Committee discussed negotiations with the other EU Institutions on the Development Cooperation and Economic Cooperation Instrument (DCECI) that will shape EC poverty reduction funding under the Financial Perspectives for 2007-2013. While acknowledging that some existing budget lines may be "unnecessary," Committee Members affirmed their resolve that: (1) policy is a matter for EP and Council, not the Commission; and (2) there should be two separate instruments for development cooperation and economic cooperation with industrialized countires. The main debate on this issue will take place in the February Development Committee meeting.
(DSW staff report - no weblink available)
Resolution on Homophobia
25 January 2006
The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning discrimination on the basis of sexual discrimination.
http://www.eurongos.org/Files/Filer/EuroNGOs/EurParl_res_homophobia_180106.doc
Commission to Promote Safe Sex
18 January 2006
The Commission is concerned that the prevention of HIV/AIDS has become less of a focus and is emphasizing the importance of public private partnerships to tackle the disease.
http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-151096-16&type=News
EU Criticized for Human Rights Record
19 January 2006
Leading NGO Human Rights Watch criticized the EU and its Member States for their Human Rights Policy Records, e.g. for pardoning Human Rights abusers with which the EU maintains closer relationships such as the governments of Angola, Ethiopia, Rwanda or Uganda.
http://euobserver.com/?aid=20724&rk=1
Plenary session in Strasbourg
16 – 19 January 2009
A summary of the debates and the results of main votes, e.g. Strategies to Prevent Trafficking in Women and Children, can be found here:
http://www.europarl.eu.int/news/expert/background_page/008-4356-19-1-3-901-20060113BKG04268-19-01-2006-2006--false/default_en.htm
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Resources
WHO Publication
The publication entitled “HIV/AIDS in Europe: Moving from death sentence to chronic disease management” describes the epidemic from several perspectives such as from the biomedical, social, cultural, economics and politics.
http://www.euro.who.int/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/20051123_2
Copenhagen Consensus
An expert panel of world-leading economists, the Copenhagen Consensus 2004, agreed that combating HIV/AIDS should be at the top of the world's priority list. See more information and the priority list of the world's top global challenges here:
http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Default.aspx |
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