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e-zine nEUws, 68th edition
E-zine nEUws, 68th edition
14 June 2006
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Calls for Proposals
These budget lines normally can be used for organizations interested in SRHR.
Decentralized Co-operation
This Call supports actions creating an environment for the diversification and reinforcement of civil society and grassroots democracy in – Paraguay: submit proposals until 28 July 2006; Budget: € 250.000;
- Burma/ Myanmar: submit proposals until 15 September 2006.
Please see: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
EIDHR projects
These Calls for Proposals aim at maximising the effectiveness, impact and visibility of actions undertaken in support of the protection and promotion of human rights and democratisation in
- Guatemala: submit proposals for either fostering a culture of human rights or promoting the democratic process until 17 July 2006;
- Ecuador: submit proposals until 28 July 2006, Budget: € 465.000;
- Cambodia: submit proposals until 31 July 2006, Budget: € 680.000;
- Burundi: submit proposals until 21 August 2006, Budget: € 490.000.
See: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
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EU News
ACP-EU Council of Ministers Meeting
07 June 2006
The ACP-EC Council of Ministers met in Papua New Guinea on 1-2 June
2006 and agreed upon a financial package of over EUR 24 billion for the 10th EDF from 2008 to 2013. This amount represents an increase of about 35% on the 9th EDF. See the main results of the Meeting here:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/er/89928.pdf
DSW worked closely with the StopAIDS Alliance and other NGOs to mobilize European and ACP civil society by writing ACP Ambassadors and Ministers to urge regional and country allocations for human and social development, in particular HIV/AIDS, SRH, children and gender equality.
Strengthening the EU's External action
08 June 2006
The European Commission has approved the Communication “Europe in the
World: Some Practical Proposals for Greater Coherence, Effectiveness and Visibility”. This paper seeks to examine how, within the present Treaty context, the EU can address the external challenges facing Europe using the available internal and external policies more coherently and effectively. The Communication will be presented to the European Council on 15th and 16th June and can already be seen here: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/euw_com06_278_en.pdf
Finish EU Presidency
Finland has established a website in preparation for its upcoming EU
Presidency: http://www.eu2006.fi/en_GB/
Professor Puska, Director-General of the Finnish National Public Health Institute/ Ministry of Social Affairs & Health, says in an interview that ‘health in all policies' will be the general and main health topic of the upcoming Finish EU Presidency. A high level expert meeting on this crosscutting health approach will take place in Finland in September. http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/interviewpekka-puska-finnish-eu-presidency-health-priorities/article-155954
UNGASS
31 May – 02 June 2006
The EU Presidency used the opportunity of the high-level meeting on the third day of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS to call for greater linkages of sexual and reproductive health with HIV/AIDS and Sexual Transmittable Infections services, as well as for a strong involvement of SRH organisations in the prevention and treatment process: http://www.eu2006.at/en/News/Statements_in_International_Organisations/UN/0206AIDS.html.
The adopted political declaration though leaves many Civil Society Organizations from the EU and around the world rather disappointed, being weaker than expected: http://www.un.org/ga/aidsmeeting2006/declaration.htm.
Health Council adopts conclusion on women's health
1-2 June 2006
While women's health is a priority of the Austrian Presidency, the Health Council stresses the importance of gender as key determinant of health. The Council invites Member States to promote health and prevent disease taking into account gender difference and invites the Commission to assist Member States in developing effective strategies to reduce health inequalities with a gender dimension. See: http:// www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/89846.pdf
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Upcoming Events
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
17-22 June 2006
The 11th session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will take place in Vienna, Austria. The JPA brings together 77 MEPs and an equal number of elected representatives of the ACP countries. Its central objective is to reduce and eventually to eradicate poverty; their key role is to promote human rights, democracy and solidarity.
Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, will represent the Commission. The Global Campaign for Microbicides opens a remarkable exhibit on Monday 19th June at the Austria Centre. See more on the ACP-EU JPA here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/60_11/default_en.htm
EP Plenary Meeting
06 July 2006
Following Anne Van Lancker's oral question to the Commission in the plenary session of 13 June on the inclusion of HIV/AIDS into the broad thematic programme for human and social developments and its funding, MEPs are planning a joint statement on that subject at the next plenary session to influence the negotiations of the 10th EDF.
The agenda is still not available, but can soon be seen here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/public/plenSession.do?language=EN
EP Development Committee
10-11 July 2006
The Development Committee is meeting again in the European Parliament in Brussels on the 10 and 11 July 2006. The agenda is not available yet, but normally is posted within a few days before the meeting
here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/public/parlComm.do?
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Resources
Global Monitoring Report 2006
07 June 2006
DSW attended the Brussels launch of the World Bank/ IMF ‘Global Monitoring Report 2006 – Millennium Development Goals: Strengthening Mutual Accountability, Aid, Trade and Governance' which examines the commitments and actions of donors, international financial institutions, and developing countries to implement the Millennium Declaration. See:
http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?
item_id=5367015
2006 report on AIDS epidemic
30 May 2006
UNAIDS released its 2006 report on the global AIDS epidemic. Download
here: http://www.unaids.org/en/HIV_data/2006GlobalReport/default.asp.
EDF Advocacy Resource
In order to facilitate Civil Society participation in the negotiations on the programming of European Community aid to ACP countries under the 10th EDF, Eurostep, SNV and EEPA have launched a website which includes useful information on advocacy work regarding EC aid, various strategic documents and key contact details as well as an updated calendar of all the important events and a news section to follow the progression of the negotiations: http://www.acp-programming.eu/wcm/index.php.
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