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Calls for Proposals
The Calls on the following European Commission budget lines are usually open for organizations and projects interested in SRHR. Except where noted, further details on any of these Calls or corrigenda can be found on the EuropeAid website.
EIDHR projects: These Calls aim at maximizing the effectiveness, impact and visibility of actions undertaken in support of the protection and promotion of human rights and democratization in:
- Burundi, forecast, Budget: € 375,000
- Georgia, until 27.03.2007, Budget: € 300,000
- Cambodia, until 11.06.2007, Budget: € 480,000
- Laos, until 27.02.2007, Budget: € 490,000
- Mexico, until 29.03.2007, Budget: € 402,500
- Peru, forecast, Budget: € 380,000
- Russia, until 07.02.2007, Budget: € 1,415,000
- Sudan, forecast, Budget: € 940,000
- Vietnam, forecast, Budget: € 150,000
- Zimbabwe, until 04.04.2007, Budget: € 765,000
Aid to Uprooted People programme to reduce the impact of uprooting, by mitigating poverty and reconstructing the socio-economic fabric.
- Colombia, until: 20.03.2007; Budget: € 3,000,000
Neighbourhood Programme to improve cross-border integration between border regions and sustainable economic development.
- Romania/Ukraine, until 12.03.2007, Budget: € 11,467,000
- Romania/Moldova, until 12.03.2007, Budget: € 1,000,000
CARDS programme for reconstruction, development and stabilization of the Western Balkans.
- Kosovo, to stabilize the situation of ethnic minority communities and to enable vulnerable communities to build up sustainable livelihoods, until 22.01.2007, Budget: € 3,000,000
EDCTP programme to strengthen long-term capacity for HIV vaccine clinical trials in African countries
- multi-country, until 31 March 2007, Budget: € 20,000,000.
www.edctp.org/Call-for-Proposal.147.0.html.
The Presidency Fund to develop capacities of European Union new member state (NMS) NGOs to strengthen EU Development Co-operation and the international development agenda.
- EC NMS, until 21 January 2007, Budget: n/c.
www.presidencyfund.org/wcm/index.php.
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EU News
ACP-EU Summit in Khartoum
7 December 2006
A summit between the European Union (EU) and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) nations, focusing on "United for peace, solidarity and sustainable development” took place amidst fierce speculation over the fate of trade agreements. In the summit's outcome declaration, ACP heads of state and government reaffirm their commitment “to promote maternal health by reducing maternal mortality through sharing best practices and information, and we therefore call upon the international community to reinforce their efforts and mobilization of resources for health systems in our countries.” More here: www.5thacpsummit.gov.sd/.
EU Health Strategy – public consultation
11 December 2006
The European Commission (EC) has launched a discussion document inviting stakeholders to comment on the new EU Health Strategy. This overarching, strategic framework will focus on core issues for improving health in the EU, mainstreaming health in other community policies, and will cover global health issues. Provide comments on the document to email: Sanco-Future-Health-Strategy@ec.europa.eu until 12 February 2007. More here.
EP vote on SRHR references in the DCI
12 December 2006
The European Parliament's (EP) Common Position on the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) contains three references to the need to financially support sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in geographic and thematic programmes. EPP-ED MEP Gay Mitchell submitted amendments deleting reference to SRHR, but was voted down during the EP’s plenary session in Strasbourg. More on the EP plenary sessions here.
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