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Latest News: Calls for Proposals EU News: African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Ambassadors
Recommend SRH EU News: DSW supports UNIFEM conference on cervical
cancer EU News: EC-UNFPA RHYIA Final Review Gives Glimpse at
Plans for 2008 Action EU News: EC-World Bank Pledge Closer
Cooperation EU News: "Africa Unbound" - Development, Health and
Investment Strategies 2010-2020 Upcoming Events: EP Development Committee Votes on
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Calls for Proposals The Calls on the following budget lines are usually open
for organizations and projects interested in SRHR. For further details on
any of these Calls or corrigenda see the EuropeAid
website.
EU News: African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Ambassadors Recommend SRH On 27 September, “The Brussels Declaration on Health for the Sustainable Development in ACP Countries”, drafted by the sustainable development committee of ACP ambassadors, was under review. DSW, together with partners, provided input for this Declaration and subsequently congratulated the ambassadors on the Declaration, which includes an excellent set of recommendations on health. The Declaration emphasises the importance of ACP cooperation between governments in the fight against HIV/AIDS and malaria and the fact that access to information on maternal health is an important element in the fight against HIV/AIDS, unwanted pregnancies and child mortality. The Declaration is scheduled for adoption at the ACP Health Ministers meeting on 24-25 October in Brussels. Please find the website of the ACP ambassadors here.
EU News: DSW supports UNIFEM conference on cervical cancer On 27-28 September, a joint EC-UNIFEM conference on cervical cancer, titled “Challenges and opportunities for women’s right to health”, gathered participants from international NGOs and multilaterals, pharmaceutical companies, politicians and other experts in the field of cervical cancer. DSW's active participation on the conference steering committee, liaison with dozens of high-profile participants from developing countries, and rapportage on a working session with Members of Parliament were integral to the success of the conference, which provided input to a draft Call to Action to be finalised within the next few weeks. More here.
EU News: EC-UNFPA RHYIA Final Review Gives Glimpse at Plans for 2008 Action On 28 September, the European Commission and UNFPA
invited European and Asian partners, stakeholders and civil society to the
final review meeting of their joint Reproductive Health Initiative for
Youth in Asia (RHIYA), for which DSW provided communications and technical
support for many years. RHIYA was the second phase of a €44m EC-UNFPA
partnership project that ran from 1998 to 2007 and spanned 7 Asian
countries. The conference focused on the major achievements, lessons
learned, best practices, scaling up and the way forward for SRH in Asia.
Dr Christopher Knauth from DG AIDCO mentioned that the Annual Action
Programme for 2008, still being drafted, will emphasise adolescent SRH
through regional centres and promotion of best practices.
EU News: EC-World Bank Pledge Closer Cooperation On 17 September, in the run-up to the 4th annual EC-World Bank consultation on Africa (the 'Limelette process'), DSW participated in a meeting with high-level delegations from the European Commission's Directorate General for Development (DG DEV), the World Bank and around 30 civil society representatives. Ms Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President for the Africa region of the World Bank, and Mr Bernard Petit, Deputy Director General of DG DEV addressed the need to intensify EC-WB cooperation at all levels, from the field to the Presidents, the upcoming EPAs and respective policy disagreements between the two organisations, donor harmonisation and division of labour, climate change and development, the importance of civil society in the target countries, gender mainstreaming and other "hot" issues." More about DG Dev can be found here.
EU News: "Africa Unbound" - Development, Health and Investment Strategies 2010-2020 On 18 - 19 September, Friends of Europe, together with the the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, hosted a two-day conference on Africa and health strategies for the future. Speakers included Commission President Barroso, Commissioner Michel, Portuguese Secretary of State Cravinho, former President of Mauritius Offmann, ACP Secretary General Kaputin, and numerous other high-level presenters from the EU and Africa. Topics ranged from general questions of EU development aid, e.g. the upcoming EPAs, to specific country and company initiatives on access to medicines as well as HIV/AIDS/malaria/TB prevention and treatment. More information.
Upcoming Events: EP Development Committee Votes on Health Funds On 3 October, the Development Committee of the European Parliament (DEVE) is expected to vote an increase for health in European Union budget for 2008. DEVE will vote on MEP Walter’s opinion, which includes an increase in spending for health of almost € 9 Million (see nEUws 91). DEVE’s opinion will be on the agenda of the Budget committee that same week. Budget Committee Agenda.
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