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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,http://ec.europa.eu/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl.
Non-State
Actors (NSA) and Local Authorities (LA) in Development: To build capacity
of NSA and LA in order to strengthen their participation in poverty
reduction and sustainable development.
- In Uruguay, until 30.06.2008,
budget: 9,500,000 €.
European Instrument for Democracy and Human
Rights: To assist civil society to develop greater cohesion in working on
human rights, political pluralism and democratic political participation
and representation.
- In Lebanon, until: 18.08.2008, budget: 1,200,000
€.
- In Moldova, until: 01.07.2008, budget: 300,000 €.
EU-China
Human Rights Network (EIDHR): To strengthen the realization of human
rights in China in line with the EU’s Human Rights policy including focus
on gender equality.
- In China, until: 18.08.2008, budget: 1,500,000
€.
Food Security for Ultra Poor (FSUP): to address the Food
Security of rural ultra poor with a strong gender focus.
- In
Bangladesh, until: 24.07.2008, budget: 35,000,000 €.
Aid to
uprooted people: To improve the livelihoods and social status of uprooted
people including a focus on health.
- In Myanmar, until: 30.06.2008,
budget: 8,000,000 €.
[@CP-ICT] Programme: To build sustainable
capacity within regional, and sub-regional institutions to adapt and
implement international good practice in ICT policy with linkages to
PRSPs.
- In African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, until 16.09.2008,
budget: 9,500,000 €.
Peace Laboratory III: To strengthen
pedagogic initiatives and communication for peace and human dignity
including a focus on gender integration and actions to promote young
people’s sexual rights. Actions are linked to local administration, in
partnership with “Accion Social”.
- In Colombia, until 08.08.2008,
budget: 1.200.000 €
- In Colombia, until 08.08.2008, budget: 3.475.000
€
- In Colombia, until 08.08.2008, 1.200.000 €
- In Colombia, until
08.08.2008, 3.635.000 €
- In Colombia, until 24.08.2008, 35.400.000
€
If you work in the field of SRHR and need further assistance,
please don’t hesitate to contact us at: info-eu@dsw-brussels.org.
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EU News: The General Affairs and External Relations
Council’s (GAERC) Conclusions on the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs)
27 May
The MDG Conclusions convey the message that
all MDGs can still be attained in all regions of the world, provided that
concerted action is taken immediately and in a sustained way until 2015.
DSW has advocated for the inclusion of a specific reference to MDG5 into
those conclusions (See nEUws 104). The conclusions mention with particular
concern the situation in sub-Saharan Africa, and mention that is a region
“with high ratios of maternal mortality”.
Find the conclusions here:http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/gena/100688.pdf
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EU News: Council Conclusions on the promotion and
protection of the rights of the child
27 May
“EU development efforts should be directed
towards further strengthening partner countries' own systems and
capacities for delivering basic services without discrimination,
including: access to sexual and reproductive health care and education,”
the conclusions say. Related to gender equality mainstreaming they mention
that “actions should focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights”.
Please find the conclusions here:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/gena/100669.pdf
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EU News: Report on Aid Effectiveness adopted by the
European Parliament (EP)
22 May
Together with Brussels based partners, DSW
provided several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) with
information on Aid Effectiveness (AE) and the health MDGs. Liberal MEP van
Hecke’s report on AE(see nEUws 104), which was adopted by the plenary
session of the EP, includes language on the health MDGs, including
specific wording on MDG5 and the role of civil society in both policy and
service delivery.
Please see: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA-2008-0237+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN
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Upcoming Events: Development Committee of the
European Parliament (DEVE) votes on its opinion on the Budget 2009 of the
European Union
28 May
DSW has worked with MEP Berman,
vice-president of DEVE, on the Committee’s opinion on the budget 2009. His
amendments (referring to health spending and the 20% benchmark on social
spending, see nEUWs 104) will be voted on in DEVE. Please find the DEVE
agenda here:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/draftAgendasCom.do?language=EN&body=DEVE
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Resources: “No Time to Waste”, European Governments
behind schedule on aid quantity and quality
CONCORD’s new Aid Watch says that if 2008 - a year of
major aid and development finance summits - does not see a big upswing in
genuine aid levels then it may be too late. On health, the report praises
the Dutch government on its commitment to SRH and that in many countries
women are systematically denied the right to healthcare. Available
at:
http://www.concordeurope.org/Files/media/extranetdocumentsENG/NavigationSecondaire/WorkingGroups/Aidwatch/Aidwatch2008/Light-Full-report.pdf
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Resources: Discussion Paper on enhancing the EU’s
response to women and armed conflict
“Some of the challenges faced by women in conflict are
directly related to reproductive health issues such as HIV/AIDS, other
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), and lack of access to health
services and family planning”, the study done by the European Center for
Development Policy Management says. Please see:http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Download.nsf/0/BFA813732ADF4AE3C125744200313063//Sherriff_WAC%20study_DP84_April08.pd
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