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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,
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome.
Non-State
Actors (NSA) and Local Authorities (LA) in Development: To strengthen the
capacity of civil society organisations and local authorities in order to
promote an inclusive and empowered society.
- In Solomon Islands,
until: 31.07.2009, budget: 436,500 €.
- In Uruguay, until: 10.06.2009,
budget: 450.000 €.
European Instrument for Democracy and Human
Rights: To strengthen the role of civil society in promoting human
rights.
- In Algeria, until: 29.06.2009, budget: 582,000 €.
- In
Guyana, until: 12.06.2009, budget: 299,400 €.
- In Sierra Leone, until:
22.07.2009, budget: 600,000 €.
- In Solomon Islands, until: 31.07.2009,
budget: 291,000 €.
Special Measure to Foster the Dialogue Process
with North Korea: To restore access to basic health and social services
through the rehabilitation of county-level Primary Health Centres, clinics
and social institutions.
- In North Korea, until: 24.08.2009, budget:
2,400,000 €.
Support to Civil Society in Kosovo: To enhance
cooperation between CSOs and government and increasingly involve those
organisations in policy and decision making processes.
- In Kosovo,
until: 30.07.2009, budget: 1,700,000 €.
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: 12th Africa-EU Ministerial Troika
meeting
28 April
In the framework of the EU-Africa
political dialogue, ministerial representatives from Africa and the
European Union gathered in Luxembourg to discuss key global challenges and
progress made in the implementation of the EU-Africa Joint Strategy,
adopted at the Lisbon summit in 2007. While the MDGs form an integral part
of the Strategy, no specific mention of health was made in the final
communiqué, as the meeting focused on the economic crisis and security
issues. Participants did however call for a stronger civil society
involvement in the Lisbon agenda, while the EU stressed the importance of
women’s participation in climate change. The document can be found
here:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/er/107429.pdf
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Upcoming Events: African Union Health Ministers
Meeting
4-8 May
The theme of this AU health ministers
meeting in Ethiopia will be “Universal Access to Quality Health Services:
Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health”. Topics include universal
access to HIV, TB and Malaria services by 2010 and health financing in
Africa. The provisional agenda can be found here:
http://www.africa-union.org/root/ua/Conferences/2009/mai/SA/04-08mai/EXPERTS%20AGENDA-CAMH4.doc
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Upcoming Events: Mother’s Night
9 May
With the aim of calling attention to the
high global rate of maternal mortality, the German Foundation for World
Population (DSW) and its partners organize the international “Mother’s
Night 2009” on May 9th. Around that date, events and activities will take
place in five European countries (Belgium, Germany, Hungary, the
Netherlands, and Malta) and are intended to remind the United Nations, the
European Union and its Member States of their commitments regarding
Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 “Maternal Health”. More information
can be found here:
http://malta.mothersnight.com/
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Upcoming Events: 20th EFC Annual General
Assembly
13-16 May
At its 2009 annual general assembly and
conference in Rome, the European Foundation Centre (EFC) and its members
will discuss how they can fight poverty by creating opportunities through
education and capacity-building. The full programme and more information
can be found here:
http://www.efc.be/aga/aga2009/
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Upcoming Events: Council of the European Union:
GAERC Meeting of Development Ministers
18 - 19 May
This session of the General Affairs
and External Relations Council (GAERC) will bring together the development
ministers of the 27 EU member states. The agenda will be available shortly
before the meeting and will be published here:
http://ue.eu.int/App/newsroom/loadbook.aspx?bid=710&id=1228&lang=EN
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Resources: Population Action International: Working
Paper on Population and Climate Change
29 April
In its newest working paper entitled “How
do recent population trends matter to climate change?”, Population Action
International (PAI) argues that population dynamics such as fertility,
population growth and the distribution of people in rural and urban areas
will be crucial in alleviating and adapting to the effects of climate
change. The publication, including analyses and policy recommendations,
can be retrieved at:
http://www.populationaction.org/Issues/Population_and_Climate_Change/climate_trends_0409_v2.shtml
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