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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.
European
Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights: To strengthen the role of civil
society in promoting human rights.
- In Mozambique, until: 05.11.2009,
budget: 300,000 €.
- In Sudan, until: 14.12.2009, budget: 150,000
€.
Pre-Accession Countries/New Member States Action Grant:
Increasing school enrolment rates especially for girls
- In Turkey,
until: 15.10.2009, budget: 150,000 €.
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: DSW participates in the 2009 EuroNGOs
Conference and Annual General Meeting
7-8 September
Fellow EuroNGOs member and partner
organisations from the European Union (EU), the USA, Australia and New
Zealand, as well as representatives from the Global South, private
foundations, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the World
Health Organisation (WHO) met at this year's Annual General Meeting in
Riga, Latvia. This year’s EuroNGOs conference aimed at enhancing
understanding of the current and possible future impact of the global
economic crisis on SRHR and SRHR funding streams among organizations in
attendance. With this meeting, DSW Vice-Executive Director Karen Hoehn’s
three-year term in the EuroNGOs steering committee came to an end. More
information on the conference can be found here:http://www.eurongos.org/Default.aspx?ID=1883
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EU News: European Commission holds consultations on
EU Communication on Global Health
10 September
In Brussels, DSW participated in a
first consultation meeting on a planned EU Communication on Global Health,
together with representatives of the European Commission, the upcoming
Spanish EU Presidency as well as representatives from civil society and
the private sector. The Communication is supposed to cover all aspects of
global health, addressing in particular global health equity, global
health coherence and global health knowledge. In the meeting, the linkages
between the lack of adequate access to basic health care in developing
countries and the consequent high maternal mortality rates were discussed.
This autumn, the Commission will hold public online consultations as part
of the preparatory process toward the Communication, which will give SRHR
advocates from all over the world the opportunity to provide substantial
input. More information can be found here:http://www.epha.org/a/361
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EU News: EU Presidency welcomes the creation of new
UN women’s body
14 September
After the unanimous decision of the
UN General Assembly to create a new body within the UN system to
strengthen women's rights and development, the Swedish Presidency of the
European Union welcomed the decision and recognized the key role of women
to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In the past three years,
the EU had been a major driving force in negotiations toward the
establishment of this new body, merging the UN Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM), the Division for the Advancement of Women, the Office of the
Special Advisor on Gender Issues and the UN International Research and
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW). SRH
advocates hope that the new UN body will further strengthen the work on
behalf of sexual and reproductive health and rights. More information on
the EU’s position can be found here:
http://www.eu-un.europa.eu/articles/en/article_8989_en.ht
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Upcoming Events: Committee on Budgets of the
European Parliament votes on EU Budget 2010
28-30 September
In its upcoming session, the
Committee on Budgets (BUDG) of the European Parliament will vote on the
amendments to the EU Budget 2010 that have been tabled by individual
members, political groups and the other specialized committees. As one of
the contributions from the Committee on Development (DEVE), MEP Thijs
Berman’s amendment will be put to a vote, asking for €10 Million more in
allocations for health under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)
of the European Commission. More information can be found here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do;jsessionid=58F7154C24CB6D339627673E1FD31872.node2?language=EN&body=BUD
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Job Notice: DSW International Affairs
Manager
The German Foundation for World Population (DSW) is
recruiting an International Affairs Manager, focused on DSW’s
multi-country, international advocacy, especially in Africa and Asia. The
position will be based in east Africa, probably Nairobi, though there is
some flexibility about this. More information and a detailed job
description can be found here:http://www.weltbevoelkerung.de/en/about_us/jobs.shtml?navanchor=1000
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