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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 Afghanistan, until: 01.01.2010,
budget: 1,640,000 €.
- In Nicaragua, until: 22.02.2010, budget:
1,200,000 €.
- In Sri Lanka, until: 08.02.2010, budget: 582,000
€.
Investing In People – Equality between women and men: To
strengthen the capacity of non-State actors to promote women's rights and
gender equality
- In Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya,
Morocco, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia, and
Mauritania, until: 08.02.2010, budget: 4,300,000 €.
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: EU-India Summit aims for closer
cooperation
6 November
At the 10th EU-India summit recently
held in New Delhi, leaders of both governments discussed several regional
and global issues with a focus on strengthening EU-India relations. The EU
was represented by Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt, President of the Council of the
EU, and Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
Both the EU & India welcomed the preparations now underway for a new
Multi-Annual Indicative Program covering the years 2011-13. Within this
framework, an indicative envelope of €210 million will be made available
to strengthen the social sectors, with a particular focus on education and
health. For more information visit:http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/er/110993.pd
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Upcoming Events: International Conference on Family
Planning: Research and Best Practices, Kampala, Uganda
15-18 November
An international conference
organized by the Gates Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Public
Health and Makerere University’s School of Public Health focuses on family
planning and its best practices. In cooperation with Partners in
Population and Development (PPD) Africa Regional Office, the conference
provides an opportunity for academics, advocates and others to share their
research and initiatives in expanding access to family planning services.
Over 1500 health professionals and policy makers are expected to attend
the conference, including DSW's Vice-Executive Director Ms. Karen Hoehn
who will conduct a presentation on the Euromapping project. The first two
days will focus on research and best practices, while the final day
focusses on translating knowledge into action. For more information
visit:http://www.fpconference2009.org/
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Upcoming Events: EU Finance Ministers debate draft
EU budget 2010
18 November
The Ministers of Finance of the 27 EU
Member States will come together as the Budget Council to discuss the
amendments and proposals made by the Members of European Parliament (MEPs)
in the First Reading of the draft Budget 2010 in October. Later that same
day, the Council will meet for a conciliation meeting with the EP on the
same issue. Earlier this year, the draft budget for 2010 asked for 8
Million Euro more for health in development cooperation than originally
foreseen. Following the Budget Council meeting, the budget will return to
the European Parliament for another vote during its plenary session in
mid-December. More information can be found here:http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/ecofin/111147.pdf
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Upcoming Events: Launch of the UNFPA State of the
World Population Report
18 November
In a new report to be issued on 18
November, the UNFPA will emphasize the role of people, and especially
empowered women, in the fight against climate change. Woven around the
theme ‘Facing a Changing World: Women, Population and Climate’, the report
establishes that climate change is not just an issue of energy efficiency
or industrial carbon emissions, but also of population dynamics, poverty
and gender equity. For more information on this event, please visit:http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/News/events/pid/4195;jsessionid=20CA7733985A1A0305C5A9203B69932C
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Resources: WHO report on Women and health: Today’s
Evidence Tomorrow’s Agenda
9 November
A report commissioned by the World
Health Organization gathers a baseline of data about the health of women
and girls throughout their lives, in different parts of the world and in
different groups within countries. Amongst its findings, the report
reveals that the health status of girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa
is, by nearly every measure, the lowest in the world: “for women aged 20
to 60 years in affluent countries, the risk of premature death is only 6%.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the risk is 42%, or seven times higher.” The full
report can be retrieved here:http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563857_eng.pdf
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