19
December, 2009
South-South
Day and 15th anniversary of PPD
observed
Dhaka,
Bangladesh —
PPD
celebrated the South-South Cooperation
Day and 15th anniversary of PPD
with due fervor and solemnity
which was concluded with a Press
Meeting with leading Media of
Bangladesh at Pan Pacific Sonargaon
Hotel. Mr. Harry Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD addressed the
meeting and exchanged views with
the Press.
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10
December, 2009
The
Government of Bangladesh constituted
a National Task Force
Dhaka,
Bangladesh —
The
Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh, in collaboration
with Partners in Population and
Development (PPD) is organizing
a National South-South Support
Structure Workshop in Dhaka. The
purpose of the Workshop was to
introduce the Bangladesh Task
Force members and help them to
understand the concept of south-south
cooperation, as well as to build
national ownership for South -South
Cooperation and synergize efforts
to map-out the way forward.
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01
- 03 December, 2009
The
High Level United Nations Conference
on South-South Cooperation
Nairobi,
Kenya —
Executive
Director Mr. Harry Jooseery represented
PPD at the high-level United Nations
conference on South-South Cooperation
and shared the PPD‘s experiences
in South- South Cooperation in
Population and Development sector.
From last fifteen year a number
of South-South Cooperation programs,
projects, activities and events
were successfully implemented
by PPD addressing the family planning,
reproductive health, and safe
motherhood and HIV/AIDS programs.
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18
November, 2009
New
Collaboration: Advance Family
Planning Project (AFP) launched
Kampala,
Uganda —
The
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, the David and
Lucile Packard Foundation, USAID
and the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation announced on 18 November
at the ICFP conference a new three-year,
$12 million project to advance
reproductive health and family
planning efforts in regions with
the greatest need. The project,
Advance Family Planning, will
focus on sub-Saharan Africa and
Asia.
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15-18
November, 2009
International
Conference on Family Planning
(ICFP): Research and Best practices
Kampala,
Uganda —
Over
1,200 leading policymakers, researchers,
academics and health professionals
from 59 countries attended the
Conference from 15 to 18 November,
and shared the latest scientific
findings and refocus the world’s
attention on family planning’s
contribution to development. The
ceremony was opened up the First
lady Mrs. Janet Museveni, who
called upon for a total support
of all men’s involvement
in Family planning as well as
reminding fellow women (Nurses
and Mid wives) to save the lives
of the mothers who visit the health
centers.
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19
October, 2009
Vietnam
joins PPD
as its 25th Member States
Beijing,
China —
At
the Annual Board Meeting 2009
of PPD, Vietnam expressed its
intention to join the alliance,
which was approved unanimously
by all Board Members.
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19
October, 2009
Fourteenth
Annual Board meeting
Beijing,
China —
PPD
organized its 14th Annual Board
meeting at Beijing International
Convention Centre, China with
remarkable participation of its
Board member. 17 Ministers from
different member countries, representatives
from donor agencies, and Partner
Country Coordinators and delegations
from Cambodia, Vietnam and Tanzania
participated in the Board meeting.
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18-20
October, 2009
The
5th Asia Pacific Conference on
Reproductive and Sexual Health
and Rights
Beijing,
China —
The
City of Beijing hosted the 5th
Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive
and Sexual Health & Rights
Conference (APCRSHR). Around 1,000
people across the world attended
this Conference and the theme
of this year’s conference:
“Working for Universal Reproductive
and Sexual Health and Rights:
Building on the ICPD PoA and the
MDGs”.
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12
- 13 October, 2009
Commemorating
the Fifteenth Anniversary of The
International Conference on Population
and Development
New
York, USA —
The
15th anniversary of the International
Conference on Population and Development
(ICPD) was commemorated at the
UN General Assembly on 12-13 October
2009. Opening the event the UN
Secretary General Ban ki-Moon
said the ICPD Programme is critical
to achieving the Millennium Development
Goals. It is especially important
for goal number 5: to cut maternal
mortality and achieve universal
access to reproductive health
care.
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16-17
September, 2009
Asia-Pacific
High-level Forum on ICPD at 15
Bangkok,
Thailand —
Economic
and Social Commission for the
Asia and Pacific and UNFPA jointly
organized the events in Bangkok,
United Nations Conference Centre.
This initiative was part of a
worldwide series of activities
commemorating the 15th anniversary
of ICPD.
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15
September, 2009
Asia
Pacific NGO Call to Action to
accelerate the achievement of
the MDGs and ICPD
Bangkok,
Thailand —
UNFPA
and Government of Thailand organized
a NGO forum and an experience-sharing
meeting on South- South Cooperation
in Thailand. More than 60 participants
from 16 countries came together
to suggest actions to accelerate
the achievement of the ICPD objectives
and Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) in the Asia Pacific region.
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08
- 11 September, 2009
UNDP/UNFPA
Board Reviews ICPD+15 Activities
and UNFPA Biennial Budget
New York, USA —
The
Executive Board of UNDP and UNFPA,
which met in New York on 8-11
September, received information
on ICPD+15 related activities
of UNFPA, parliamentarians and
NGOs ,and approved the UNFPA biennial
support budget of $274.5 million
(2010-2011), against an estimated
total income of $1,400 million
for the two year period.
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03
- 04 August, 2009
Policy
Dialogue on Reproductive Health
and HIV/AIDs with Afro –
Arab Parliamentarian
Nairobi, Kenya —
PPD
organized a Policy Dialogue on
Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDs
with Afro – Arab Parliamentarian
in Nairobi, Kenya from 3rd to
4th August 2009. Government Ministers,
senior government officials and
development partners from the
same region, also attended the
meeting.
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19
- 22 July, 2009
The
5th IAS Conference on HIV / AIDs
at
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
— The
5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis,
Treatment and Prevention (IAS
2009) held in Cape Town, South
Africa from 19-22 July 2009. The
event was organized by the International
Aids Society, in partnership with
South African-based NGO, Dira
Sengwe, and organizer of the series
of South African AIDS Conferences.
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06
- 09 July, 2009
Annual
Ministerial Review at ECOSOC in
Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland —
The
Ministerial Declaration adopted
by the 2009 high-level segment
of the Economic and Social Council
at the United Nations in Geneva,
which was presented by the President
of the Council and adopted by
the participants at the concluding
session calls for greater attention
to be given to efforts to reduce
maternal mortality and endorses
universal access to reproductive
health,including voluntary family
planning.
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30
June, 2009
China
donates medical equipment to Uganda
Kampala, Uganda —
The
Chinese government on Tuesday
donated medical equipment worth
300,000 U. S. dollars to Uganda
boost the East African country's
effort to promote reproductive
health.
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22
- 24 June, 2009
International
Forum on Sexual and Reproductive
Health held in Spain
Madrid, Spain —
Mr.
Harry. S. Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD, attended different
round table session of this event
on an invitation of the First
Vice-president of the Spanish
Government. Some 250 women participated
in this Forum from Africa, Spain
and other European Countries.
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15
June, 2009
National
Support Structure Workshop on
South-South Cooperation in Jordan
Amman, Jordan —
PPD
and the Ministry of Health Jordan
jointly organized a Workshop on
National Support Structure on
South-South Cooperation (NSSSSC)
in Amman Jordan, 15June,2009.H.E
Dr. Nayef AL- Fayes , Minister
for Ministry of Health presided
over and addressed the opening
session.
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11
June, 2009
National
Support Structure Workshop on
South-South Cooperation in Zimbabwe
Harare,
Zimbabwe —
PPD
and the Ministry of Health and
Child Welfare (MoHCW), Zimbabwe
jointly organized a Workshop on
National Support Structure on
South-South Cooperation (NSSSSC)
at Crown Plaza, Monomatapa Hotel
in Harare.H.E
Dr. Henry Madzorera, Minister
for MoHCW Zimbabwe presided over
and addressed the opening session.
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09
June, 2009
National
South-South Workshop in Ethiopia
Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia —
A
National South-South Support Structure
Workshop, held Ethiopia on June
9, 2009, at Ghion Hotel in Addis
Ababa. The event was attended
by Dr. Kesetebrehan, Director
General, Health Promotion and
Diseases Prevention General Directorate
(HPDPGD), Dr. Tizita Director,
HPDPGD and Mr. Harry Jooseery,
Executive Director of PPD and
Mr. Tedros Tolessa Ethiopian Partners
Country Coordinator (PCC) for
PPD.
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28
May, 2009
PPD
at UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
New
York, USA —
On
the occasion of the Annual Session
of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
(26 May to 5 June 2009), the Permanent
Mission of Uganda to the UN and
Partners in Population and Development
(PPD) organized a briefing on
South-South cooperation and PPD
on 27 May at Uganda House, New
York.
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21-22
May, 2009
PPD
Partners Institutions Meeting
Nairobi, Kenya —
The
first regional meeting of PPD
Partners Institutions (PIs) for
Anglophone Africa held at Centre
for African Family Studies (CAFS),
Nairobi, Kenya from 21 May to
22 May 2009. Participants from
PIs along with representatives
from different international organizations
attended in the two days long
meeting. The meeting was inaugurated
by Dr. Boniface O’muga K’Oyugi
MBS, PPD Board Member and Chief
Executive Officer, National Coordinating
Agency for Population and Development
(NCAPD) in Kenya.
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19
May, 2009
National
South-South Support Structure
Workshop, Ghana
Accra, Ghana—
A
National South-South Workshop,
held at Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana
on May 19, 2009. The event was
attended by Ms. Esther Yaa Apewokin
Executive Director of National
Population Council(NPC) Ghana,
Ms. Marian Kpakpa, Director NPC
, Mr. markane Kene UNFPA representative
, Mr. Harry Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD and Ms. Ester
Cofie Partners Country Coordinator
(PCC) for PPD.
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13-15
May, 2009
International
Seminar on South –South
Cooperation strategies for Population
and Development in Taicang, China
Shanghai,
China —
PPD’s
Partner Institute, China Training
Center of Reproductive Health
and Family Care (CTC) organized
an International Seminar on South–South
Cooperation strategies for Population
and Development at Taicang, Shanghai,
China. Government
high official form different Afro-Asian
country and Representatives from
IPPF, ICOMP, and UNFPA were on
the participant list of this occasion.
In this two day long program participants
were discussed about the different
aspect of Population and Development.
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23
April, 2009
The
National Task Force (NTF) on South-South
Cooperation in Thailand: a way
forward
Bangkok,
Thailand —
A
National South-South Support Structure
Workshop, held in Thailand on
23rd April, 2009 at Rajdamnern
Room, Royal Princess Hotel. The
event was attended by Dr. Narongsakdi
Aungkasuvapala Director-General
Department of Health, Ministry
of Public Health Member, The Royal
Thai Government along with Mr.
Najib Assifi Deputy Director Asia
and Pacific Regional Office of
UNFPA Thailand, Mr. Harry Jooseery,
Executive Director of PPD and
Dr. Kittipong Saejeng Thailand’s
Partners Country Coordinator (PCC).
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19-20
April, 2009
PPD
International Program Advisory
Committee (IPAC) met in Bali
Bali,
Indonesia —
PPD’s
IPAC had a prolific meeting in
Bali on 19th and 20th April 2009.
This meeting was jointly organized
by PPD and BKKBN in order to discuss
about the PPD’s position
in present the economic downturn.Dr.
Sugiri Syarief, Chairperson of
National Family Planning Coordination
Board (BKKBN), and PPD Board Member
from Indonesia was inaugurated
the meeting.
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13
April, 2009
Pakistan
on the boulevard to the constitution
of the National Task Force on
South-South Cooperation
Islamabad,
Pakistan —
PPD
in collaboration with the Ministry
of Population Welfare organized
a Workshops on National Support
Structure on South-South Cooperation
(NSSSSC) in Islamabad, Pakistan
towards constituting a National
Task Force for institutionalization
of South-South Cooperation and
coordinating the implementation
of the South-South Programs in
Pakistan. The workshop was attended
by 150 participants from different
government ministries and departments,
United Nations agencies such as
UNFPA, UNDP, World Bank, UNICEF.
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10
April, 2009
Benin
firmly committed to constitute
the National Task Force
Cotonou,
Benin —
A
workshop on National Support Structure
on South-South Cooperation (NSSSSC)
was organized at INFOSYS Auditorium
on 10 April 2009 in Cotonou, Benin.
The Director of the Cabinet of
the Government of Benin, Dr. Moussa
Yarou, formally inaugurated the
workshop. The Executive Director
delivered an opening speech and
made two presentations on PPD
Program Activities and on the
concept, constitution and functions
of the proposed National Support
Structure which were well received
by the participants.
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01
April, 2009
China
proposed assistant to Government
of Bangladesh
Beijing,
China —
PPD
has facilitated a cordial meeting
between the Government of China
and the Government of Bangladesh
for sharing views and strengthening
their collaboration in Reproductive
Health (RH). The meeting held
between Prof. Ruhal Haque, the
Hon’ble Minister of Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW) from Bangladesh and
Dr. LI Bin Minister in Charge
of National Population and Family
Planning Commission of China.
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31
March - 03 April, 2009
Commission
on Population and Development
New
York, USA —
The
United Nations Commission on
Population and Development (CPD),
which met at the UN headquarters
from 31 March to 3 April 2009,
adopted a series of proposals
for national and international
action over the next five years
to achieve the goals and objectives
set forth by the 1994 International
Conference on Population and
Development held in Cairo.
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30
- 31 March, 2009
Executive
Director had a prolific rendezvous
in Cambodia
Phnom
Penh, Cambodia —
On
an invitation of the Cambodian
Minister of Health, Mr. Harry
S. Jooseery the Executive Director
of PPD had a prolific rendezvous
with the Minister of Health and
other senior officials of the
ministry on 30 to 31 March, 2009.
They had a discussion regarding
the collaboration between PPD
and the Government of the Kingdom
of Cambodia. The Minister H.E.
Mr. Mam Bun Heng, expressed his
concern to pool resources with
PPD in the areas of common interest
and also to become the member
of PPD.
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25
- 28 March, 2009
Vietnam
expressed their willingness to
adhere to the membership of PPD
Hanoi,
Vietnam —
Vietnam
came forward to further review
the benefits of membership of
PPD and invited the Executive
Director of PPD to visit and discuss
with the concerned authority in
Vietnam from 25 to 28 March 2009.The
Executive Director had meetings
with the Vice Minister and senior
officials of the Ministry of Health
and with the officials of The
General Office for Population-Family
Planning (GOPFP). The meetings
were held in a cordial and positive
atmosphere which generated renewed
enthusiasm about the membership
of PPD.
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24
March, 2009
U.S.
Releases $50 Million for UNFPA
Washington
DC, USA —
The
US State Department issued a press
release on 24 March announcing
a $50 million contribution to
UNFPA, the United Nations Population
Fund in 2009, as provided by the
omnibus bill passed recently by
the US Congress. The statement
by acting spokesman Robert A.
Wood states,
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21
to 23 March, 2009
The
Government of Japan reiterated
its commitment to the African
Countries
Gaborone,
Botswana —
The
Government of Japan reiterated
its commitment to provide technical
and financial assistance worth
2 billion dollars, ODA loans of
4 billion dollars and double its
investment in Africa by 2012 despite
nagging global economic downturn.
These announcements came out in
the Ministerial Follow-up Meeting
of TICAD (Tokyo International
Conference on Africa Development)
in Gaborone, Botswana between
21 and 23 March 2009. Adjacent
to this, they also provided US$
100 billion to IMF and US$ 3 billion
to Bank Recapitulation Fund of
the IFC most of which would be
channeled for stimulating national
economies of Africa.
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18
March, 2009
PPD
team met the new minister and
Board Member of Bangladesh
Dhaka,
Bangladesh —
PPD
team lead by Executive Director
Mr. Harry Jooseery met with H.E.
Prof. Dr. Ruhal Haque, Minister
of health and Family Welfare (MOHFW)
and new Board Member of Bangladesh
on 18 March 2009. The team briefed
Honorable minister about PPD mission
and vision and the new Strategic
Business Plan and related activities.
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23
February, 2009
Dissemination
of Generic Modules on Population,
Reproductive Health, and Gender
Developed by PPD to Provincial
BKKBN Training Centers
Jakarta,
Indonesia —
The
Center of International Training
and Collaboration (PULIN) BKKBN
has conducted the dissemination
of generic module on Population,
Reproductive Health, and Gender
as developed by PPD. The dissemination
was done in 23 February 2009 and
attended by 35 participants representing
six BKKBN Provincial Training
centers and 2 training divisions
of BKKBN central office. The participants
comprise of head of the BKKBN
provincial training center and
trainers from BKKBN central office
and provincial office.
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23
January, 2009
UNFPA
Welcomes Restoration of U.S. Funding
On
Firday 23 January, UNFPA, the
United Nations Population Fund,
issued a press release applauding
a statement from United States
President Barack Obama restoring
U.S. funding for UNFPA's operations.
President
Obama said: "I look forward
to working with Congress to restore
U.S. financial support for the
U.N. Population Fund. By resuming
funding to UNFPA, the U.S. will
be joining 180 other donor nations
working collaboratively to reduce
poverty, improve the health of
women and children, prevent HIV/AIDS
and provide family planning assistance
to women in 154 countries."
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19-22
January, 2009
PPD
represented at UNDP/UNFPA Board
meeting
New
York, USA —
In
her statement to the regular session
of the UNDP/UNFPA Board, on 20
January 2008, UNFPA Executive
Director Ms Thoraya Obaid reported
on the financial situation of
UNFPA. Last year the provisional
core contributions from donor
Governments totaled $430 million,
an increase of more than $10 million
from the previous year. It was
however $50 million less than
expected, due to unfavourable
exchange rates coinciding with
late payments from some major
donors.
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