| 11
November, 2006
The
Eleventh Annual Board Meeting of Partners
in Population and Development was
held on 11 November 2006 at the Beijing
Friendship Hotel in Beijing
Beijing, China —
The Eleventh Annual Board Meeting
of Partners in Population and Development
was held on 11 November 2006 at the
Beijing Friendship Hotel in Beijing,
China. Chaired by H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing,
Chair of PPD, the Board Meeting was
attended by the Board Members and
Partners Country Coordinators (PCCs)
of Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Gambia,
Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mali, Morocco,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Thailand,
Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
The Board discussed the past, ongoing
and future Governance and programmatic
issues of the Alliance.
From
the left Mr. Sangeet Harry Jooseery,
Executive Director of PPD
H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing, Chair - PPD
Board and Minister, NPFPC, China H.E
Dr. Zhao Baige, Vice Minister, NPFPC,
China and H.E Dr. Fouad Hamadi, General
Secretary Ministry of Health, Morocco.
The
Board reviewed the progress made over
the last nine months since Mr. Harry
Sangeet Jooseery assumed office as
the Executive Director and considered
his suggestions and vision for the
Alliance in the days to come. The
Board noted with great satisfaction
the substantial progress made by the
Alliance over the short period of
time under the leadership of the new
Executive Director and his farsighted,
pragmatic and forward-looking vision
for the promotion of South-South Cooperation
towards the achievement of ICPD and
Millennium Development Goals.
The
Board expressed their deepest appreciation
to the Executive Director and his
team and pledged all support and assistance
to him in his future endeavours. The
Board Members renewed commitment and
support of their respective Governments
towards South-South Cooperation in
the greater interest of the developing
countries.
The
Board approved the opening of an Africa
Program Office in Kampala Uganda and
the following strategic directions
proposed by the Executive Director
as the way forward towards achieving
ICPD and Millennium Development Goals
for balanced and sustainable development
of the Southern nations. The strategic
directions are:
1.
High level advocacy for the strengthening
of Reproductive Health Program and
for the adoption of an integrated
approach for the attainment of ICPD
and MDGs.
2. Integrating
Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS
program activities
3. Ensuring Reproductive
Health Commodity Supply and Security
Honorable
Board Members, PCCs, representatives
from the member countries and PPD
staff in the PPD's Eleventh Annual
Board Meeting at the Beijing Friendship
Hotel, Beijing, China.
The
Board placed on records the substantial
assistance and support of United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), The William
and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The
David and Lucile Packard Foundation,
The Government of the Netherlands
to Partners in Population and Development.
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