| 20-21
November, 2007
International
Forum on “Universal Access to
Reproductive Health for the Attainment
of ICPD Goals and MDGs”
Rabat, Morocco —
PPD in collaboration
with the Government of the Kingdom
of Morocco organized from 20 to 21
November 2007 in Rabat Morocco an
International Forum on “Universal
Access to Reproductive Health for
the Attainment of ICPD goals and MDGs”
. The objectives were:
1.
To inform the participants
on the falling importance and assistance
to Reproductive Health by the international
community and its subsequent global
impact and consequence.
2. To urge policy
makers and opinion leaders to reposition
FP in the context of RH and HIV/AIDS
integration Programme
3. To urge Governments
and donors to provide more assistance
to Reproductive Health for the promotion
of ICPD and MDGs.
4. To develop a
set of policy recommendations that
will be shared with all stakeholders
5. To design a
guide map that will help to reorient
national and regional Programme
to achieve universal access to Reproductive
Health.
It
was attended by cabinet ministers,
senior government officials, prominent
international development experts,
eminent thinkers and scholars, representatives
of selected NGOs, Deputy Executive
Director of UNFPA, representatives
of donor countries and agencies and
private foundations.
At
the opening ceremony, H.E. Mr. Zhang
Weiqing, Chair, PPD Board and Minister
of NPFPC, Government of the People’s
Republic of China, H. E. Madam Yasmina
Baddou, Secretary of PPD Board and
Minister of Health, Government of
Morocco, Ms. Purnima Mane, Deputy
Executive Director (Programme) UNFPA
and Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD highlighted the importance
of the Universal Access to RH for
the attainment of ICPD Goals and MDGs
and urged the participants to make
meaningful recommendations for the
promotion of RH, Population and development
through South-South Cooperation.
In the opening session from the left
H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing, Chair, PPD
Board and Minister of NPFPC, Government
of the People’s Republic of
China, H. E. Madam Yasmina Baddou,
Secretary of PPD Board and Minister
of Health, Government of Morocco,
Ms. Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive
Director (Programme) UNFPA and Mr.
Harry S. Jooseery, Executive Director
of PPD
The
participants of the International
Forum reviewed, discussed and made
recommendations on the burning issues
such as repositioning FP; Integration
of RH and HIV/AIDS; Reproductive Health
Commodity Supply and Security; Women
empowerment and RH; Adolescent Sexual
and RH; Financial Resources for RH
Care.
Donor
agencies such as UNFPA, shared their
concern on financial constrains for
reproductive health, population and
development and made greater commitment
for technical and financial assistance
to PPD and Reproductive Health Programmes
in developing countries. They committed
to support South-South Cooperation
as a key strategy for universal access
to reproductive health for the attainment
of the ICPD goals and MDGs.
Policy
makers, experts and government officials
recognized the importance of national
budget for South-South Cooperation
for the promotion of Reproductive
Health and Population and Development
programme. They also committed to
advocate for the development of national
budget and will implement in collaboration
with PPD programmes through South
– South Collaboration.
The
Rabat Declaration was developed to
enable effective operationalization
of the meeting recommendations. The
Declaration was adopted by the Board
Members of PPD.
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