| 30
– 31 May 2007
PPD
Participated at the G8 Parliamentarians
Conference
Berlin, Germany —
As
a preparatory process leading up to
the Annual G8 Heads-of-State Summit,
conferences on different thematic
issues are convened with participation
of the leading parliamentarians, policy-makers
and members of think tanks from the
G8 countries as well as beneficiary
organizations, governments and key
stakeholders of official G8 assistance.
The purposes of these conferences
are to foster meaningful dialogue
among participants on the main subject
to be raised at the G8 Heads-of-State
Summit.
Participants of the Conference
This
year the Parliamentary Advisory Committee
of Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung,
the European Parliamentary Forum on
Population and Development (EPF) and
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung
(DSW) jointly organized the “G8
Parliamentarians Conference on the
Economic Rewards for Investing in
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Health”
at the German Parliament in Berlin
on 30 – 31 May 2007.
For
the first time, the Executive Director
Mr. Harry Jooseery was invited to
represent PPD in the Conference and
to share the insights and experience
of its implementation of Reproductive
Health, HIV/AIDS, Population and Development
Programs in the developing countries
including Africa, which is the main
focus of this years’ conference.
PPD Executive Director Mr. Harry Jooseery
presented a paper entitled “Integrating
HIV/AIDS within Sexual and Reproductive
Health Programme in the Context of
South-South Cooperation” under
the session on “Funding for
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights and
the Chances of Public-Private Partnership
(PPP).”
In
his speech, Mr. Jooseery stressed
that “there is an urgent need
to reposition Family Planning with
in the whole context of Reproductive
Health and HIV/AIDS Program”.
He further emphasized that “Reproductive
Health and HIV/AIDS needs to be addressed
synergistically, without underscoring
one at the expense of the other”.
He stated that “South-South
Cooperation is based on the premise
that developing countries have a wealth
of knowledge, experience and expertise
which if effectively shared among
themselves, can marvel and sprinkle
extraordinary energy that can reshape
their own destiny”. Mr. Jooseery’s
speech received wide applause and
the opinion expressed in his speech
were taken into due consideration
for preparation conference outcomes.
At
the conclusion, the Conference adopted
a Parliamentary Appeal to G8 Heads-of-State
on Parliamentary Follow-up and a set
of Recommendations for the G8 Summit.
The Conference also produced a forward-looking
declaration recommending steps parliamentarians
might take to promote and monitor
the implementation of the commitments
made by G8 and other donor countries.
The
Parliamentary Appeal to G8 Heads of
State and Governments can be downloaded
here.
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