| 26-28
April, 2008
Advocacy
among Parliamentarians
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —
One of the most important strategies
of PPD is to work with the parliamentarians
to achieve its goals by bringing about
positive transformations in the legislation
and policy formulation as well as
in the socio-political and cultural
arena. As all of us are aware, Parliamentarians
command considerable authority in
legislation and policy formation while
being deeply entranced in socio-political
and cultural set-up of the countries,
thus bridging between the leadership
and people. Commitment of politicians
to the ICPD Goals and MDGs as well
as other emerging challenges in health,
population and sustainable development
is vital in addressing them successfully.
H.E. Liow Tiong Lai, Minister of Health
Malaysia
delivering Opening Speech in the meeting
PPD
Executive Director Mr. Harry Jooseery
took the privilege of his participation
in the 24th Asian Parliamentarians’
Meeting on Population & Development
organized by AFPPD in Kuala Lumpur
from 26-28 April 2008 to conduct extensive
advocacy and networking campaign among
the parliamentarians, many of whom
were from PPD’s Asian member
states. Many of the parliamentarians
were convinced that South-South Cooperation
is the most important modality to
address these challenges and achieve
the desired goals.
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