10th Asia Pacific Alliance Conference Postponed
April 28, 2010 at 2:05 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: APA, Asia, Conference, Pacific, SRHR
Due to recent developments and the increasing unrest in Thailand last week, the 10th APA conference “Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for the MDGs”, with a focus on priorities leading up to 2015 and beyond, initially scheduled 17-18 May 2010 in Bangkok is officially postponed. The conference will be moved to a later date this year.
For more information, please contact conference@asiapacificalliance.org.
Registration for the 10th APA Conference open now
February 8, 2010 at 3:40 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 CommentTags: APA, Asia, Conference, ICPD, MDGs, Pacific
The registration process for attending the 10th Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) Conference is now open. The Conference will take place on 17 and 18 of May 2010, at Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
While international leaders have committed to end poverty, many countries in the Asia and the Pacific are lagging far behind in work to achieve the MDGs. With only five years left to achieve the MDGs, time is fast running out. Advocacy to ensure decision-makers increase and maintain commitments to sexual and reproductive health remains critical. The 10th APA Conference will focus on action and bring together representatives from NGOs, youth organisations, governments and donor agencies active in Asia and the Pacific.
The form is designed to help organizers prepare a useful conference programme, and ensure there is space at the conference for participants to share skills and experiences in your advocacy work. If you wish to attend, please complete the registration form and return it by email to conference@asiapacificalliance.org. In order to arrange a room at the hotel and/or to apply for a funded place at the conference, you must return this form before 15 March 2010.
Strengthening Advocacy Capacity and Leadership
September 2, 2009 at 4:24 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: APA, Asia, capacity building, FPI, HIV, Integration, Pacific, PAI, RH Supplies, RHI, workshop
Nineteen participants from twelve different countries in the Asia and the Pacific (Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Philippines, India, Nepal, China, Malaysia and Pakistan) gathered on August 6th and 7th in Bali, Indonesia to take part in a two day workshop to strengthen their capacity in advocacy and leadership on Reproductive Health (RH) Supplies prior to the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Indonesia (ICAAP) in August 2009.
Organized by the Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) for ICPD, Family Planning International, and the German Foundation for World Population (DSW) under Project RMA, the workshop was designed to contribute to efforts to strengthen the political and financial environment for access to RH Supplies in the Asia and Pacific Regions by supporting and fostering NGO leadership and strengthening NGO advocacy capacity for the 9th ICAAP. Other organizations, such as IPPF South Asia and Population Action International also provided technical assistance.
Through discussions and interactive role play, participants learned about the situation, needs and diversity of RH supply challenges in the Asia and Pacific Regions, improved their understanding of the linkages between reproductive health supplies and internationally agreed development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the role of RH supplies in achieving goals. Furthermore, participants strengthened their advocacy skills and developed key messages on meeting the reproductive health targets of the ICPD Programme of Action and the MDGs.
DSW presented the key findings of its regional mapping. Based on these facts and figures, the group started to discuss RH supplies issues in the region that need to be addressed. In working groups participants identified actions that need to be taken in order to create a supportive environment for supplies in the region. Subsequently, resources, such as the RH supplies advocacy toolkit and the RHInterchange, and opportunities, such as RHSC membership and international development goals review meetings, to address these issues were presented and discussed.
Three days after the workshop the participants applied their new skills and knowledge during the ICAAP.
ICAAP: Call for stronger Commitment to Universal Access
August 24, 2009 at 3:52 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: AIDS, Asia, HIV, ICAAP, Indonesia, Pacific
More than 3000 delegates took part in the 9th International Congress on AIDS in the Asia and Pacific which was held from August 9th – 13th 2009 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. The theme of this year’s ICAAP was „Empowering People, Strengthening Networks”.
The opening included calls for a strengthened commitment to achieving Universal Access and providing prevention, care, support and treatment for those who need it most. During the following days 150 presentations in five plenary sessions, three keynote speeches, 24 symposiums, and 31 skill buildings took place. Furthermore 339 oral presentations were held and 1122 posters presented.
15 countries (Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Switzerland. Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam) took part in the Asia Pacific Village. The Asia Pacific Village was open to the public to draw public attention through interactive discussions, media campaign, and art and cultural performances.
Indonesian First Lady and AIDS Ambassador, Her Excellency Hj. Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, and other AIDS Ambassadors urged nations to work towards implementing the Declaration of Commitment adopted at the UN General Assembly Special Session on AIDS in 2001 and the Political Declaration of 2006, despite the pressures of the global economic crisis.
To get daily highlights, speeches, press releases, community forum voices, media resources and official photos of ICAAP visit the 9th ICAAP Virtual Media Center.
Source: ICAAP press releases
APA to Make the Case for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Asia and the Pacific at NGO Forum in Berlin
August 24, 2009 at 10:07 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: APA, ARROW, Asia, MDG 5, MDGs, Pacific, satellite meeting, SRHR
NGO speakers will put the case for increased resources for sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries of Asia and the Pacific. Despite significant economic growth in many countries of the region, and moves by some donors to phase out, there is a still an urgent need to support sexual and reproductive health and rights in Asia and the Pacific. Much of the work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals – in particular MDG 5 – remains unfinished. The panel will look at innovative ways to engage donors, and present evidence of significant unmet need, high maternal mortality and poor access to reproductive health supplies in several Asia-Pacific countries.
The satellite meeting will be moderated by Dr Gill Greer, Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, with speakers Sumie Ishii (Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning), Sivananthi Thanenthiran (ARROW), Atashendartini Habsjah (Women’s Health Foundation, Indonesia), Jo Spratt (Family Planning International, NZ) and Jane Singleton (Australian Reproductive Health Alliance).
The Satellite Meeting will be held on Tuesday 1 September 2009 from 2.00 to 3.30pm, as part of ‘Global Partners in Action: NGO Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development’ in Berlin.
The meeting is co-hosted by Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) and The Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
For more info contact Rose Koenders at APA.
FPI News Release: Cross-Party Parliamentarians’ Group Announces Hearing on Maternal Health in the Pacific
May 25, 2009 at 9:42 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: FPI, maternal health, New Zeland, Pacific, pregnancy, SRH
Wellington, 10th May 2009: On Mother’s Day, the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD) announced it will be holding an ‘Open Hearing on Maternal Health in the Pacific’ on 21st September 2009 at the New Zealand Parliament.
The overall aim of the Open Hearing is to increase action and investment in maternal health and related issues in the Pacific region by New Zealand and other stakeholders.
Every minute, worldwide, another woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. This is overwhelmingly a preventable tragedy that we must do more to end”, says Dr Jackie Blue, NZPPD Chair.
An invitation for written and oral submissions and terms of reference for the Open Hearing will be available shortly on Family Planning International’s website www.fpi.org.nz. The submissions will then be heard by NZPPD members and selected observers during the one day Open Hearing. A report, including information, evidence, and concrete recommendations on maternal health in the Pacific, will be disseminated widely and used to catalyse action.
“Maternal health is one of the major development challenges of our time. It is crucial that New Zealand commit to investing more in maternal health in the Pacific region. Concerted efforts by governments and donors are needed urgently to reduce the tragic deaths of Pacific women simply because they are pregnant”, says Joanna Spratt, NZPPD Secretariat, Family Planning International.
The NZPPD has a strategic focus on international population and development issues, with a particular focus on the wider Pacific region. The focus of the Open Hearing will not be on maternal health domestically in New Zealand.
Background
The NZPPD is cross – party, with currently 47 members representing just fewer than 40 percent of all New Zealand MPs. The group has provided a forum for New Zealand parliamentarians to engage and act on international population and development issues for eleven years. The NZPPD has a particular focus on the Pacific region, where the population and development challenges remain great. Family Planning International houses the NZPPD Secretariat.
Source: Family Planning International
For more information please contact Naomi.Williams at Family Planning International
Advocacy Training on August 6 -7 2009 (Bali, Indonesia)
April 7, 2009 at 12:19 pm | Posted in Project RMA | Leave a commentTags: advocacy, AIDS, APA, Asia, bali, capacity building, Civil Society, DSW, FPI, HIV, ICAAP, IPPF, MDGs, Pacific, Project RMA, reproductive health supplies, RH Supplies, SRHR, supplies, training
SAVE THE DATE!
Advocacy Training on August 6 -7 2009 (Bali,
Indonesia)
“HIV Prevention, Reproductive Health Supplies,
and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
in the Asia and Pacific Regions”
This is to inform you about a two-day advocacy training to strengthen capacity of civil society on reproductive health (RH) supplies advocacy in the Asia and Pacific Regions, ahead of the International Congress on AIDS in the Asia and Pacific Regions 2009 (9th ICAAP, August 9-13 2009, Nusa Dua, Bali).
Jointly convened by the Asia Pacific Alliance (APA), its member organization Family Planning International (FPI) New Zealand and the German Foundation for World Population (DSW), this meeting aims to contribute to a supportive political and financial environment for access to RH supplies in the Asia and Pacific Regions by promoting and fostering NGO leadership and strengthening the advocacy capacity of its participants on the issue. The training will be held prior to ICAAP and aims to address the linkages between HIV prevention and SRHR programs and the major role RH supplies can play in this context.
The main objectives are:
- Increase understanding of the situation, needs and diversity of reproductive health supply challenges in the Asia and Pacific Regions;
- Improve understanding of the linkages between RH supplies and internationally agreed development goals, such as the MDGs, and the role of RH supplies in preventing HIV;
- Strengthen advocacy skills and develop key messages to be used during the 9th ICAAP on meeting the RH targets of the ICPD Programme of Action and the MDGs;
- Provide advocacy tools to strengthen the capacity of NGOs to advocate for increased support for RH supplies;
- Ensure RH supplies solutions are included in the closing summaries of the 9th ICAAP.
APA, FPI and DSW have been raising awareness on the importance of RH supplies through “Project Resource Mobilization and Awareness” (Project RMA). Project RMA is a partnership of the German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Population Action International (PAI) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and aims to create an environment conducive to political support and to secure increased financial resources for reproductive health supplies. With the support of Project RMA, APA and FPI strengthen the advocacy efforts for increased access to RH supplies at the regional level in the Asia and Pacific Regions.
Please send an email to Sabine Weber to receive an application questionnaire, and a criteria list including logistical information. (Deadline for Application: April 27th 2009).
March SupplyNews released
March 27, 2009 at 1:37 pm | Posted in SupplyNews | Leave a commentTags: caceres, Civil Society, FC2, Female Condom, Funding, Greenstar, meeting, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Pope, Prequalification, Project RMA, RH Supplies, RHI, Stock-out, Supply News, Tanzania, UNFPA
SupplyNews#11 has been released . To access the PDF please click here.
SupplyNews focuses on activities and news related to advocacy and awareness raising. SupplyNews is a one-stop-shop to get the latest on advocacy at the global, regional, and country level. More than that, it gives access to essential resources. Finally, SupplyNews is a platform to share updates around commodity security advocacy!
This month’s SupplyNews contains
News from the Project RMA:
RH Supplies Advocacy on District Level in Tanzania
FPI explores RH Supplies Situation in Pacific
Supplies news:
Pope Says Condoms Worsen HIV Problem
RHInterchange (RHI) Update
Obama Reverses Bush Ban on Contraceptive Supplies to MSI
Restoring Funding to UNFPA
Australian Funded Condoms ‘Wasted’ In Papua New Guinea
RH Supplies on the Prequalification Agenda
FC2 Female Condom Obtained FDA-Approval
Female Condom Shortage in Kenya
Focus on:
Greenstar Pakistan Stock Out
Look out for:
Stop Stock-outs; Civil Society Meeting Preceding Global Fund Donors Meeting
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