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Calls for Proposals
The Calls on the following budget lines are usually open
for organizations and projects interested in SRHR. For further details on
any of these Calls or corrigenda see the EuropeAid website,
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/
europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome.
Investing in
People: Advocacy and technical support for the development of national
sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and specific
actions.
- In: All countries, until: 15.04.2010, Budget: 34,000,000
€
NSA & LA: Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in
Development:
- In Uganda, until: 22.03.2010, budget: 4,850,000 €
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In Afghanistan, until: 20.04.2010, budget: € 3,900,000
- In Syria,
until: 28.03.2010, budget: € 250,000
- In Peru, until: 05.04.2010,
budget: € 2,000,000.
Asia and Central Asia: EU-China Civil Society
Dialogue
- In China, until: 07.05.2010, budget: 1,000,000
€.
ACP: 10 EDF ACP-EU Water Facility Open Call for Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion for the Millennium Development
Goals.
- In Intra ACP Allocations, until: 02.06.2010, budget: €
110,000,000
Supporting community-based projects that strengthen
District, Local Level Government (LLG) or Ward level planning processes.
- In Papua New Guinea, until: 15.04.2010, Budget: 1,500,000
PGK
Pre-Accession Countries: Civil Society Facility – civil
initiative and capacity building
- In Albania, until: 17.05.2010,
Budget: 1,300,000 €
Neighbourhood: Twinning Project – Support to
the Central Administration for Statistics
- In Lebanon, until:
20.04.2010, Budget: € 900,000
- In Armenia, until: 09.04.2010, Budget:
€ 1,000,000.
If you work in the field of SRHR and need further
assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at: info-eu@dsw-brussels.org.
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EU News: Statement by the EU’s Minister of Health
and Social Policy at the 48th Session of the Commission for Social
Development
3 February
At a High Level Panel discussion to
commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the World Summit for Social
Development, Ms. Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera expressed the EU’s
renewed commitment to helping developing countries achieve the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). One of the questions she raised to the High
Level Panel focused on which concrete measures are to be taken to
accelerate the implementation of the MDGs, especially relating to gender
equality and maternal and child health which are particularly lagging
behind. For the full discussion visit:http://europa-eu-un.org/articles/en/article_9463_en.htm
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EU News: European Parliament appoints new
Commission
9 February
The European Parliament (EP) has
finally approved Jose Manuel Barroso's College of Commissioners, giving
488 votes in favor, 137 against and 72 abstentions, finally ending the
Commission’s three month caretaker period. This is the first time that the
EP has appointed the Commission in its capacity as a real co-legislator.
Under the Lisbon Treaty the EP’s legislative powers have been expanded,
putting it on an equal footing with the Council. Commissioner Andris
Piebalgs holds the significant development portfolio within EU foreign
policy and will have to work closely with the new foreign affairs chief,
Catherine Ashton, and the international cooperation, humanitarian aid and
crisis response Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva. For more information
visit:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/hearings//default.htm?language=EN
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EU News: EU funds water and sanitation projects in
ACP countries to support progress towards the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs)
9 February
The European Commission presented the
second ACP-EU Water Facility, replenished with € 200 million under the
10th European Development Fund for the period 2009-2013. The objectives of
the Water Facility are to help achieve the water and sanitation MDGs which
are recognized as being pre-requisites for reducing child and maternal
mortality (MDGs 4 and 5). There are two calls for proposals under this
facility, one of which entitled ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion
for the MDGs’ has been published on 11 February. For more information,
visit:http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/acp/regional-cooperation/water/index_en.htm
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EU News: European Parliament (EP) Resolution
includes legislation ensuring women’s control over sexual and reproductive
rights
10 February
The EP adopted a resolution on
equality between men and women in the European Union, resulting in the
inclusion of Article 38 which emphasizes that women “must have control
over their sexual and reproductive rights, notably through easy access to
contraception and abortion” and “invited the Member States and the
Commission to implement measures and actions to make men more aware of
their responsibilities in relation to sexual and reproductive matters”.
For the full resolution, visit:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2010-0021&language=EN&ring=A7-2010-0004
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EU News: DSW launches new “Euroleverage” project to
mobilize EU funding for reproductive health
12-14 February
DSW invited partner organizations
from across the globe to Kampala, Uganda for the “Euroleverage” kick-off
meeting. The 25 participants from South Asia, West and East Africa and
Europe came together to launch the new project and discuss project
activities and milestones until 2012. Through “Euroleverage”, DSW aims to
leverage US$ 85 million for reproductive health and family planning by
applying a two-pronged approach, targeting both the supply side and the
demand side of EU funds. For more information, see
http://www.dsw-online.de/en/offices/brussels/projects.shtml?navanchor=10025
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Upcoming Events: Action for Global Health (AFGH)
High Level Conference on the Health Millennium Development
Goals
2 March
AFGH are to launch a high-level conference
entitled ‘Delivering the right to health with the health Millennium
Development Goals’. It will consist of two High-level panels in the
morning (EU and EU Presidencies panel) and thematic workshops in the
afternoon and will focus on what should be the EU and its institutions’
next steps to ensure that the three health MDGs are reached and that the
global right to health can be secured. For more information on this event,
visit:http://www.actionforglobalhealth.eu/calendar/afgh_high_level_conference_delivering_the_right_to_health_with_the_health_mdgs
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