Strong Statement From CSOS At Regional Meeting On ICPD Beyond 2014 From Latin America And The Caribbean In Montevideo

More than fifty networks, national and international coalitions with presence in the Latin American and Caribbean region, campaigns and organizations aligned as movements for almost two years in the Alliance of Civil Society Organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean from different countries, cultures, races, ethnicities, social classes, ages and sexualities, are present at the Regional Conference on ICPD Beyond 2014 in Montevideo, Uruguay. In a strong statement read by Dorotea Wilson from the Articulación Regional at the Regional Conference. 

In their statement they said that they were at the conference in support of the agenda for the 20 years of the Cairo process and for development beyond 2014 and 2015, and also to defend an environment in the region where all people can live in freedom, equality and solidarity. The region , moreover should be one that ensures the effective enjoyment of human rights and A WORLD where everyone can realize those rights. The statement not only specifies the unjustified gaps that exist, but makes specific demands for the agenda moving forward.

The full statements are available here:

• English 
• Spanish

Outcome Document for the ESCWA Region

The Declaration, adopted at the ICPD Beyond 2014 Regional Conference on Population and Development in the Arab States held in Cairo from 24 through 26 June 2013, is now available and can be downloaded here.

The Arabic version is also available and can be downloaded directly from UNFPA here. 

The UN Millennium Campaign invites you to a teleconference on the UN Secretary-General's Report & engagement opportunities around the UN General Assembly

Date: Tuesday 20 August 2013

Time: 1:30pm GMT (9:30am in New York / 2:30pm in London / 3:30pm in Geneva / 8:30pm in Bangkok. For other cities and time zones click here).

The meeting will be Chaired by Sering Falu, Deputy Director of the UN Millennium Campaign, and is organised jointly by the UN Millennium Campaign and the Executive Office of the Secretary General.

Please see enclosed the draft agenda for your consideration and feedback, and below the dial in instructions.

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ESCAP - Civil Society meeting

We have received the following from the International Planned Parenthood Federation:

The civil society forum, prior to the Economic and Social Commission for Asian Pacific (ESCAP) International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) regional review will be on 12- 13 September, Bangkok. The forum is being organized in partnership by a steering committee comprised of:  Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) , International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW), The Asian- Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), South Asia Regional Youth Network (SARYN), 7 Sisters, International Council on Management of Population Programme (ICOMP), Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Help Age International, IPPF ESEAOR/SARO 

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights and UN Women consultation on stand alone goal on gender equality and gender mainstreaming

UN Women has posted a position paper outlining its recommendations for the post-2015 development agenda on the World We Want 2015 website ). In the paper UN Women calls for addressing the structural causes of gender inequality through a stand-alone goal and gender mainstreaming throughout the post-2015 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides the evidence for and expands on the arguments presented in a shorter version issued in May 2013.

It should be noted that the paper refers throughout to “sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights”. While this is agreed language as included in the ICPD Programme of Action, in the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda the language has moved on to “sexual and reproductive health and rights”.  It will be important going forward to encourage UN Women to refer to “sexual and reproductive health and rights.”

NGO participation in UN General Assembly Special Event on MDGs, 25 September 2013

Following our recent postings on the UN General Assembly Special Event on MDGs to be held at the UN in New York on 25 September 2013, we wish to inform you about the process for NGOs and CSOs that wish to be invited to participate in this event.

The President of the General Assembly will draw up a list of representatives of NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC, as well as other relevant civil society organizations, academic institutions, youth groups and private sector representatives. Nominations by non-ECOSOC groups will be circulated to Member States on a no-objection basis. If confirmed they will receive confirmation on 7 September 2013. Your organization can express its interest to participate in this event by registering here

Registration will close on 19 August 2013.

The special event will be broadcast live and on archive video at: http://webtv.un.org.

Advancing Regional Recommendations on Post-2015: A Dialogue between Civil Society, Governments and UN Representatives on 22 September 2013

Advancing Regional Recommendations on Post-2015: A Dialogue between Civil Society, Governments and UN Representatives on 22 September 2013 toward the UN General Assembly Special Event on the MDGs on 25 September

The UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service has provided information on the CSO Consultation for the Special Event that will be held in the United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 3 (CB) 
on 22 September 2013 
from 14.00 to 17.30 hours.

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ICPD Beyond 2014 – next steps along the way to the 2014 General Assembly Special Session

With 13 months to go to the UN General Assembly Special Session for ICPD Beyond 2014, preparations are well underway. Two of the five Regional meetings have been held and the next one is taking place on 12-15 August, with those for the Asia and Pacific Region and Africa, (for which the dates have been changed). In addition the International Conference on Human Rights has taken place.

The next important meeting will be the ICPD Beyond 2014 Expert Meeting on Women's Health -Rights, Empowerment and Social Determinants which will be held in Mexico City from 30th Sept to 2nd October Mexico City. For more information, as it becomes available, see here for further details.

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My World Awards: Call For Nominations

My World Team has announced the Call for Nominations to the MY World Partner Recognition Awards. This Awards aim to symbolically recognise the critical contribution of partners to the success of MY World, and will be granted to a selection of partners who have stood out for their performance in the promotion of MY World.

To send your nomination for  the MY World Partner Recognition Award, please: 

• Review the  MY World Award Rules  
• Fill out the nomination form and send it to awards@myworld2015.org indicating “Nomination MW Award” in the subject line

The deadline for submissions is 25 August 2013.

Postponed: UNECA/African Union Regional Population Conference

We have received the following from the International Planned Parenthood Federation:

The UNECA/African Union Regional Population Conference, has been postponed until 30 September- 4 October. The new date for the Civil Society pre- event is 26- 27 September. Registrations to participate in the civil society pre- event for self- sponsored candidates is now open. For more detail on how to apply please visit http://www.ippf.org/our-work/what-we-do/advocacy/icpd/ECA/csoparticipation. 

The deadline to register is Wednesday 14 August 2013.

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