This document discusses DSW's policy work in Germany to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and global health issues. It outlines some of DSW's achievements over the past year, including influencing Germany's development agenda to prioritize family planning. DSW convened conferences on population dynamics in Africa and formed an All Party Parliamentary Group to advocate for these issues among German politicians. DSW also works closely with German ministries to support research on diseases like HIV/AIDS.
E-government—digital interactions between governments and people—varies greatly among and within regions, but most countries are making progress on providing greater access, according to the 2014 UN E-Government Survey launched today. The findings show that the Republic of Korea tops the global e-government ranking, and that Europe remains first among regions.
The report also shows that many countries are expanding electronic participation, utilizing more mobile and social media tools, expanding usage and making more government data available online. However, challenges remain, such as lack of resources, digital inequalities and a lack of leadership for e-government.
“E-government holds tremendous potential to improve the way that governments deliver public services and enhance broad stakeholder involvement in public service,” said Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General for the International Conference on Small Island Developing States.
For more information: http://unpan3.un.org/egovkb#.U7HG_PldVlq
E-government—digital interactions between governments and people—varies greatly among and within regions, but most countries are making progress on providing greater access, according to the 2014 UN E-Government Survey launched today. The findings show that the Republic of Korea tops the global e-government ranking, and that Europe remains first among regions.
The report also shows that many countries are expanding electronic participation, utilizing more mobile and social media tools, expanding usage and making more government data available online. However, challenges remain, such as lack of resources, digital inequalities and a lack of leadership for e-government.
“E-government holds tremendous potential to improve the way that governments deliver public services and enhance broad stakeholder involvement in public service,” said Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General for the International Conference on Small Island Developing States.
For more information: http://unpan3.un.org/egovkb#.U7HG_PldVlq
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights is grateful to all the Steering Committee and Organising Committee members of CRC20BS Collective for vesting their faith in us and their continuous support throughout the audit process. We also thank all the children, individuals and organisations, networks, campaigns and trade unions, who contributed to the report and those who have endorsed it to become a part of the collective and give strength to the cause.
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HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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Website: www.haqcrc.org
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HAQ: Centre for Child Rights is grateful to all the Steering Committee and Organising Committee members of CRC20BS Collective for vesting their faith in us and their continuous support throughout the audit process. We also thank all the children, individuals and organisations, networks, campaigns and trade unions, who contributed to the report and those who have endorsed it to become a part of the collective and give strength to the cause.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/06.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/07.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/08.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/03.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/05.html
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights is grateful to all the Steering Committee and Organising Committee members of CRC20BS Collective for vesting their faith in us and their continuous support throughout the audit process. We also thank all the children, individuals and organisations, networks, campaigns and trade unions, who contributed to the report and those who have endorsed it to become a part of the collective and give strength to the cause.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
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Website: www.haqcrc.org
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HAQ: Centre for Child Rights is grateful to all the Steering Committee and Organising Committee members of CRC20BS Collective for vesting their faith in us and their continuous support throughout the audit process. We also thank all the children, individuals and organisations, networks, campaigns and trade unions, who contributed to the report and those who have endorsed it to become a part of the collective and give strength to the cause.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
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HAQ: Centre for Child Rights is grateful to all the Steering Committee and Organising Committee members of CRC20BS Collective for vesting their faith in us and their continuous support throughout the audit process. We also thank all the children, individuals and organisations, networks, campaigns and trade unions, who contributed to the report and those who have endorsed it to become a part of the collective and give strength to the cause.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
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Fax: +91-26674688
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DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/06.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/07.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/08.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/03.html
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. DESA News is issued every month.
For more information:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/2014/05.html
Am 31. Oktober wurde die „Sieben-Milliarden-Menschen-Marke“ überschritten. Und die Menschheit wächst weiter: Jede Sekunde kommen 2,6 Menschen hinzu. Die immer größere Zahl von Erdenbürgern stellt in vielerlei Hinsicht einen großen Erfolg dar: Die Menschen leben heute länger und gesünder als je zuvor. Aber nicht alle können an diesen Errungenschaften teilhaben. Vor allem in den Entwicklungsländern leben die Menschen nach wie vor unter häufig dramatischen Lebensbedingungen. Die Herausforderungen und Chancen einer Welt der sieben Milliarden Menschen stehen im Mittelpunkt des diesjährigen UNFPA-Weltbevölkerungsberichts „Sieben Milliarden Menschen und Möglichkeiten“.
Common Goals and Differential Commitments: The Role of Emerging Economies in ...Dr Lendy Spires
Abstract The following discussion paper explores the heated debate around ‘common goals and differential commitments’ in international development cooperation. It tries to capture the views and positions of the so-called ‘emerging economies’ on their role and contribution to global development and the post-2015 agenda. It explains the divergence between North-South and South-South cooperation with regard to their historical narratives, con-ceptual paradigms, delivery approaches, functions and capacity. It highlights the im-portance of standard-setting, monitoring, accountability and peer-review but it also ex-plains the technical challenges and political tensions in bringing the ‘Southern providers’ into the regimes and systems led by the OECD-DAC and the current post-Busan Global Partnership. The paper explains the challenges of categorising the new development part-ners, and defining and measuring the quantum, quality and effectiveness of their develop-ment cooperation activities. It stresses the importance of developing a framework for mon-itoring and evaluating South-South cooperation and the identification of appropriate insti-tutional platforms for such discussions to take place. The paper is based on empirical re-search and engagement with numerous Southern stakeholders and offers concrete policy proposals for the different development partners involved in the debate.
Inclusive Growth: The Voices of the South on DevelopmentUNDP Policy Centre
Presentation by the Director of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) on the 8-year history of IPC-IG and its contributions to empowering the voices of the developing world on inclusive growth.
Concluding document of Capacity Building in Conflict Cities program (World Bank Institute, UN-HABITAT, Glocal Forum) initiated to buttress development efforts to help cities in crisis and to focus on one of the neediest and underserved populations: urban communities struggling to help youth and children in the aftermath of conflict and violence.
The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth: The social policy bran...UNDP Policy Centre
A presentation by the Director of IPC-IG on the perspectives for the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and its work dedicated to fostering the South-South debate and learning on policy innovations for achieving inclusive growth.
This inaugural African Youth Report provides an in-depth perspective on youth issues in Africa. It builds on recent African initiatives, in particular the Fifth African Development Forum on “Youth and leadership in the twenty-first century” which was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Africa Union together with other partners. The resulting Consensus Statement, adopted by a wide range of stakeholders, calls on African governments, partners and young people to take action that will promote not only youth development, but broader economic and social development, and hence, progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Social Protection: Responding to Growing Policy Demands from the Developing W...UNDP Policy Centre
A presentation by the Coordinator of IPC-IG's Social Protection and Cash Transfers Cluster on the evolution of IPC-IG's social protection portfolio and the growing interest by practitioners and researchers from the South.
Strengthening the Voices of the Global South on Development UNDP Policy Centre
Presentation by the Director of the UNDP International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) on South-South policy dialogue frameworks that reflect the new balances of power in a changing global governance environment.
National Youth Policy of Nigeria- Revised 2009 (Federal Ministry Of Youth Dev...Gochi Ugo
The Federal Ministry of Youth Development has recorded another giant leap with the completion of the review and updating of the 2001 National Youth Policy. The new document is all inclusive, elaborate and proactive as it takes into account existing, new and emerging challenges in the youth sector.
Im Jahr 2000 beschlossen die Vereinten Nationen acht so genannte Millennium-Entwicklungsziele, die bis zum Jahr 2015 erreicht werden sollen. Bei den Zielen geht es darum, vorrangig in den ntwicklungsländern Armut zu bekämpfen, bessere Bildungschancen zu eröffnen, Zugang zu Gesundheitsdiensten für jeden zu ermöglichen, Chancengleichheit der Geschlechter anzustreben und die Umwelt nachhaltig zu schützen.
Im Jahr 2000 verabschiedeten 189 Mitgliedsstaaten der Vereinten Nationen die Millennium-Entwicklungsziele (Millennium Development Goals, kurz: MDGs), die bis zum Jahr 2015 erreicht werden sollen. Bei den Zielen geht es darum, vorrangig in Entwicklungsländern die Situation armer Menschen dauerhaft zu verbessern. Obwohl einige Fortschritte erzielt wurden, ist der Handlungsbedarf nach wie vor sehr groß.
Fast die Hälfte der Weltbevölkerung ist heute jünger als 25 Jahre. Besonders viele junge Menschen leben in Entwicklungsländern: Von den 1,2 Milliarden Erdbewohnern, die derzeit zwischen 15 und 24 Jahre alt sind, leben hier fast 90 Prozent. Jugendliche sind die Eltern von morgen und der Schlüssel zur Entwicklung ihres Landes. Welche Entscheidungen sie in Bezug auf ihre Sexualität treffen und welche Vorstellungen sie von ihrem zukünftigen Familienleben haben, ist mit ausschlaggebend für die Zukunft der Erde.
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All Party Parliamentary Group
Formed by DSW in 2003, the APPG consists of
34 members of the German Bundestag and works
towards increasing political and financial commitments
from the German Government for GH in low- to
middle-income countries. Meeting approx, ten times
a year, DSW informs members by facilitating
discussions and presentations from leading experts
in the field of international development. Following
these meetings, members often take action by
advancing issues discussed. For instance in July 2011,
the APPG initiated a letter signed by all members that health, and education in the new BMZ education
asked Germany’s Development Minister Dirk Niebel strategy. As a result, the new draft of the education
to include stronger language on girls in development strategy presented on February 9th 2012 included a
and stress the link between SRHR, family planning, new objective containing reference to these linkages.
» On September 21st 2011, Renate Baehr, DSW’s
Executive Director, spoke in the Development
Committee of the German Parliament about the
situation of vulnerable girls in low- to middle-
income countries regarding their SRHR needs.
That same day an All-Party Resolution was adopted
in favour of supporting the introduction of the UN
Day of the Girl Child.
» DSW organised two parliamentary evenings » DSW Berlin works very closely with the German
focused on raising awareness on the need for Research Ministry (BMBF) to ensure political and
improved access to vaccinations in 2011. We financial commitment for research activities in
are committed to ensuring that the German the field of poverty related and neglected diseases
Government supports the Global Alliance for such as HIV & AIDS, TB, and malaria. In May 2011,
Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) so that this support was confirmed by Parliamentary State
children in low- to middle-income countries Secretary, Dr. Helge Braun at a special DSW
can access to much-needed vaccines. conference, “Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in
Advancing Global Health – A Development Approach
In April 2011, DSW participated at the forty-fourth for Germany?”. In total, 20 million Euro funding will
session of the Commission on Population and be provided over four years (2011–2014) to advance
Development (CPD) at the UN Headquarters in New product development partnerships (PDPs) for
York. The theme of the session was “Fertility, repro- MDG 4. This type of funding is completely new in
ductive health and development”, and the next steps German research funding and comes as a direct
towards the twentieth anniversary of the Cairo result of DSW’s advocacy efforts in this area.
Programme of Action in 2014. As a member of the
official German delegation to the CPD, DSW
participated in daily meetings of the delegation and
cohosted a side event titled “Family Planning: Key
to Saving Lives” which was attended by more than
100 representatives from UNFPA, the UN Population
Division, national delegations and several non-
governmental organisations. Feedback from our
attendance has been very positive: the side event was
seen as a very successful tool for political positioning
and agenda setting, and the German Government
have asked DSW to join the German delegation to
the CPD in the upcoming years.