Dispatches - November 2006
Madrid Launch of Campaign to Combat Violence Against Women
On 27 November 2006, UNFPA will participate in the launch of the Council of Europe campaign to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence during a high-level conference at the Spanish Senate in Madrid. The campaign aims at raising awareness that violence against women is a human rights violation. It promotes effective implementation of measures through legislation and national action plans. The launch of European campaign comes during the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women, a worldwide time of rallying support for this issue.
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Entre Nous. The European Magazine for Sexual and Reproductive Health: Responding to Violence Against Women |
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Gender-Based Violence in Kosovo: A Case Study |
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Domestic Violence in Moldova: Ending the Silence and Supporting Survivors |
More than One Million Dollars Raised for Fistula Campaign
LONDON — On 22 November 2006, Natalie Imbruglia, Spokesperson for the UNFPA-led Campaign to End Fistula and Joan Branson, wife of British entrepreneur Richard Branson, teamed with Virgin Unite, an independent charitable arm of the Virgin Group, to co-host a fundraising event including dinner and auction. All proceeds from the evening – more than US $1 million – will benefit a UNFPA fistula prevention and treatment project in northern Nigeria.
Ms. Imbruglia addressed the 200-person gathering throughout the evening, relaying impressions from her August 2005 visit to Nigeria and her determination to raise much-needed funding. “I swore when I last visited Nigeria that I wouldn’t go back without having raised some funds to make a real difference,” she said. The project is set to launch in early 2007 and Ms. Imbruglia will travel to Nigeria next May to see how it is progressing.
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Nigeria Country Profile |
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Obstetric Fistula Fact Sheet |
At the IPCI Meeting: Dispatches from Danish
Parliamentarian Kirsten Brosbøl 
Kirsten Brosbøl, a member of the Danish Parliament for the Social Democrats since 2005, is the party's spokesperson for equal opportunities and chairs the newly established Danish Parliamentary Network on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. She is participating in the 21-22 November International Parliamentarians’ Conference 2006 and makes the following observations: 
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Chasing the Dream in Brussels
BRUSSELS — The Chasing the Dream exhibition moves to the Brussels Exposition Centre (through 17 November) for European Development Days.
It will then be shown in Brussels on Stage from the 22-29 of November, daily from 10-5 at 17, Galerie de la Reine, 1000 BXL.
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Chasing the Dream: Youth Faces of the Millennium Development Goals |
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Chasing the Dream Tours Europe |
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Nordic Goodwill Ambassadors Tour Mozambique
MAPUTO — It was a very busy first full day of business for the visiting Goodwill Ambassadors from Nordic countries. First stop was the Youth Friendly Health Services at Maputu Central Hospital. Started in 1999 and supported by UNFPA, the centre provides young people (aged 10 to 24) with information, counselling, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and HIV prevention, testing and treatment. It receives about 60 clients daily.
Another activity at the Youth Friendly Health Services is a mutual support group for young people living with HIV and AIDS, which was established in 2005 through partnership between UNFPA, Pathfinder and the World Bank. The group meets every Saturday for discussions among themselves and with service providers, physiologists and medical doctors. Mikko Kuustonen told the press how elated he was to have discovered a service where young people could speak freely about sexuality and sexual and reproductive health issues. More...
Four Nordic Goodwill Ambassadors to Visit Mozambique
The four Nordic UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors will visit Mozambique from November 6-11 to learn more about UNFPA programmes and meet some of the women, men, young people and children who benefit from the Fund’s work in reproductive health and development. The visit to Mozambique will enhance their knowledge of current issues such as HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, family planning and working with young people. Through visiting various projects the Goodwill Ambassadors also gain first-hand knowledge of the measures that have been taken to improve the situation in Mozambique, one of the world’s poorest countries.
Press briefing available in:
Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
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Mozambique Country Profile |
2006 International Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action
The Third International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI/ICPD) will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 21-22 November 2006. The event is organized by the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
The conference will take stock of the progress made by parliamentarians since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). It will also agree on a common strategy towards meeting the 2015 deadline set for achieving the ICPD goals and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Partnering with Parliamentarians |
