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2 nd MENA Inter-Agency Working Group Meeting IAWG History & Key Achievements

2 nd MENA Inter-Agency Working Group Meeting IAWG History & Key Achievements. Julie Taft Reproductive Health Advisor International Medical Corps (IMC) Acknowledgements : Susan Purdin (IRC), Wilma Doedens (UNFPA) & Sandra Krause (WRC). IAWG Beginnings….

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2 nd MENA Inter-Agency Working Group Meeting IAWG History & Key Achievements

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  1. 2nd MENA Inter-Agency Working Group MeetingIAWG History & Key Achievements Julie Taft Reproductive Health Advisor International Medical Corps (IMC) Acknowledgements: Susan Purdin (IRC), Wilma Doedens (UNFPA) & Sandra Krause (WRC)

  2. IAWG Beginnings… 1994 – Women’s Commission for Refugees seminal report: Refugee Women and Reproductive Health Care: Reassessing Priorities “All migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons should receive basic education and health services” – Ch 10, ICPD Program of Action, 1994 1995 – Inter-Agency Symposium on Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations in Geneva  IAWG formed!

  3. IAWG Field Manual, 1999 • Outlined the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) • Comprehensive RH • Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits

  4. SPHERE Project & Global Evaluation • The MISP was incorporated into the SPHERE Standards & IASC Health Cluster Tools and Guidance. • IAWG Global Evaluation: • Services were available to refugees but lacking for IDPs • Critical gaps in SRH still remained

  5. IAWG Field Manual in Humanitarian Settings 2010 • Significant technical updates • Extends principles and content beyond refugee situations to use in diverse crises including conflict and natural disasters. • English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, and Indonesian • Global distribution • Field review process is ongoing

  6. IAFM 2010: What is new? • Specific technical updates • New chapter on Safe Abortion Care • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections are now separate chapters • RH for young people  renamed Adolescent Reproductive Health

  7. IAWG Membership • Inclusive, collaborative and welcomes active participation. Voluntary contributions help move the agenda forward. • Includes NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and governments working to advance reproductive health on the international agenda. • IAWG currently has over 1000 individual members from over 450 agencies. • IAWG operates via online communications, collective action through a terms of reference (ToR), and annual face-to-face meetings.

  8. IAWG Regional Working Groups Asia Pacific IAWG 2006 IAWG Conference in Sydney West/Central & East/Southern Africa 2007 IAWG Conference in Nairobi Middle East/North Africa IAWG 2008 IAWG Conference in Cairo

  9. IAWG Regional Working Groups • Latin America/Caribbean • 2010 IAWG Conference in Santo Domingo • Eastern Europe/Central Asia • 2011 IAWG Conference in Istanbul

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