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Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises

Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises. Introducing IAWG Sandra Krause Director, Reproductive Health Program Women’s Refugee Commission. “IAWG” or “IWAG”. Who is here?.

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Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises

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  1. Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises Introducing IAWG Sandra Krause Director, Reproductive Health Program Women’s Refugee Commission

  2. “IAWG” or “IWAG”

  3. Who is here? • Registered participants for 2013 IAWG annual meeting include approximately 122 individuals from 79 agencies and 30 countries. • Representatives from governments, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, academia, etc.

  4. Why are we here? • Annual face-to-face meetings for members to: • exchange information, • identify challenges, • gain from the experience of others, • build partnerships, and • collectively work toward the institutionalization of reproductive health care for crisis-affected populations.

  5. How does IAWG work? • Spirit of collaboration and volunteer commitment • Fluid membership and steering committee

  6. IAWG Steering Committee • American Refugee Committee (ARC) • CARE • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Columbia University • FHI360 • International Medical Corps (IMC) • International Organization for Migration (IOM) • Ipas • International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) • International Rescue Committee (IRC) • JPHIEGO • JSI Research and Training Institute • Marie Stopes International (MSI) • Save the Children • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) • University of New South Wales • Women’s Refugee Commission • World Health Organization (WHO)

  7. Some key highlights • 2002-2004 global review • Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings, May 2010 • 2012-2013 global evaluation

  8. What does IAWG do? • Advances global agenda through 11 thematic and five regional sub-working groups with a specific Terms of Reference. • Shares information and resources through a website (www.iawg.net) and electronic community (http://my.ibpinitiative.org/iawg). • Meets on an annual basis to review process and determine priorities for collective action.

  9. 2013 meeting objectives • Review progress towards achieving the programmatic goals outlined in the Terms of Reference from the 2011 IAWG meeting. • Share information and identify areas of common work; plan next steps for 2013-2014. • Establish a regional IAWG forum for the South East Asia and Oceania region to share information and lessons learned across projects and enable synergistic partnerships.

  10. Thank You!

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