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Guidelines on Protection of Refugee Women, UNHCR 1991. 1994. 1994. Refugee Women and Reproductive Health Care: Reassessing Priorities, Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo. The Right to Reproductive Heath .
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1994 1994 Refugee Women and Reproductive Health Care: Reassessing Priorities, Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo
The Right to Reproductive Heath “All Migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons should receive basic education and health services” Chapter 10, ICPD Programme of Action, 1994
THE IAWG • Preparatory Meetings • Geneva14-15 December 1994 • Geneva 5-6 April 1995 • Nairobi 10-11 May 1995 • INTER AGENCY SYMPOSIUM ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN REFUGEE SITUATIONS, Geneva, June 1995 NafisSadikand SadakoOgata • Making reproductive health activities a realityin refugee situations • Legal, ethical and human rights issues onReproductive health in refugee situations • Integration of reproductive health into existing programs for refugees • Community participation • Minimum Initial Service Package • Information, education and communication • Human resources for reproductive health
IAWG Field Manual 1999 • The MISP • Comprehensive RH • Safe Motherhood • FamilyPlanning • Gender based Violence • STI/HIV/AIDS • Adolescents
Minimum Standards in Health Action services – sexual and reproductive health standard People have access to the priority reproductive health services of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) at the onset of an emergency
2006 - Sydney East &Southeast Asia & Pacific Regional IAWG 2007 – Nairobi East Africa Regional IAWG West Africa Regional IAWG - Cairo Middle East Regional IAWG
Revised Field Manual, 2010 • Significant Technical updates • Extends principles and • content beyond refugee situations to Use in diverse crises, incl. conflict and natural disasters • English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Indonesia, Russian • Wide distribution • Field review process • ongoing • Significant • technical • updates • Extends • principles • and • content • beyond • refugee • situations • to • us • i • divers • crises, • incl. • conflic • natural • disasters • English, • French, • Spanish, • Arabi • Farsi • Indonesia, • Russian • Wide • distribution • Field • review • process • ongoing
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