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A selection of news, resources and opportunities for action and advocacy around women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
June 2022
Members of PMNCH attended the 75th World Health Assembly, which took place in Geneva from 22-28 May 2022. This first in-person Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic brought together delegates from Member States, partner agencies, representatives of civil society and WHO experts to discuss current and future priorities for public health issues of global importance. The theme of the Assembly was ‘Health for peace, peace for health’, which encapsulated the need to strengthen preparedness for and response to health emergencies with several agenda items concerning women’s, children’s and adolescents’ heath. Learn how PMNCH engaged in WHA75 here.
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Lives in the Balance: Delivering Commitments in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings
On the margins of the 75th World Health Assembly, PMNCH and the CORE Group hosted the 4th Lives in the Balance Summit. The virtual event attracted registrants from 92 countries, with more than 70% of those based in low- and middle-income countries, and served as a platform to bring attention to the PMNCH Call to Action on COVID-19 campaign.
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A follow-up event on 20 May co-hosted by MSD for Mothers and PMNCH's private sector constituency centred around engaging the private health sector to help achieve the SDGs and advance Universal Health Coverage. Watch the event here.
Call for Applications: Become a member/leader of the Global Forum for Adolescents Sub-Committees!
The Global Forum for Adolescents in October 2023 will be the world’s largest ever event for adolescents. If you are passionate about adolescent health and well-being, apply to become a member or a co-chair of one of the three sub-committees (Digital Experience, Partnerships and Communications, and Programme) that will drive the planning and implementation of the Forum. Young people (15-29 yrs) are strongly encouraged to apply. Application deadline: Friday, 24 June, 23:59 CET.
Find the Call for Applications here.
PMNCH seeks examples of good and promising practices on meaningful adolescent and youth engagement (MAYE) to be incorporated into a practical guidance resource. This guidance resource, currently under development by PMNCH with the support of the Torchlight Collective, will be available to organizations and stakeholders who have signed the MAYE Global Consensus Statement, and other interested partners.
Please visit here for more information on the criteria of examples and practices.
This report highlights the work done by PMNCH in 2021 to keep women, children and adolescents at the centre of response and recovery efforts. It showcases advocacy activities in countries to drive more responsive and equity-enhancing policies, financing and service delivery. Read the report here.
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This summary report presents learnings from eight regional multistakeholder consultations hosted by PMNCH, WHO and UN H6+ partners to reach a broad agreement on policies and programming to promote adolescent well-being. It summarizes critical issues raised across the consultations, the knowledge gaps and challenges, and offers a way forward. Read it here.
G7 member-states have highlighted the need to strengthen international collaboration to tackle sexual and gender-based violence. Rising global incidence, including in conflict settings and among refugee populations, has been underlined by G7 Foreign Ministers and Development Ministers at their respective meetings in Germany this month and echoed in a communique from a meeting on 18 May. Read here.
This first-of-its-kind study from Women Deliver highlights the experiences, insights, and perspectives of adolescents and youth on the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SRHR. Read it here.
Call for concept notes for issuing small grants to improve sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (SRMNCAH)
CORE Group will issue small grants to engage with eligible non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations, especially those led by women, adolescents, and people living with disabilities, in a collaborative effort to address key barriers to improving SRMNCAH services and outcomes in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.
Guidelines for submitting a concept note and participating in an informational webinar on the small grants project here.
Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 (CSEM) Advisory Group: Call for nominations
Nominations are invited for candidates to fill seven open positions on the Advisory Group of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 (CSEM). The CSEM Advisory Group fosters civil society representation in UHC2030, links the global and national
levels, conveys constituency priorities based on national inputs, and acts as a technical hub.
Learn more about the roles and how you can contribute to the global movement for universal health coverage here.
Stem the sharp decline in health worker numbers by prioritizing retention, recruitment and competency-based education in humanitarian settings
Members of the PMNCH Health-Care Professionals Associations Constituency offer solutions to address historical and structural reasons for health worker shortages stemming from decades of underinvestment and failure to prioritize the roles and needs of health workers within health systems. Read here.
Women, children, and adolescents living in humanitarian and conflict contexts must not be forgotten.
In this blog, Jennifer Requejo et al. outline the role of each stakeholder in ensuring women, children, and adolescents in fragile and conflict-affected settings are not forgotten and receive the care they need. Read here.
As we mark World Refugee Day on 20 June, I would like to highlight the important work of the Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crisis (IAWG). IAWG is an international coalition of organizations and individuals working collectively to advance comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as part of the sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health continuum in humanitarian settings. IAWG seeks to improve policies, strengthen practice, mobilize resources, and improve accountability.
Many PMNCH partners, including the International Rescue Committee (IRC), UNICEF, Family Planning 2030 (FP2030), Jhpiego and others are part of IAWG’s mission to issue evidence-based technical guidance, standards, and tools to inform SRHR service provision in humanitarian settings. Continue reading
Would you like to nominate a PMNCH member for their outstanding work for the health and rights of women, children and adolescents throughout the world? Please email pmnch@who.int (subject: Partner Spotlight), and we will follow up for more information.
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7 – 10 June ¦ Virtual World
World Hepatitis Summit
21-23 June ¦ WHO
African Regional Convening to Support Parents and Caregivers
5-15 July ¦ECOSOC
UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
The PMNCH job board features maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health opportunities. We invite you to explore the pages and share announcements that may relate to job vacancies or vendor opportunities that you would like us to amplify. Visit here.
14 June ¦ Call for proposals Conceptualization and development of branding for the Global Adolescents Forum 2023
24 June ¦ Call for consultant PMNCH Global Campaigns and Partner Engagement consultancy
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