2 nd MENA Inter-Agency Working Group Meeting IAWG History & Key Achievements Julie Taft Reproductive...
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2nd MENA Inter-Agency Working Group Meeting
IAWG History & Key Achievements
Julie TaftReproductive Health AdvisorInternational Medical Corps (IMC)
Acknowledgements: Susan Purdin (IRC), Wilma Doedens (UNFPA) & Sandra Krause (WRC)
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!
IAWG Field Manual, 1999
Outlined the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)
Comprehensive RH
Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits
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
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
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
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.
IAWG Regional Working Groups
Asia Pacific IAWG 2006 IAWG Conference in Sydney
West/Central & East/Southern Africa2007 IAWG Conference in Nairobi
Middle East/North Africa IAWG2008 IAWG Conference in Cairo
Latin America/Caribbean 2010 IAWG Conference in Santo Domingo
Eastern Europe/Central Asia2011 IAWG Conference in Istanbul
IAWG Regional Working Groups