Agenda- Countdown 2015 Europe High Level Expert Meeting

9.00-09.10 Welcome

*Vicky Claeys – Regional Director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network (IPPF EN) – lead partner of the Countdown 2015 Europe Consortium

 

9.10-10.15 Session 1: A pressing need to address the unmet need for family planning  

Session chair:

*Vicky Claeys – Regional Director, IPPF EN  

Speakers:

*An Huybrechts – Senior Advocacy Advisor, IPPF EN –Countdown 2015 Europe project coordinator

 *Hon. Ruth Nvumetta Kavuma– Former MP, Uganda, Member of the Network of African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians (NAWMP) and Member of the African Women Leaders Initiative Steering Committe (AWLN)

 * Nyaradzayi Mugaragumbo-Gumbonzvanda - General Secretary for the World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Founder and Chair Person of the Rozaria Memorial Trust, Zimbabwe

Discussion: Opportunities at different policy levels to address the unmet need for family planning in 2012

By Moderator


10.45-12.00 Session 2: A future European development ‘Agenda for Changing’ the unmet need for family planning and fostering growth inclusive for all 

Session chair:

*Ann Svensen EuroNGOs Chair and Director of External Relations at RFSU – Countdown 2015 Europe partner

Speakers:

*Tewodros Melesse – Director General, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

*Moses Muwonge - Chief Executive Officer, Samasha Medical, Uganda

* Coumba Touré Regional Representative, Ashoka Sahel, Mali

Discussion

13.00-14.00 Session 3: A future European development ‘Agenda for Changing’ the unmet need for family planning in support of overall sustainable development 

Session chair:

*Ivan Hermans – Senior Policy Advisor, UNFPA, Brussels

Speakers:

* Roger-Mark De Souza - Vice President of Research and Director of the Climate Program, Population Action International (PAI) Healthy Families, Healthy Planet

* Negash Teklu – Executive Director, Population Health and Environment (PHE) Consortium, Ethiopia

* Karen Newman  - Coordinator, Population and Sustainability Network (PSN)

Discussion

 

14.00 – 15.20 Working Group Sessions: Opportunities for addressing the unmet need for family planning in the framework of  inclusive and sustainable development
15.20 – 16.05 Session 4: Contributing to the unmet need for family planning in the future European development cooperation: Insights from the European and national level 

Session chair:*Bjarne B. Christensen – Secretary General, The Danish Family Planning Association – Countdown 2015 Europe partner

Speakers:

*Walter Seidel – Coordinator of Health sector, Unit Education, Health, Research, Culture (DG DEVCO), European Commission

*Nel Druce – Senior Health Advisor, AIDS and Reproductive Health Team, Human Development Department, Department For International Development (DFID), UK

 

16.05-16.15 Closing Remarks

*Vicky Claeys – Regional Director, IPPF EN

 

16.15 Close of meetingReception