UN Side-events to Africa's Development Needs
22 September 2008
Several "Interactive Thematic Dialogues" took place as Side-events to the UN High-level Meeting held on 22 September 2008 at the United Nations' (UN) headquarters in New York. Three key side meetings related directly to maternal, newborn and child health:
The Africa Women's Forum
Sponsors: UNIFEM, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNV, ECA, ITC, UNCTAD/WTO, OSAA, Co-Hosts: Rwanda, Iceland, African Union, European Commission
The side-event examined three themes : Accountability to commitments made regarding gender equality and women’s rights in Africa; Measures to address the needs of the poor most marginalized and excluded women; Roles of various stakeholders in promoting women leadership and engendering local development plans.
The social development challenge in Africa: Better health for Africa
Sponsors: UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, UNAIDS, IOM, UNHCR, UN-HABITAT, INTRACEN, UN, ECA, OSAA, AU
The side-event focussed on:
- Health for all in Africa: Combating AIDs, TB, malaria, maternal and infant mortality
- Water and sanitation
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Concept note: Social development challenge in Africa: Better health for Africa
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Programme: Social development challenge 2008.09.22
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The MDG Africa Steering Group and the Gleneagles Scenario Approach to Scaling Up ODA
Sponsors: UNDP/MDG, two member states, World Bank, IMF, EC, AfDB and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Presentations on experiences in developing a “Gleneagles” scenario to mobilize and deliver more effective, predictable and coordinated scaled-up resources for accelerated progress toward the MDGs.