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Table of Contents

General Information ................................................................1

Background ..............................................................................7

Conference Overview ..............................................................13

Workshops ...............................................................................17

Exhibits and Events .................................................................31


“From the far-reaching problem of poor mater-nal health and weak health systems to the H1N1 flu, the current situation demands that we come together and strengthen our efforts. This means mobilizing all constituencies, better coordinating our actions and giving priority to health issues that remain relatively orphaned.”

Ban Ki-moonUnited Nations Secetary-General


General Information


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General InformaTIon

Venue

The 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference is being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) (located at 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf in Central Melbourne, along the Yarra River), from Monday, 30 August, to Wednesday, 1 September 2010.

registration Desk

The Registration Desk is located in the Melbourne Exhibition Centre Concourse at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The registration Desk will be open at the following times:

Sunday, 29 August – 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Monday, 30 August – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Tuesday, 31 August – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Wednesday, 1 September – 9:00 AM – Noon

registration

Registration entitles each participant to the following:

Attendance at the Opening and Closing ceremonies, Roundtables, Workshops and exhibits and other Conference events

A name badge and a “Conference at a Glance” pocket-sized direc-tory of the Conference

A satchel including Conference material

Complimentary lunch for networking with fellow participants in MCEC foyer (Monday – Wednesday)


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moderators and Speakers

Please ensure that you are available in the presentation room at least 15 minutes prior to the start of your session. Speakers, please ensure that you have visited the Speakers’ Preparation Room to confirm your audio visual requirements at least three (3) hours prior, or the day before your session. The Speakers’ Preparation Room will be located in Meeting Room 203. The Speakers’ Prepara-tion Room will be open beginning 8 AM, Monday, 30 August.

Conference Programme

A PDF version of the comprehensive Conference Programme ap-pears on the Conference website, www.undpingoconference.org, under the CONFERENCE KIT tab. Every endeavour has been made to produce an accurate programme. The Conference Planning Com-mittee reserves the right to change the Conference Programme at any time, without prior notice. Please note that this Programme has the most up-to-date information on the Conference as of the time of printing.

Disclosure

The 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference is committed to provid-ing an unbiased and balanced interactive dialogue between non-governmental organizations and civil society activitists and experts on the issue of advancing global health and achieving the MDGs.

Duplication/recording

Unauthorised audio taping, video recording, digital taping or any other form of duplication is strictly prohibited during Conference sessions. For further information, please consult with the Registra-tion Desk.

evaluation form

Please complete your Conference Evaluation Form, which can be found in your Conference satchel and on the Conference website, under the CONFERENCE KIT tab, and return it to the Registration Desk at the end of the Conference on Wednesday, 1 September 2010.

lunch and afternoon Teas

Lunch, morning and afternoon teas will be provided for delegates to the Conference free of charge in the exhibit area.


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Internet Café/resource Centre

Two Internet Cafés are located in the exhibition area. They are available free of charge to delegates to the Conference, exhibi-tors, and speakers. The Internet Cafés will be open during the Conference hours.

message Board

A message board is located near the Registration Desk. If you have a message for a fellow Conference delegate, please place your message on the notice board.

mobile Phones

Delegates are requested to switch off their mobile phones when the Conference is in session.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted in the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.


“Health is the tie that binds all of the Millennium Development Goals together”.

UN Secretary-General WHO Director General


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“advance Global Health: achieve the mDGs”


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“aDVanCe GloBal HealTH: aCHIeVe THe mDGS”30 august – 1 September 2010 melbourne – an Ideal City to Host the 63rd annual Un DPI/nGo Conference

Melbourne, Australia, situated on Port Phillip Bay, is the host city for this year’s 63rd Annual United Nations Conference for Non-Gov-ernmental Organizations associated with the Department of Pub-lic Information. Focusing on the theme “Advance Global Health: Achieve the MDGs,” the Conference is being organized by the UN Department of Public Information together with the Australian Government and the NGO/DPI Executive Committee.

This city, Australia’s most multicultural metropolis, is home to some 140 cultures, many of whose peoples came here through waves of migration dating back from the first people to the Euro-pean settlement, through the gold rush migrants from China and America to post-World War II migration from Southern and Eastern Europe to the more recent refugees from the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Melbourne is also home to a vibrant research community, which has been tackling many critical health issues. Today, research institutes in Melbourne continue to contribute to the fight against global killers including malaria, HIV, TB, gastroenteritis; hepatitis, and the leishmaniasis and papilloma viruses which cause cancer. Increasingly their focus is turning to chronic diseases that are reducing life spans in developed and developing countries alike. Diabetes and heart disease are also important health issues in Indigenous communities in Australia and across the island nations of the Pacific.

The United nations – Global Health and the mDGs

Since its inception, the United Nations has been concerned about international collaboration in the health field to ensure that people all over the world are able to have access to and achieve the highest possible level of health. Its efforts in this were assisted by the establishment of the World Health Organization in 1948, whose


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overarching goal is to promote technical cooperation among na-tions and carry out programmes aimed at controlling and eradi-cating disease, as well as improving the quality of life for people around the world.

Some 57 years later, international health was again among the global challenges on which world leaders took action in 2005 at the World Summit committing themselves, among other things, to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 – including the three critical health-related ones; namely child health, maternal health and HIV/AIDS, malaria and other infectious diseases. As the countdown to 2015 begins, the need to achieve the MDGs, particu-larly the health-related goals, takes on more urgency.

role of nGos in achieving Global Health

As both the UN Secretary-General and the Director-General of the World Health Organization have noted on global health: “Health is the tie that binds all of the Millennium Development Goals togeth-er. If we fail to meet our target on health, we will never overcome poverty, illiteracy, achieve universal education and meet the other MDG challenges.” It is with this in mind that the DPI/NGO Confer-ence has chosen to focus on global health and more specifically on examining critical issues such as bridging the health gaps that still exist and encouraging equity of treatment and access, addressing failed maternal and child health strategies, promoting civic activ-ism around health and wellness, and strengthening an integrated approach to achieving health for all.

For 60 years the annual Conference was held at UN Headquarters in New York City. Over time recognizing the need to develop a more diverse global NGO community the Department of Public Informa-tion decided to reach out to NGOs in various regions and communi-ties around the globe, by moving the Conference out of New York to various cities in different regions of the world. It was also decided to associate new NGOs in the region where the annual Conference would be held.

Two years ago, the 61st Annual Conference, dedicated to “Reaffirm-ing Human Rights for All,” was fittingly held in Paris, France, where the Universal Declaration for Human Rights was adopted six de-cades earlier. Last year’s Conference, with a theme “For Peace and Development: Disarm Now”, was convened in Mexico—the capital of a country well know for its stand on issues of disarmament. This year the Conference again is aptly held in Melbourne, Australia, a city renown for its medical research, as the NGOs examine the is-sue of Global Health and the MDGs.


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The Annual DPI/NGO Conference now gives regional NGOs the opportunity to associate themselves with DPI. Consequently, the association process in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009 brought in 66 NGOs. Forty-three non-governmental organizations based in Mexico were newly associated in time for the Conference. More than three-quarters of the attendees at the Conference also hailed from Mexico and the Latin American/Caribbean region.

This year as the Conference moves to Australia, DPI/NGO Relations has associated 41 NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region including: Australia – 32, Fiji – 1, Philippines – 5, Tonga – 1, Vanuatu – 1.

The success of this year’s Conference will depend on the open-ness and creativity of the NGO participants in working together to advance global health and achieve the MDGs. It is hoped that the three-day exchange of ideas and best practices in Melbourne will leave a lasting legacy not only on Australia, but the rest of the world. NGOs must leave Melbourne inspired and reinvigorated so that they, in turn, can advocate with governments, businesses, researchers and the wider public to galvanise each of us to bet-ter contribute to meeting the Millennium Development Goals and improving global health.


“In global health we need more integration of pro-grams, a focus on maternal/child issues, methods to generate outcome data, cost effective delivery, sustainability, and an emphasis on prevention. Therefore, this Conference should emphasize the multidisciplinary, multifaceted issues in fostering health, not just managing disease”.

Vision Statement, 63rd UN DPI/NGO Conference


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Conference overview


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63rd annual Un DPI/nGo Conferencemelbourne, australia melbourne Convention and exhibition Centre

“aDVanCe GloBal HealTH: aCHIeVe THe mDGS”

monday, 30 august 2010

10:00 am

OPENING CEREMONY

1:00 P.m. – 2:30 P.m.

Networking Lunch at Exhibits Area

2:30 P.m. – 4:00 P.m.

Workshops - Various Rooms in the MCEC

4:00 – 4:30 P.m.

Afternoon Tea - Exhibits Area

4:30 P.m. – 6:00 P.m

Roundtable I

THE ROLE OF THE NGOS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN HELPING ACHIEVE

THE MDGS

Tuesday, 31 august 2010

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

NGO/DPI Executive Committee Consultation

9:30 am – 11:00 a.m.

Roundtable II

EqUITY, RIGHTS AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THE MDGS


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11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Morning Tea

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 P.m.


1:00 P.m. – 2:30 P.m.

Networking Lunch at Exhibits

2:30 P.m. – 4:00 P.m.


4:00 – 4:30 P.m.

Afternoon Tea - Exhibits Area

4:30 P.m. – 6:00 P.m.

Roundtable III

STRENGTHENING AN INTEGRATED AND SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ACHIEVING THE HEALTH MDGS

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Roundtable IV ACHIEVING THE MDGS IN OUR CHANGING WORLD

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Morning Tea

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 P.m.

Workshops -Various Rooms in the MCEC

1:00 P.m. – 2:30 P.m.

Networking Lunch at Exhibits

2:30 P.m. – 4:00 P.m.


4:00 – 4:30 P.m.

Afternoon Tea

4:30 P.m.

CLOSING CEREMONY


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Title: UN Partnerships with NGOs to Achieve the MDGs

Sponsor: UN Department of Public Information

Title: Incorporating Gender into Health Care and Its Effect on Global Health and Achievement of the MDGs

Sponsor: Medical Women’s International Association

Co-Sponsors: Australian Federation of Medical Women

International Society of Doctors for the Environment

Australian Women’s Coalition

Australian Women’s Health Network

Public Health Association of Australia

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Title: The Unfinished Agenda of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

Sponsor: Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning and Marie Stopes International Australia

Co-Sponsors: Asia-Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA)

Family Planning International New Zealand

Burnet Institute

Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia

Workshops

For a list of room assignments and times, please see announce-ments in the registration area.

Workshops


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Title: UN Partnerships with NGOs to Achieve the MDGs

Sponsor: UN Department of Public Information

Title: Incorporating Gender into Health Care and Its Effect on Global Health and Achievement of the MDGs

Sponsor: Medical Women’s International Association


International Society of Doctors for the Environment

Australian Women’s Coalition

Australian Women’s Health Network

Public Health Association of Australia

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Title: The Unfinished Agenda of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

Sponsor: Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning and Marie Stopes International Australia

Co-Sponsors: Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia

Title: A New Paradigm of a Healthy Lifestyle for Peace and Sustainability

Sponsor: Anuvrat Global Organization (ANUVIBHA)

Co-Sponsors: Anuvrat Mahasamiti, New Delhi, India

Jain Vishva Bharati, Ladnun (Raj), India

Anuvrat Global Organization of North America, USA

Melbourne Shwetambar Jain Sangh (MSJS), Melbourne, Australia

Title: Health Care Outreach to the Poor as an Experiential Context for Human Rights Education

Sponsor: Order of St. Augustine

Co-Sponsors: Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus

Carmelites

The following is a list of the NGO Workshops. Please check with the Information Desk for rooms and times.


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Title: Women & Girl Power: Uniting to Build Healthy Societies, Ending and Preventing Violence against Women and Girls

Sponsor: Soroptimist International and World Association of Girl Guides (WAGGS)


Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific Federation

Girl Guides Australia

Title: Intergenerational Dialogue for Global Health from Birth to Maturity

Sponsor: International Health Awareness Network

Co-Sponsors: Peace Action

Ribbon International

National Council of South Korea

Title: Vision for Oceans and Seas: New Way of Working Together – Geopolitical Dimensions of Environmental Health in the Baltic Sea Region

Sponsor: Baltic Sea Forum

Co-Sponsors: Baltic Sea Action Group

Baltic Sea Energy Forum

Port of Townsville, Australia

Title: Drug Injection and HIV/AIDS: What Needs to be Done to Achieve MDG 6?

Sponsor: Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network

Co-Sponsors: National Centre in HIV/AIDS Epidemiology and Clinical Research

Association for Prevention and Reductions of Harms (Annex)

Title: Workforce Development Strategies for Indigenous Health Care Workers

Sponsor: International Federation for Training & Development Organisations (IFTDO)

Co-Sponsors: Institute of Learning and Development Professionals Inc.

Centre for Training Excellence

Selwin Consult Ltd. Papua New Guinea


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Title: Reducing Risk, Promoting Health of the Nigerian Nation

Sponsor: African Youth Movement

Co-Sponsors: YIG Foundation

Groups Against Corruption

Urthor Foundation

Title: Diabetes and Poverty: Determining Achievement of the MDGs

Sponsor: International Diabetes Federation

Co-Sponsors: Oxford Health Alliance, Asia Pacific University of Sydney Centre for Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Institute for Sustainable Solutions

Diabetes Australia

Title: Improving Global Health through Education of Mothers and Grandmothers

Sponsor: Simply Help Foundation

Co-Sponsors: Center for Women’s Studies and Intervention

University of Southern California

Lehigh University

Title: Sport, Nutrition and Healthy Children: Lessons from Experience

Sponsor: International Federation of Business and Professional Women

Co-Sponsors: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Bill Hutchison Foundation and Essendon Football Club

Heart Foundation

Diabetes Australia

Soroptimist International

Title: Power of Transnational Civil Society Coalitions

Sponsor: Oxfam International

Co-Sponsors: UN Millennium Campaign

World Vision

Act for Peace

Make Poverty History, Australia


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Title: Non-Communicable Diseases in the Developing World – Exposing the Myths

Sponsor: World Heart Federation

Co-Sponsors: International Union Against Cancer

International Diabetes Federation

International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease

Nossal Institute for Global Health

Framework Convention Alliance

Title: Eye Health and the MDGs: The Vision 2020 Challenge

Sponsor: International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

Co-Sponsors: Vision 2020 Australia

The Fred Hollows Foundation

University of Melbourne

International Centre for Eyecare Education

Title: Women’s Health, Empowerment and Resilience: Case Studies

Sponsor: International Association for Human Values

Co-Sponsors: The Art of Living Foundation

Australian Council for Women and Policing

Title: Disability, Health and the MDGs

Sponsor: CBM International

Co-Sponsors: Pacific Disability Forum

Vision 2020 Australia

The Nossal Institute for Global Health

Australian Pacific Islands Disability Support

Disability Rights Fund

Title: Signposts and Indicators of Progress in Gender Equality

Sponsor: CARE Australia

Co-Sponsors: International Women’s Development Agency, Melbourne

Marie Stopes International Australia, Melbourne


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Title: Child Rights Based Approaches: Critical Interventions to Secure Maternal and Child Health

Sponsor: Plan International Norway

Co-Sponsors: World Vision Australia

Save the Children Australia

UNICEF Australia

Plan International Australia

Title: Coming into Its Own: Hygiene Promotion for Health and Development

Sponsor: Water Aid

Co-Sponsors: Plan Australia

International Water Centre

Title: Using Human Rights Tools to Advance Global Health

Sponsor: National Association of Community Legal Centres

Co-Sponsors: Human Rights Law Resource Centre

Public Interest Law Clearing House

Title: Building Mutual Accountability: Communities Claiming the Right to Health in Nepal

Sponsor: ActionAid Australia

Co-Sponsors: Prerana, Nepal

Faculty of Public Health, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal

Title: Fulfilling Rights = Better Health = Achieving MDGs

Sponsor: Amnesty International

Co-Sponsors: Urapuntja Community-Controlled Health Service

The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Sydney

Title: Cardiovascular Disease in Australian Indigenous Communities and Developing Countries

Sponsor: World Stroke Organization

Co-Sponsors: National Stroke Foundation - Australia

National Heart Foundation Australia


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Title: Slipping Through the Cracks: Women and Infectious Diseases (TB, TB/HIV)

Sponsor: Australian Council for International Development

Co-Sponsors: RESULTS International (Australia)

Advocacy to Control Tuberculosis Internationally (ACTION)

Title: Primary Health Care: Prioritising Women and Children Delivers MDG Goals

Sponsor: International Save the Children Alliance

Co-Sponsors: Burnet Institute

International Women’s Development Agency

Title: Sharing Best Practices to Advance Global Health

Sponsor: Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America

Co-Sponsors: World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues

Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs

International Council of Jewish Women

Yad Sarah, Israel

Women of Reform Judaism

Title: Identifying Children as the Hub – A Grassroots Approach to Chronic Health Conditions Affecting Children in Poor Communities

Sponsor: Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

Co-Sponsors: Caring & Living as Neighbors (CLAN)

Grameen Foundation Australia (GFA)

Indonesian Pediatric Endocrine Society

Royal Children’s Hospital International

Title: Beyond 2015: Coordinated Action for MDGs 3, 4, 5, & 6

Sponsor: World Vision International

Co-Sponsors: Save the Children

NGO Forum for Health

Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI), South Africa


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Title: Preventing International Organ Transplant Abuse

Sponsor: Interfaith International

Co-Sponsors: Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting

Canadian Helsinki Watch Group

Title: Engage, Educate, Empower Youth to Advance Global Health: Youth Activism for the MDGs

Sponsor: Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS (YEAH)

Co-Sponsors: United Nations Youth Association of Australia (UNYA)

Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC)

World Vision

The Oaktree Foundation

Title: Improving the Health of Children: Which Services Fulfill the MDGs?

Sponsor: The Foundation for Post Conflict Development

Co-Sponsors: HowGlobal

Bienmoyo

Title: Dark to Dawn: Being Creative about Depression

Sponsor: Soka Gakkai International

Co-Sponsors: Pax Christi

Sydney Peace Foundation

Title: Overcoming Barriers to Achieving the MDGs: Tackle Tobacco Use and Non-Communicable Diseases

Sponsor: World Lung Foundation

Co-Sponsors: The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

American Cancer Society (ACS)

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)

World Heart Federation (WHF)

Framework Convention Alliance (FCA)


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Title: Global Health and Resilient Communities: Working Together to Achieve the MDGs

Sponsor: Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Co-Sponsors: University of Melbourne

National Way for Reconciliation with Aboriginals

Jesuit Refugee Service Indonesia

KIIT University, India

Title: Code Red: The Aboriginal Health Crisis In Australia

Sponsor: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Co-Sponsors: Redfern Community Centre, Sydney

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Title: An Integrated Approach to Achieving Global Health and Environmental Sustainability

Sponsor: Tzu Chi Foundation

Co-Sponsors: Centre for Environment and Population Health, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Australia

Interfaith Health Program, Emory University and Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, USA

School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, USA

Grey Panthers

Title: Improving Maternal Health: Tackling the Underlying Causes

Sponsor: International Council of Women

Co-Sponsors: Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)

International Federation of University Women

Title: Nyumbani Village: Responding to Children and Families Living with HIV/AIDS

Sponsor: Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM)

Co-Sponsors: Salesian Missions

Company of the Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul

Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd


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Title: Making Progress on MDGs 4, 5 & 6 in Sudan and Ethiopia: Efforts of Regional NGOs

Sponsor: Zenab for Women in Development

Co-Sponsors: Nation To Nation Networking

Fistula Foundation & Hamlin Fistula Hospital

Bir Tawasul Organisation

Ilitha Labantu

Title: Public Health and the MDGs: A Paradigm Shift for Global Health Care Outcomes

Sponsor: Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA)

Co-Sponsors: Ashta No Kai (India)

Zoroastrian Association of Victoria, Australia

Title: Coordinating a Public-Private Health Campaign: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Sponsor: Rotary International

Co-Sponsors: World Health Organization (WHO)

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Title: Enhancing Access to Medicines – A Crucial Step in Achieving the MDGs

Sponsor: International Union Against Cancer

Co-Sponsors: World Medical Association

International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations

African Palliative Care Association

Cancer Council Australia

National Heart Foundation Australia

Title: Setting Up Effective NGO and Parliamentary Alliances to Facilitate Political Support for Achieving the MDGs

Sponsor: Australian Reproductive Health Alliance (ARHA)

Co-Sponsors: Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia

Australian Parliamentary Group on Population and Development


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Title: Achieving MDGs in Grassroots Pacific Communities: Case of the Pacific Islands

Sponsor: National Children’s and Youth Law Centre, Australia

Co-Sponsors: Civil Society Forum of Tonga

Save the Children Australia

Tuvalu Association of Non Governmental Associations

Title: Forum on Global Health and the MDGs – Efforts of the Pacific Island NGOs

Sponsor: Counterpart International

Co-Sponsors: Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI)

Save the Children

Pacific Foundation for the Advancement of Women (PACFAW)

Pacific Disability Forum (PDF)

Title: Effective Partnerships: Successful Health and Environmental Outcomes

Sponsor: UNEP Ozone Action

Co-Sponsors: National Asthma Council Australia

Bangladesh Lung Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Title: Migration: A Response to Violence

Sponsor: Salesian Missions

Co-Sponsors: Caritas Internationalis

Centre for Migration Studies

International Catholic Migration Commission

Scalabrini International Migration Network

Title: Prevention of Alcohol’s Harm to Others – Driving Community Solutions

Sponsor: Sisters Inside Inc.

Co-Sponsors: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council of South Australia

Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Victoria, Australia


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Title: Treating Diabetes to Achieve the MDGs

Sponsor: Imamia Medics International (IMI)

Co-Sponsors: R Endocrinology, USA

Global Endocrine Research Association (GERA)

Title: The Role of the Family in Advancing Global Health and Achieving the MDGs

Sponsor: International Federation for Family Development

Co-Sponsors: New Media Foundation

Intermedia Consulting

Women’s Board

Title: Opportunities for Your Organization to Be an Effective Presence at the United Nations

Sponsor: NGO/DPI Executive Committee

Title: Community Attitudes and Behaviour: Church Health Initiatives in Papua New Guinea

Sponsor: Caritas Internationalis

Co-Sponsors: Caritas Australia

National Catholic AIDS office of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands


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The topics of the last four conferences, human dignity and security, climate change, human rights, and nuclear disarmament, have elements of transnational global health components and are therefore related to global health.

Vision Statement 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference


eXHIBITS anD eVenTS


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exhibits & events

The following is a list of exhibits and events at the 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference. The exhibits will be open in the Registration Foyer for the duration of the Conference.

Title: Meditation: The True Medicine, Booth 3

Sponsor: Anand Ashram Foundation Indonesia

Country: Indonesia

Title: Nurturing Health and Wellbeing through Classic Yoga Breathing Exercises, Relaxation and Meditation Techniques, Booth 4

Sponsor: Australian Association of Yoga in Daily Life

Country: Australia

Title: Sexual and Reproductive Health in Australia, Booth 1

Sponsor: Australian Reproductive Health Alliance

Co-Sponsor: Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia

Country: Australia

Title: An Art Exhibition of Punyu Paamburra, Booth 2

Sponsor: Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Country: USA

Title: Communicable Diseases, HIV Prevention and Other Work of Burnet Institute, Booth 43

Sponsor: Burnet Institute

Country: Australia


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Title: Blueprint for a Better World – The Millennium Development Goals and You, Booth 42

Sponsor: Caritas Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Best Practices: Community-Based Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs, Booth 41

Sponsor: Imamia Medics International (IMI)

Country: USA

Title: Tackling Avoidable Blindness in Developing Countries, Booth 32

Sponsor: International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

Co-Sponsor: Vision 2020 Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Business and Professional Women’s Projects on Global Health, Booth 10

Sponsor: International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International)

Country: USA

Title: Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations, Booth 9

Sponsor: International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

Country: Malaysia

Title: Achieving MDG 5, Booth 12

Sponsor: Marie Stopes International Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Art Presentations on Improving Maternal Health and Reducing Child Mortality

Sponsor: Pratt Institute

Country: USA


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Title: Rotary International Projects to Achieve Health and the MDGs, Booth 33

Sponsor: Rotary International

Country: USA

Title: Success Stories in Child and Maternal Health in Developing Countries, Booth 29

Sponsor: Save the Children

Country: Australia

Title: Efforts to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Aboriginal Children and Family, Booth 10

Sponsor: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)

Co-Sponsor: National Children’s and Youth Law Centre of Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Dawn to Dark: Being Creative about Depression, Banner Display

Sponsor: Soka Gakkai International (SGI)

Country: USA

Title: Gunawirra’s Projects for the Well-Being, Emotional, and Educational Support of Aboriginal Families, Booth 31

Sponsor: The Grail

Country: Australia

Title: Global Health Policy in the Pacific Region, Booth 40

Sponsor: The People’s Health Movement

Country: Australia

Title: Reducing Water-Related Disease and Optimizing Health Benefits of Sustainable Water Management, Booth 30

Sponsor: Tzu Chi Foundation

Country: USA


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Title: Health, Gender Equality and Empowerment, Booth 16

Sponsor: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

Country: Switzerland

Title: Indigenous Health, Booth 11

Sponsor: Women’s Federation for World Peace International (WFWPI)

Co-Sponsors: Aboriginal Health Program of the University of New South Wales

New Zealand Maori Welfare Organization

Countries: Australia and New Zealand

Title: Child Health Now, Booth 44

Sponsor: World Vision Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Homecare for the Elderly and Those Suffering from Chronic Diseases, Booth 34

Sponsor: Yad Sarah

Country: Israel

Title: Overview of the MDGs, Booths 45-52

Sponsor: Youth Sub-Committee

Country: USA

Title: Life Project

Sponsor: ImageMagica

Country: Brazil

Title: Safe Motherhood, Booth 36

Sponsor: Art Center College of Design

Country: USA

Title: Prenatal Education: Foundation of Individual and Global Health, Booth 36

Sponsor: World Organisation for Prenatal Education Associations (OMAEP)

Country: France


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Title: Health Projects Haiti and Lesotho, Booth 35

Sponsor: International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)

Country: USA

Title: Promoting Health and Wellness Through Social Justice, Booth 5

Sponsor: Institute for Multicultural Counseling & Education Services

Country: USA

Title: Indigenous Projects in Maternal and Child Health, Booth 37

Sponsor: Telethon Institute of Child Health Research

Co-Sponsor: World Vision Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Children Living with Chronic, Long-Term Health Conditions in Poor Countries, Booth 38

Sponsor: Caring & Living As Neighbours (CLAN)

Country: Australia

Title: Healthcare Needs of Lesbians, Booth 39

Sponsor: The Coalition of Activist Lesbians (COAL)

Country: Australia

Title: Child and Maternal Health in Australia, Booth 21

Sponsor: Australian Breastfeeding Association

Country: Australia

Title: Where Would You Hide?, Booth 22 and Display Area

Sponsor: WaterAid Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Empowering Women to Achieve the MDGs, Booth 28

Sponsor: International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)

Country: Australia


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Title: Global Prevention and Control of Cancer, Booth 23

Sponsor: International Union Against Cancer (UICC)

Country: Australia

Title: Immunisation for the World’s Poorest, Booth 24

Sponsor: Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)

Country: Switzerland

Title: The Global Fund and the Fight against HIV, TB and Malaria in the Pacific Region, Booth 25

Sponsor: Lowy Institute for International Policy

Co-Sponsors: The Oaktree Foundation

Results Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Maternal Mortality and the Health of Mothers in Australia, Booth 26

Sponsor: Endeavour Forum

Co-Sponsor: Catholic Women’s League of Australia

Country: Australia

Title: Nursing: A Unique and Essential Role in Achieving MDGs, Booth 27

Sponsor: Adelphi University

Co-Sponsors: Sigma Theta Tau International

Honor Society of Nursing

Nightingale Initiative for Global Health

Pilgrim Africa

Country: USA

Title: Health, HIV/AIDS and Pandemics, Booth 19 & 20

Sponsor: AusAID

Country: Australia


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Title: Better Health and Active Ageing for All Australians, Booth 19 & 20

Sponsor: Australian Department of Health

Country: Australia

Title: Closing the Health Gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians, Booth 7

Sponsor: Amnesty International Australia

Country: Australia

Title: DVD Screening

Sponsor: Various NGOs

Country: Australia

Title: Brochures and Information Materials, Booth 17

Sponsor: United Nations Association (UNA) New Zealand

Country: New Zealand

Title: UN Books, Brochures, Booth 53

Sponsor: UN Publications

Country: USA


Sponsor: Department of Public Information (DPI)

Country: USA


Sponsor: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Country: Thailand


Sponsor: United Nations Association (UNA) Australia

Country: Australia


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eVenTSTitle: Meditation Workshop

Sponsor: Anand Ashram Foundation Indonesia

Summary: One hour workshop about meditation practices to enhance health

Country: Indonesia

Title: MDGs 1 and 5 - Focus Group

Sponsor: Australian Reproductive Health Alliance

Summary: Australian premiere of http://www.everymothercounts.org/film. This event is hosted by Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia and the Australian Reproductive Health Alliance working in partnership with other organizations including International Planned Parenthood Federation, CARE, United Nations Population Fund and MSI. The focus is on MDG 5 as the critical link to alleviate poverty.

Country: Australia

Title: Research Report Launch

Sponsor: Caritas Australia

Summary: Caritas Australia will launch its research report on socio-cultural factors that contribute to sexual health in the Southern Highlands and Simbu Provinces of Papua New Guinea.

Country: Australia

Title: Information Session

Sponsor: CoNGO

Co-Sponsor: General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church

Summary: Based on a report on CoNGO’s 2009 Annual Civil Society Development Forum dealing with “Threats to the Health and Sustainable Development of Nations”, NGO representatives will exchange ideas and information on their activities regarding the conference theme.

Country: USA


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Title: Yoga Session

Sponsor: Australian Association of Yoga in Daily Life

Co-Sponsor: World Vision Australia

Summary: 20 to 30-minute yoga sessions for participants

Country: Australia

Title: Meet the Photographer

Sponsor: ImageMagica

Summary: An opportunity to meet and ask questions of the Photographer

Country: Brazil

Title: Maternal Mortality and Reproductive Health Information Session

Sponsor: Endeavour Forum

Summary: A two-hour presentation by a Member of the Victorian Parliament, a lawyer and a scientific researcher about maternal mortality and reproductive health

Country: Australia

Youth exhibit

Title: MDG Youth Village

Sponsor: NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Summary: This interactive exhibit was created by the Australian and New York members of the Youth Sub-Committee of the 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference Planning Committee. Students collaborating in this endeavor come from Fordham University, Pratt Institute, University of Wisconsin, New York University, Princeton University, Manhattanville College and Fairleigh Dickinson University in the United States, as well as Monash University, University of Melbourne and RMIT University in Australia. The exhibit tells the story of the MDGs from the perspective of youth. The essence of the MDGs is captured in multicultural and multimedia designs created by young people. The exhibit is open for the duration of the Conference.

Country: USA/Australia


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