BACKGROUND
The Indigenous Peoples Alliance for Rights and Development (IPARD IF) is a five-year United States Agency of International Development (USAID) Global Development Alliance (GDA) with a grant that runs from July August 12, 2020, through August 11, 2025. The IPARD IF will be implemented through Indigenous National Development (IND) Programs aimed to secure rights, enhance capabilities, and create self-determined economic opportunities for Indigenous Peoples in targeted countries worldwide. With an award of $6,500,000 with a Private Sector match of $6,500,000, the FSC Indigenous Foundation will be Implementing Agency convening multi-sectoral alliance including Indigenous Peoples organizations.
The goal of the IPARD IF Global Partnership is to empower Indigenous Peoples’ organizations and catalyze an enabling environment where Indigenous Peoples can manage, develop, and govern their territories based on the principles of self-determined development, traditional practices, n
Statement on UK government funding cuts
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has been informed that the Government of the United Kingdom intends to implement an approximate 85 per cent cut to UNFPA Supplies, the UNFPA flagship programme for family planning, this year. This means that the expected contribution of £154 million ($211 million) for 2021 now will be reduced to around £23 million ($32 million), a retreat from agreed commitments made to the programme in 2020.
In addition, £12 million ($17 million) is to be cut from UNFPA’s core operating funds. Several country-level agreements are also likely to be impacted.
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(Photo from Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua made the announcement at the 54th session of the CPD on April 19 in New York City.
“Population planning and food security are key to unlocking [the Philippines’ growth potential, as well as] the health and welfare of all Filipinos,” Chua said.
“Our goal is to give every Filipino access to quality healthcare, nutrition services, and family planning [by implementing laws on Universal Health Care, as well as those for Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health],” he added.
Manalo serves as the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the UN in New York.
Ensuring access to food and sexual and reproductive health services
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Thank you Chair, Excellencies,
I am honoured to join you today as we conclude the 54th Session on the Commission on Population and Development. Today, Member States agreed to adopt a timely, and much needed resolution. Not only has it been 5 years since the last outcome of the commission, but this resolution demonstrates that the international community can come together and prioritise taking action to protect women, adolescents, girls and marginalised populations.
We know that COVID-19 has had a profound impact on food security, the access to safe, nutritious and affordable food, and limited access to sexual and reproductive health services. Women and girls bare the brunt of this impact. While women produce 50% of the food worldwide, they account for 70% of the world’s hungry. There have been significant disruptions to essential sexual and reproductive health services including family planning, HIV test
Thank you Chair, Excellencies,
I am honoured to join you today as we conclude the 54th Session on the Commission on Population and Development. Today, Member States agreed to adopt a timely, and much needed resolution. Not only has it been 5 years since the last outcome of the commission, but this resolution demonstrates that the international community can come together and prioritise taking action to protect women, adolescents, girls and marginalised populations.
We know that COVID-19 has had a profound impact on food security, the access to safe, nutritious and affordable food, and limited access to sexual and reproductive health services. Women and girls bare the brunt of this impact.