History of the IAWG - the Inter

History of Inter-Agency Working
Group on Reproductive Health in
Crises
Henia Dakkak, MD, MPH
Dead Sea – Jordan
Feb. 2015
MISSION
IAWG IS A BROAD-BASED, HIGHLY
COLLABORATIVE COALITION THAT WORKS
TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN ACCESS TO
QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY
CONFLICT AND NATURAL DISASTER.
Guidelines on Protection of Refugee Women, UNHCR
1991
• Reassessing Priorities, Women’s Commission
for Refugee Women and Children
• International Conference on Population and
Development in Cairo
Chapter 10, ICPD
Programme of
Action
“All Migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and
displaced persons should receive basic education
and health services”
of Action, 1994
 Preparatory Meetings
 Geneva14-15 December 1994
 Geneva 5-6 April 1995
 Nairobi 10-11 May 1995
 INTER AGENCY SYMPOSIUM ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN
REFUGEE SITUATIONS, Geneva, June 1995 Nafis Sadik and
Sadako Ogata
 Making reproductive health activities a reality in refugee situations
 Legal, ethical and human rights issues on Reproductive health in refugee
situations
 Integration of reproductive health into existing programs for refugees
 Community participation
 Minimum Initial Service Package
 Information, education and communication
 Human resources for reproductive health
IAWG Field Manual 1999
The MISP
Comprehensive RH
Safe Motherhood
Family Planning
Gender based
Violence
STI/HIV/AIDS
Adolescents
IAWG RH Kits
Minimum Standards in
Health Action services –
sexual and reproductive
health standard
People have access to the priority
reproductive health services of
the Minimum Initial Service
Package (MISP) at the onset of an
emergency
IASC
Guidelines
2004 IAWG Evaluation
Training Materials www.rhrc.org
2006 - Sydney
East &Southeast Asia
& Pacific Regional IAWG
2007 – Nairobi
East Africa Regional IAWG
West Africa Regional IAWG
2008 - Cairo
Middle East Regional IAWG
Field Manual Revised, 2010
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Significant
technical
updates
Extends
principles
and
content
beyond
refugee
situations
to
us
i
divers
crises,
incl.
conflic
natural
disasters
English,
French,
Spanish,
Arabi
Farsi
Indonesia,
Russian
Wide
distribution
Field
review
process
ongoing
Significant Technical updates
Extends principles and
content beyond refugee
situations to Use in diverse
crises, incl. conflict and
natural disasters
 English, French, Spanish,
Arabic, Farsi, Indonesia,
Russian
Wide distribution
Field review process
ongoing
2010 - Santa Domingo
Latin America and Caribbean
Regional IAWG
2011 - Istanbul
Eastern Europe and Central
Asia Regional IAWG
14th Annual
Meeting
May 31 – June 1,
2013
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
2013 - 2014 Another Mile Stones
• Reproductive Health in Crises’ 2002-2014 Global
Evaluation
• A Formal Steering Group was created and
coordinator was hired and hosted at Women’s
Refugee Committee
• SRH Standby Roster was created managed by NRC
2015 Global and Regional Annual
Meetings in Jordan
Abu Dhabi Expert Consultative Meeting took place
10 and 11 of Feb. 2015 with IAWG full participation
bringing humanitarian and development experts
producing the Abu Dhabi Declaration (Every Woman
Every Child Every Where) was drafted to update the
UNSG global strategy Every Woman Every Child
2016 - 2030