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Working with Donor Country Parliamentarians on Reproductive Health Supplies

Working with Donor Country Parliamentarians on Reproductive Health Supplies 22 May 2008, RHSC Membership Meeting By: Neil Datta, Secretary, EPF. Outline. Why work with Parliamentarians? II. How to work with Parliamentarians on RHS III. Understanding Parliamentarians’ Needs & Motivations?

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Working with Donor Country Parliamentarians on Reproductive Health Supplies

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  1. Working with Donor Country Parliamentarians on Reproductive Health Supplies 22 May 2008, RHSC Membership Meeting By: Neil Datta, Secretary, EPF

  2. Outline • Why work with Parliamentarians? • II. How to work with Parliamentarians on RHS • III. Understanding Parliamentarians’ Needs & Motivations? • IV. Methodology for Parliamentary Advocacy • V. Working Model for Parliamentary Advocacy • VI. Building MP leadership in RHS/ Global health • VII. Parliamentarians and the EU : 2009 • VIII. Lessons learned

  3. I. Why work with Parliamentarians?

  4. II. How to work with Parliamentarians • Understanding MP needs and motivations • Methodology for Working with MPs • Creating and Sustaining MP structures for RHS (global health) advocacy • The Road to Parliamentary Leadership on RHS

  5. Understanding MPs needs & motivation

  6. II. Methodology for working with MPs on RHS (Global health)

  7. All-Party Parliamentary Groups Cross-Party consensus NGOs often acts as ‘Secretariat’ Close relationship with main players (UNFPA, IPPF, etc…) Engage in national (with NGO), regional and global RHS advocacy (with EPF & others) Range in structure/membership  typically 6-12 dedicated MPs Creating and Sustaining MP structures for RHS (global health) advocacy

  8. The Road to Parliamentary Leadership on RHS

  9. European Parliament Elections 2009 – all political parties to work on party manifestos/ platforms (2008-09), incl. on ODA European Parliament: approve each Commissioner (incl new Commissioner in charge of Development) Reform Treaty : greater role for national Parliaments in EU decision making Parliamentarians and the EU Source: UNFPA, Donor Support for Contraceptives and Condoms for STI/HIV Prevention 2004

  10. What do Political Parties say about ODA ? Focus on vulnerable groups/ most at need mentioned in party stance on ODA Must reach 0.7% ODA/GNI or more within given timeframe/soon Poverty alleviation is main goal of development aid Increase ODA to meet EU/UN commitments MDGs mentioned in party political policies Against ODA/ country should not be donor ODA is a high priority for the party/country Should align ODA to national interests Must reduce existing ODA commitments SRHR/ HIV/AIDS/ Women mentioned International Development Maintain existing ODA commitment No position CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION (CDU) CHRISTIAN SOCIAL UNION (CSU) FREE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (FDP) THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (SPD) ALLIANCE ‘90/THE GREENS THE LEFT/PDS GERMANY – increased ODA by 9.8% in 2007 PEOPLE’S PARTY (PP) SOCIALIST PARTY (PSOE) UNITED LEFT (IU) CONVERGENCE AND UNION (CiU) BASQUE NATIONALIST PARTY (PNV) SPAIN – increased ODA by 47.6% in 2007 PEOPLE’S PARTY (DANSK FOLKEPARTI) LIBERAL PARTY (VENSTRE) CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE’S PARTY NEW ALLIANCE (NY ALLIANCE) SOCIAL-LIBERAL PARTY (DRV) SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SOCIALISTIC PEOPLE’S PARTY (SF) RED-GREEN ALLIANCE DENMARK – increased ODA by 3.2% in 2007

  11. Where there is an APPG – funding for RH has never decreased Governments appreciate support for RH in Parliament MPs in 14/17 donor countries report having been personally involved in ICPD resource mobilization efforts (UNFPA Global Survey 2006) Medium-term : a number of MPs involved in RHS advocacy then become Ministers (for Development). Lessons learned in MP advocacy on RHS/Global Health

  12. Thank You For more information, visit : www.iepfpd.org Or contact us at ndatta@iepfpd.org

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