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Calendar

2019 PMNCH & Partner Events

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January

Event Information

14-15 2030 Countdown Steering GroupWashington, DC

15-16 Branch ConsortiumWashington, DC

Lancet series on WCAH in Conflict Settings series (consultation)

24-1February 144th Session of the WHO Executive BoardGeneva, Switzerland

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/01/24/default-calendar/144th-session-of-the-who-executive-board

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February

Event Information

4-8 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships weekGeneva, Switzerland

6 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation http://www.un.org/en/events/femalegenitalmutilationday/index.shtml

7-8 1st World Summit on Leaving No One Behind Geneva, Switzerland

8-14 Blockchain Hackathon on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health and Well-being, London, UK

Blockchain week

10-11 32nd Ordinary Session of African Union Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

https://www.waterlex.org/summit/

12-14 HRP STAG Geneva, Switzerland

26-28 WHO Stakeholders' Meeting on Hormonal contraception and HIV: Where should we be with policy, programs, and research, on family planning/Contraception and - HIV prevention and care services

RHR

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March

Event Information

5-7 Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2019, Kigali Convention Centre Rwanda. PMNCH to launch “SRHR in UHC” Call for action

https://ahaic.org/

8 International Women’s Day Global

8-9 10th Annual CUGH Conference: Translation and Implementation for Impact in Global HealthChicago, Illinois

https://cugh2019.org/

11-22 63rd Commission on the Status of WomenNew York, US

http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw63-201913 March: Does Humanitarian Aid Need a Feminist Facelift?Women Deliver – a special side event at CSWwww.womendeliver.org

12 Women in Power Summit New York, US (High-level event during CSW)

https://www.un.org/pga/73/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2018/11/Letter-PGA_WomeninPower_ConceptNote_28Nov2018.pdf

12-14 DIHAD: Annual international Aid & Development conference and exhibitionDubai, UAE

https://dihad.org/

17-21 29th International Pediatric Association Congress Panama City, Panama

https://www.ipa2019congress.com/

18-22 WHO Barcelona course on health financing for UHC https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/03/18/default-calendar/who-barcelona-course-on-health-financing-for-universal-health-coverage

20-21 HRP Policy and Coordinating Committee MeetingGeneva, Switzerland

Meeting of co-sponsors and members

26-28 The second Africa Health Forum - Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa: The Africa we want to see Praia, Cabo Verde

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/03/26/default-calendar/the-second-africa-health-forum---achieving-universal-health-coverage-and-health-security-in-africa-the-africa-we-want-to-see

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Event Information

1-5 52nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development New York, US

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/commission/sessions/2019/index.shtml

6-10 140th IPU Assembly and related meetings | Doha, Qatar• Workshop:

o 8 April: Act now for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health: lessons on health financing. Legislation and partnerships

https://www.ipu.org/event/140th-assembly-and-related-meetingsPMNCH, IPU, WHO

7 World Health Day 2019

8-9 ECOSOC Youth Forum New York, US

https://undocs.org/E/2019/L.1

9-10 WHO European High-level Conference on noncommunicable diseasesAshgabat, Turkmenistan

11 ECOSOC Partnership Forum New York, US

https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/ecosoc-partnerships-forum

12-14 2019 Spring meetings of the World Bank Group and IMF Washington, DC • PMNCH side event on Humanitarian and Fragile Settings

https://www.imf.org/external/am/

15 GFF Investors Group Meeting Washington, DC

15-18 Financing for Development (FfD) Forum 2019New York, US

http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/index.html

17-18 FP 2020 Reference Group meeting Washington, DC

24-30 World Immunization Week Global

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/04/24/default-

April

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May

Event Information

2-4 Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development 2019 Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

https://globalfestivalofaction.org/

2-3 Face-to-face consultation on WCAH in HFS, hosted by DfiDLondon, UK

2-4 21st Congress on the Nordic Federation of Midwives and ICM regional meeting Reykjavik, Iceland

https://www.njfcongress.is/

5 International Day of the midwife https://www.internationalmidwives.org/icm-events/idm-international-day-of-the-midwife.html

6 Mission Briefing on women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in UHC Geneva, Switzerland

PMNCH

7-8 Digital Health World Congress 2019 London

15-16 Global Fund Board Meeting Geneva, Switzerland

15-19 IFMSA Pre-world Health Assembly Geneva, Switzerland

PMNCH/IFMSA

19 Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge 2019Geneva

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/05/19/default-calendar/walk-the-talk-the-health-for-all-challenge-2019

20-28 72nd World Health AssemblyGeneva, Switzerlando 19 May: Pathways to Procurement for innovations in maternal, and child

health in LMICso 19 May: Women, children and adolescents: Ensuring thier needs are met

through UHC o 20 May: Adolescent health: the missing population in UHC o 21 May: SRHR : An essential element to achieving UHC and SDGso 21 May: High-level briefing on Humanitarian and Fragile settingso 22 May: Social Accountabilityo 23 May: Leaving no one behind on the road to UHC: where are the women,

https://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/governance/wha/en/EWEC Innovation Marketplace/PMNCH

PMNCH, Government of India

PMNCH, WHO, UNICEF, IAPPMNCH, UNFPA, WHO/HRP, SwedenPMNCHPMNCH, CLAC, CORE GroupPMNCH, IAP, OECD, EWEC Secretariat

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June

Event Information

3-6 Women Deliver 2019 Conference | Vancouver, Canada • Main sessions:

o Supporting youth-led advocacy & agency for improved reproductive outcomes

• Concurrent sessions:o The power of the purse: what works on budget accountabilityo Social Accountability: upending or reinforcing power dynamics o Partners in Advocacy o Best practices in advocacy o 5 June: Young people, the leaders of today

• Side events: o 5 June: Powering change: United for women’s, children’s and

adolescents’ health• Community networking:

o UHC activists and advocates o Youth engagement in women, children and adolescents health

https://wd2019.org/

PMNCH, Jhipego, WHO

PMNCH, WRA, Equal measures 2030 PMNCH & WRAPMNCH, Advocacy Accelerator & Change.org Foundation

PMNCH and Gavi

18-19 ISSA ConferenceLeiden, The Netherlands

https://www.issa.nl/node/471Platform to listen to the world’s leading early childhood experts, learn from peers and share knowledge and experience gained.

19 International Day of the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict http://www.un.org/en/events/elimination-of-sexual-violence-in-conflict/index.shtml

25-27 Gavi Board Retreat

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July

Event Information

9-11 PMNCH Board meeting, The Hague, Netherlands

Hosted by the Bernard van Leer Foundation

9-15 July High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2019 New York, US

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf

11 World Population Day Global

15 World Youth Skills Day https://worldskills.org/what/projects/world-youth-skills-day/

21-23 World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth 2019 and Youth Forum Lisboa+21

https://www.lisboa21.gov.pt/

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August

Event Information

1-7 World Breastfeeding week Global

12 August International Youth Day http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/

19 August World Humanitarian Day • Humanitarian and Fragile Settings Event

http://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/Knowledge sharing event hosted by PMNCH and WHO -other UN agencies might be involved

19-23 Regional Committee for Africa: sixty-ninth sessionBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo

TBC Women Leaders Network Chaired by Dr Michelle Bachelet (TBC)

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September

Event Information

12-14 ICM Africa Regional Congress Windhoek, Namibia

http://www.midwivesnamibia2019.org/

17-30 74th Session of the UN General AssemblyNew York, US22 Sept: o PMNCH Breakfast: Accountability for women, children and adolescents at the

centre of UHC o Reception: Adolescents: the missing population in UHC 25 Sep:o EWEC High-level event: Delivering together for the health and well-being of

women, children and adolescents

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/INF/71/1

TBC Women Leaders Network Chaired by Dr Michele Bachelet (TBC)

23 High-Level Meeting on Universal Health CoverageNew York, US

24-25 UN high-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under UNGA Auspices http://sdg.iisd.org/events/un-high-level-political-forum-on-sustainable-development-under-unga-auspices/

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30- 4 Oct

High-level dialogue on financing for development (FfD) New York, US

Regional Committee for the Americas: seventy-first session

https://www.un.org/pga/73/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2018/11/Letter-PGA-to-MSs_HLM-in-September-2019_final_27Nov2018.pdf

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October

Event Information

TBC 6th Global Fund Replenishment France

7-11 Regional Committee for the Western Pacific: seventieth sessionManila, Philippines

13-17 141st IPU Assembly and related meetings Belgrade, Serbia

11 International Day of the Girl Child http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/

14-17 International Day of the Girl Child http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/

17 Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean: sixty-sixth sessionTeheran, Islamic Republic of IranPossible HFS Side Event

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November

Event Information

11Medicines for Malaria 20th Anniversary https://www.mmv.org/newsroom/events/mmvs-

20th-anniversary

12 World Pneumonia Day

9-11 PMNCH 24 Board Meeting Nairobi, Kenya

13-15 Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the promiseNairobi, Kenya

https://uganda.unfpa.org/en/news/nairobi-summit-icpd25-accelerating-promise

14-15 Global Fund Board meeting https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/board/meetings/

16 International Day for Tolerance http://www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday/

TBC GFF Investor Group Meeting

20 Universal Children’s Day http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/

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December

Event Information

2-3 Annual Coordination meeting of OIC institutions (Science and Technology (including Environment, Health and Higher Education)Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

3-5 7th session of the Islamic Conference of Health MinistersAbu Dhabi, UAE

1 World AIDS Day http://www.un.org/en/events/aidsday/

10 Human Rights Day http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/

12 International Universal Health Coverage Day http://www.un.org/en/events/universal-health-coverage/

18 International Migrants Day http://www.un.org/en/events/migrantsday/