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FAQ: The Forum in general

  1. What are the goals and objectives?
    Click here to find out more about the Forum’s goals and objectives.

  2. Who is part of the Global Partners in Action Steering Group? How were co-chairs chosen?

    • Ms Gill Greer (International Planned Parenthood Federation-IPPF), Chair
    • Ms Katie Chau (Youth Coalition), Co-Chair
    • Ms Catherina Hinz (German Foundation for World Population-DSW), Co-Chair
    • Ms Sivananthi Thanenthiran (Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) Malaysia), Co-Chair (Asia and the Pacific)
    • Ms Soukeina Bouraoui, (Centre of Arab Women for Training & Research-CAWTAR) (Arab States)
    • Mr Gunstan Chola (Africa Youth and Adolescent Network on Population and Development-Afri YAN) (Africa)
    • Ms Amy Coen (Population Action International-PAI)
    • Ms Beth Fredrick ("ex-officio")
    • Ms Viviana Maldonado Posso (acdemocracia) (Latin America and the Caribbean)
    • Ms Marianne Haslegrave (Commonwealth Medical Trust-Commat)
    • Mr Ulrich Knobloch (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit-GTZ)
    • Ms Elena Sajina (Family Planning Association of Moldova (SPFM) (Eastern Europe and Central Asia)
    • Mr Joachim Schmitt (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development-BMZ)
    • Ms Ann Starrs (Family Care International-FCI)
    • Ms Hilkka Vuorenmaa (Väestöliitto, Chair of EuroNGOs)
    • Mr Stan Bernstein (UNFPA)
    • Ms Ute Baumgärtel (Conference Secretariat / GTZ AgenZ)
    • Ms Paula Samuels (Jamaican Network of People Living with HIV)
    • Ms Sylvia Estrada Claudio (Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights)
    • Ms Codou Bop (Groupe de Recherche Femmes et Lois au Sénégal (GREFELS)
    • Ms Nirvana Gónzales Rosa Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN)
    • Ms Denise Hirao (International Women's Health Coalition)

  3. Who are the sponsors?
    The Forum is co-hosted by both the Government of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).  MacArtur Foundation, Ford Foundation and United Nations Foundation are supporting partners of the Global Partners in Action.


The Outcomes

  1. After the Forum, what happens next?

    The Forum is only the start of collaborative efforts to realize the programme of action from the International Conference on Population and Development and the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.  The intent is to identify successful strategies and build a powerful base of diverse organizations to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights.  Drawing on insights from regional consultations and the over 2,000 applications from every region of the world, participants at the Forum will produce two documents:  a call to action for policymakers and donors and a compilation of the most promising strategic options for nongovernmental organizations and networks.

  2. Where will you send the Berlin Call to Action and Strategic Options compilation?

    Both documents will be posted on the Global Partners in Action Web site and formatted for broader distribution to the media, national-level policymakers and NGO leaders.  A key audience for the Berlin Call to Action will be the 2009 International Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action in Addis Ababa at the end of October.  We are compiling a list of important meetings where we can discuss the Call to Action with policymakers and the Strategic Options compilation with NGOs. We welcome your suggestions.

  3. How can my organization contribute to seeing that the Berlin Call to Action and Strategic Options compilation make a difference?
    You can contribute in several ways:

    • Make a commitment—for yourself or your organization—to see that governments and donors realize the potential of the ICPD POA and the urgency of securing access to health and rights to promote social and economic development.  Develop your own action plan.

    • Issue a news release that puts the Berlin Call to Action into context for your community or country.

    • Write an opinion piece, policy brief, blog or commentary on the Berlin Call to Action and priorities for achieving the ICPD POA. Showcase your own successes in seeing the POA become a reality.

    • Hold a community forum to discuss strategic options that might be applicable to your own agenda and concerns.

    • Post the Berlin Call to Action and Strategic Options compilation on your own Web site or on the wall of your organization.

    • Begin thinking about and discussing what will succeed the ICPD POA in 2015—what are the main issues that the world must address?