ADVOCACY THEMES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2012
“Delivering Results for Women and Children” Forum
20-22 November 2011
Susana Edjang, Project Manager, Every Woman Every Child
Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General
Every Woman Every ChildAdvancing the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health
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1. Key Advocacy moments in 2011 (I)
Date Event/Issue Outcome
January WEF, Davos Private sector engagement
April WHA, Geneva 16 LMICs commitments
May Secretary-General in Nigeria
and Ethiopia
Engagement of national stakeholders
(MPs, private sector and foundations)
May Launch of COIA report,
Geneva
New model; way forward
June Innovation Working Group,
Oslo
Private sector commitments and
guidance for opps & effective PPPs
September UNGA event, NYC 90 new and enhanced commitments;
launch ERG
November Secretary-General in
Bangladesh, Thailand and
Indonesia
Mobilisation of national stakeholders
(MPs, private sector and CSOs)
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1. Key publications 2011
• May
– Commission on Information & Accountability Report
• September
– Innovation for Every Woman Every Child
– Progress Update
– PMNCH report on commitments
• Strengths:
– Global media outreach
– Maintain momentum
• Lessons learned:
– Better coordination for the release of reports, op-eds, etc
– Need for strategic media alliances – non-specialised media
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1. Overview 2011
• Strengths
– High level engagement (United Nations Secretary-General; LIMCs HoSG)
– Accountability and Innovation
• Weaknesses
– Key events do not take place in high priority countries or regions
– Top-down; perceived as Western-led; role of emerging countries
• Opportunities
– Network of Global Leaders/MDG Advocates/iERG
– Private sector and research & academic community mobilisation
– Coordination with other key issues e.g. gender empowerment, climate
change, nutrition, NCDs, etc
• Challenges
– Maintain credibility and momentum
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3. Advocacy 2012: key actors
Global:• United Nations Secretary-General
• Network of Global Leaders
• iERG
• Head of agencies and other global leaders (civil society)
National and regional:• United Nations Secretary-General (country visits tbc)
• MDG Advocates
• Network of Global Leaders
• UN agencies (H5)
• Commission on Commodities
• Commission on Information and Accountability
• Civil society & media (national, regional, global)
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3. Advocacy 2012 – themes and opportunities
• Themes– Implementation of the commitments by all stakeholders (all year)
– Emerging economies (all year)
– Women’s empowerment (Feb/March)
– Youth & adolescent girls (July Olympics)
– Family planning/Reproductive and Sexual Health (tbc)
– Private sector role and opportunities
– Innovation and technology (June tbd)
• Opportunities– Global research agenda (Jan)
– IPU (March)
– Commission on commodities (April)
– PMNCH-supported national and regional events
– Women Deliver regional consultations (April/May/tbd)
– G8 and G20 (May and June)
– Sustainable development Rio+20 (June)
