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THE
CITIZENS’
HEARINGSA TOOLKIT to aid speaking
up for Women, Children and Newborn’s Health
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There have been huge advances in health, education, and the fight against poverty during the lifespan of the Millennium Development Goals; and although there have been big successes, many of the goals will not be reached.
Join us in this exciting project helping civil society and citizens to hold governments to account!
THE
CITIZENS’
HEARINGS
The Citizen Hearings will bring together community and government leaders to listen to, and act on, the views of citizens on national priorities for women’s, children’s and newborn health
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At the UN General Assembly in September 2015 the final Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets will be released and the new Global Strategy for Women and Children’s Health will be announced.
- What do the proposed targets on women, children and newborn’s health actually mean in the national context?
- How does this fit with current commitments and roadmaps in each country?
- How do we learn from the shortfalls of the MDGs and the weak accountability framework?
“Health should be at
the centre of sustainable
development (...)
Accountability will be an
important part of the new
development agenda.” Ban Ki-Moon, May 2014
National Citizens’ HearingsWe will hold Citizens’ Hearings in communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America. We will show Heads of State and community leaders what civil society and citizens, in each country, want accountability to look like in the updated Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health and the SDGs. The Hearings will be public and ambitious – engaging people across the world in a transparent and accessible way.
Core objectives of national Citizens’ Hearings:
How has speaking out helped ensure accountability in the past?
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Global Citizens’ HearingThe concept of a Global Citizens’ Hearing is based on the key recommendation relating to civil society from the Independent Expert Review Group (iERG):
‘From 2015 onwards, hold a civil-society-led World Health Forum adjacent to the World Health Assembly to strengthen political accountability for women’s and children’s health.
The purpose of the Forum would be to bring all parties with an interest in global health together at the time of the World Health Assembly—to hold the intergovernmental process accountable to the citizens of countries, and to facilitate and coordinate action by non-government actors.
This World Health Forum would be an important contribution to the democratisation of global health.’
How does the plan for a Global Citizens’ Hearing build on the iERG recommendation for a civil society led forum adjacent to the World Health Assembly?
What will we achieve together?
Overarching goal: citizens and civil society participate meaningfully in dialogue on accountability for women, children and newborn’s health during 2015
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PLANNING A NATIONAL CITIZENS’ HEARINGFirstly, reach out to Save the Children, White Ribbon Alliance and WV offices or the IPPF Member association in your country (if present) to set up a meeting to discuss joint objectives on the national Citizens’ Hearing, and also to decide a date, panel members, and discuss resources needed, both financial and personnel.
Setting a date to host a national Citizens’ Hearing
Setting the objective:
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What should be discussed at a national Citizens’ Hearing?
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THE CHAIR
PANEL
THE EVIDENCE
THE AUDIENCE
PROMOTION
THE RISKS
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THE OUTCOMEShare the outcome from your Hearing and it will be given as feedback into setting the updated Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s health and will be used to set the agenda for the Global Citizens’ Hearing in May 2015 and the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015. You will be involved in planning for these global processes.
Key responses required for feedback:
Other information to share: Contacts for support and to share your outcomes:
Save the Children
White Ribbon Alliance
World Vision
http://www.ippf.org/about-us/contact
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