Progress report for
Engaging Parliamentarians as Advocates with civil society to progress SRHR and ICPD in the Pacific SIDS
Achievement at a glance
On 29 June 2015, the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD), in partnership with NZFPA and UNFPA, convened an Open Hearing on engaging boys and men in sexual and reproductive health and rights initiatives at the New Zealand Parliament. The Open Hearing received written submissions and oral presentations on the theme. Parliamentarians from NZ and Pacific SIDS, were informed about the extent boys and men are engaged in Sexual Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights (SRH&RR) related activities in Pacific Island Countries SIDS, and what impact such engagement has had, and their roles with respect to encouraging the engagement of men and boys in SRH&RR.Challenges faced in implementation
Funding limitations for sustained engagement with parliamentariansNext Steps
UNFPA provides on-going funding and technical support to strengthen programmatic initiatives in the Pacific SIDS to engage men and boys in SRHR initiatives.Beneficiaries
Parliamentary representatives from Kiribati, PNG, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu; women, men and young people from those islands.