Partners in Population and Development

The Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is an intergovernmental alliance

International organization

An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states , or of other intergovernmental organizations...

of twenty-four 'developing

Developing country

A developing country, also known as a less-developed country, is a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developing country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries...

' countries. They hold a permanent observer seat

United Nations General Assembly observers

In addition to the current 193 member states, the United Nations welcomes many international organizations, entities, and non-member states as observers. Observer status is granted by a United Nations General Assembly resolution...

in the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly

For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...

. They have an Africa Regional Office in Kampala, Uganda and a China Country Office. According to their website, the PPD is the "only organization in the world fully dedicated to South-South partnerships."

Mission

According to the Partners' 1999 Annual Report, Partnerships for Capacity Building, their mission is to, "help implement the
Cairo Program of Action by quickly expanding and improving South-to-South collaboration in the fields of family planning

Family planning

Family planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans. Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education, prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections, pre-conception counseling and...

and reproductive health

Reproductive health

Within the framework of the World Health Organization's definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene, addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system...

."

The Strategic Plan 2005-2014 states that their, "mission is to assist each other and other developing countries to address successfully the sexual and reproductive health and right

Right

Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory...

s, including family planning and HIV

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...

/AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

, population and development

Development studies

Development studies is a multidisciplinary branch of social science which addresses issues of concern to developing countries. It has historically placed a particular focus on issues related to social and economic development, and its relevance may therefore extend to communities and regions...

challenges through South-South collaboration by raising a common voice and sharing sustainable

Sustainable development

Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...

, effective, efficient, accessible and acceptable solutions considering the diverse economic, social, political, religious and cultural characteristics of our countries." The Partners also take an advocacy

Advocacy

Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...

role to promote south-south collaboration.

This mandate

Mandate (international law)

In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....

was established in the International Conference on Population and Development

International Conference on Population and Development

The United Nations coordinated an International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt from 5–13 September 1994. Its resulting Program of Action is the steering document for the United Nations Population Fund ....

Programme for Development. The Conference occurred in Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

, Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

in September, 1994. The Programme deals mainly with the following topics: education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

, migration

Human migration

Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic...

, infant mortality

Infant mortality

Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the spreading information about Oral Re-hydration Solution to mothers around the world has decreased the rate of children dying...

and sexual health services in 'developing' countries.

Representatives

Representatives of each Member Country on the PPD Board by Region
Region	Country	Name	Position in PPD	Position in home country
Asia	Bangladesh	awaiting nomination	N/A	N/A
	Mainland China	H.E. Zhang Weiqing	Co-Chairman	Minister, State Population and Family Planning
	India	Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress and the current Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India....	Chairperson	Honorable Minister of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
	Indonesia	Dr. Sumarjati Arjoso, SKM	Board Member	Chairperson, National Family Planning Coordinating Board
	Pakistan	H.E. Ch. Shahbaz Hussain	Board Member	Minister for Population Welfare
	Thailand	Dr. Narongsakdi Aungkasuvapala	Board Member	Honorable Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health
Latin America Latin America Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area... & Caribbean Caribbean The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...	Colombia	dormant partner	N/A	N/A
	Mexico	dormant partner	N/A	N/A
Middle East Middle East The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East... & North Africa North Africa North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...	Egypt	H.E Dr. Hatem M. Gabaly	Board Member	Honorable Minister of Health and Population
	Jordan	H.E. Engineer Said S. Darwazah	Board Member	Honorable Minister, Ministry of Health
	Morocco	H.E. Dr. Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah is a Moroccan gastroenterologist and politician. He served as Minister of Health in the government of Driss Jettou from 2002 to 2007...	Secretary Secretary A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...	Minister of Health
	Tunisia	Prof. Dr. Nabiha Gueddana	Board Member	Director General, Office of Health and Population
	Yemen	H.E. Mr. Amin Maaroof Al-Janad	Board Member	Secretary General, Technical Secretariat, National Population Council
Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...	Benin	H.E. Pr Dorothée Kinde-Gazard	Board member	Honorable Minister, Ministre de la Santé Publique du Bénin
	Ethiopia	awaiting nomination	N/A	N/A
	The Gambia	H.E. Mrs. Isatou Njie-Saidy Isatou Njie Saidy Isatou Njie-Saidy is a Gambian politician. She has been Vice President and Secretary of State for Women's Affairs of The Gambia since 20 March 1997 and is the first Gambian woman to hold the position of Vice President...	Board Member	Vice President
	Ghana	awaiting nomination	N/A	N/A
	Kenya	Dr. Richard Otieno Muga	Board member	Director, National Council on Population and Development
	Mali	H.E. Mme Maiga Zeinab Mint YOUBA	Vice-Chair	Honorable Minister, Ministry of Health
	Nigeria	H.E. Professor Osita Ogbu	Board Member	Honorable Economic Advisor to the President
	Senegal	H.E. Mr. Abdou Fall	Board Member	Honorable Minister, Ministre de la Santé et de la Prévention
	South Africa	H.E. Dr. Dr Zola ST Skweyiya	Board Member	Honorable Minister for Social Development Government of the Republic of South Africa
	Uganda	awaiting nomination	Treasurer Treasurer A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...	Director, Population Secretariat, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Department
	Zimbabwe	H.E. Dr. David Parirenyatwa	Board Member	Minister of Child and Health Welfare

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