UNFPA s WORK WITH FBOs Meeting of Religious Leaders

UNFPA’s WORK WITH FBOs Meeting of Religious Leaders to Assess Response to HIV & AIDS 29 -30 November 2011 Toronto, Canada Dawn Minott Technical Specialist UNFPA Headquarters, HIV/AIDS Branch

About UNFPA to improve the lives of … Population dynamics The goal… Young people including adolescents Hu Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, promote reproductive rights, reduce maternal mortality, and accelerate progress on the ICPD agenda and MDG 5 (A & B) y an m lit a rig qu re de Women s ht enabled by … G en

AREAS OF HIV WORK Young People Most at Risk Populations Women and Girls Linking HIV & Sexual Reproductive Health Strategic Planning Comprehensive Condom Programming

Assumptions underlying UNFPA’s engagement with FBOs v. FBOs, religious leaders and religious institutions, are important partners in the process of development, particularly when it comes to influencing behaviour, attitudes and perceptions. v. FBOs and religious groups have enormous outreach, both actual and potential, and manage the oldest, most far-reaching and diverse array of social service delivery mechanisms.

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Strategic Partnerships & Alliances v UNAIDS, EAA & Partners (Global) • Inter-Faith Prayer Breakfast during High-level Meeting on AIDS v Interagency Task Force on Engaging FBOs for the MDGs (Global) § Strategic Learning Exchange: Faith, Development & Partnership course offered by UN Staff College to Senior UN staff v World Young Women’s Christian Association (Global) § International Women’s Summit: “Women Creating A Safe World”

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Strategic Partnerships & Alliances v Regional Strategy for Engagement with Faith Communities as Culture Agents (Latin American region) v Regional Framework for Partnership with Interfaith Organizations (African region) § Regional consultation resulted in framework to scale up support to FBOs for promotion of gender equality and maternal health

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Strategic Partnerships & Alliances v National Forum of FBOs established (Venezuela, and replicated in Colombia & Mexico) • Roster of theologians from different religious traditions • Publication on common priorities between FBOs and UNFPA • Common training manual for seminarians on SRH • Q&A directory addressing stigma and discrimination from a theological perspective

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Strategic Partnerships & Alliances v Religions for Peace and Latin American Council of Churches (Latin American region) • Prevention of GBV • Support Interfaith Committee on HIV Prevention, Treatment & Care • Addressing stigma and discrimination • Promoting MDG 5 (reducing maternal mortality)

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Strategic Partnerships & Alliances v Women Faith & Development Alliance (Asia-Pacific region) • Enhancement of women’s status – addressing poverty and gender equality v Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality Reduction in Africa (Africa region) § Promote and advocate for intensified implementation of Maputo Plan of Action for Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Strategic Partnerships & Alliances v Youth-friendly Spaces in community worship places • Adolescents SRH, gender-based violence (Guyana) v Faith Network Ecumenical Counseling Center on combating Gender-based Violence (Malawi) § Supported development of National Plan Against gender-based violence § Radio debates by clergy addressing the church and gender-based violence

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Capacity Strengthening v Anglican Diocese: Senior clergy as partners in addressing SRH, gender, GBV and masculinities and to create enabling environment for information and service integration into Diocese programmes (Guyana) v INERELA+: Increase organizational capacity to work in defense of the rights of communities most vulnerable to HIV (Global) v EAA: Theological Consultation on HIV Prevention (Global)

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Capacity Strengthening v Training • 200 Islamic scholar missionaries to address RH issues (Sierra Leone) • Leaders of religious communities on gender-based violence and to include gender-based violence in marriage counseling (Malawi) v Training of Trainers for religious leaders to link Islamic precepts with health priorities (Tajikistan) • Spin-off – specialized institute for State training for religious leaders being promoted

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Technical Assistance v HIV prevention activities addressing human rights, stigma and discrimination reduction against people living with HIV and their families (Honduras) v Study to map FBOs response to violence against women and children (Asia-Pacific region - done by Asia Pacific Women Faith & Development Alliance) v Research on gender-based violence and published findings – “Gender-based Violence from Buddhist Perspectives” (Sri Lanka)

SNAPSHOTS OF INTERVENTIONS: Advocacy & Awareness Raising v EAA: Multi-Faith Pre-conference and Networking Zone (IAC 2010, Vienna) v Armenian Apostolic Church: “GBV and the Christian Value System in Armenian Families” session for clergy • Addressing men’s engagement in anti-GBV movement and the importance of Priests’ work in promoting male involvement v Religious Affairs Committee: awareness raising of religious leaders on HIV, reproductive health, STIs, gender issues (Tajikistan)

UNFPA’s Collaboration with FBOs v Direct funding v Provision of technical support v Service delivery entry point (particularly in context of HIV) v Through collaboration with NGOs v Through collaboration with UNAIDS family