by Brussels Communications | Dec 2, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
On November 30, the European Commission adopted its renewed Global Health Strategy. Long-awaited, the strategy replaces a previous framework that dated back to 2010, which lacked adequate political support, and which was no longer fit for purpose, given the...
by Brussels Communications | Dec 1, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
Every year on December 1, the world marks World AIDS Day. The 2022 theme is Equalise: shining a spotlight on the fact that populations in vulnerable situations, including children and young people, still often lack access to the HIV prevention, diagnostics, and...
by Brussels Communications | Nov 10, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health, Youth Empowerment
For our latest blog post, we’re bringing together two young people, one a Youth Champion of our partner organisation in Uganda, the other an Advocacy Officer in our Brussels office. John Jessy and Ffion joined forces recently in Uganda, Brussels, and Berlin, and in...
by Brussels Communications | Oct 26, 2022 | Brussels, Empower, Youth Empowerment
On October 4, the European Commission adopted its first ever Youth Action Plan (YAP), which will be the guiding policy framework to promote youth engagement and empowerment as part of the EU’s external action between 2022-2027. This was a key deliverable for Jutta...
by Brussels Communications | Oct 24, 2022 | Brussels, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
“If you educate a girl, you educate a whole nation.” European Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, Oct. 10, 2022 Between October 10 and 14, three DSW youth champions joined the 10th edition of the European Week of Action for Girls (EWAG) in Brussels,...
by Brussels Communications | Oct 7, 2022 | Brussels, Global Health
On 24 September, parallel to the UN General Assembly in New York, the European Commission announced a contribution of EUR 45 million over six years to the UNFPA Supplies Partnership, supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally. “At a time of...
