Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises Introducing IAWG Sandra Krause Director, Reproductive Health Program Women’s Refugee.

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Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises Introducing IAWG Sandra Krause Director, Reproductive Health Program Women’s Refugee Commission

“IAWG” or “IWAG”

Who is here? Registered participants for 2013 IAWG annual meeting include approximately 122 individuals from 79 agencies and 30 countries. Representatives from governments, United Nations agencies, non- governmental organizations, academia, etc.

Why are we here? Annual face-to-face meetings for members to: exchange information, identify challenges, gain from the experience of others, build partnerships, and collectively work toward the institutionalization of reproductive health care for crisis-affected populations.

How does IAWG work? Spirit of collaboration and volunteer commitment Fluid membership and steering committee

IAWG Steering Committee American Refugee Committee (ARC) CARE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Columbia University FHI360 International Medical Corps (IMC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ipas International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) International Rescue Committee (IRC) JPHIEGO JSI Research and Training Institute Marie Stopes International (MSI) Save the Children United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) University of New South Wales Women’s Refugee Commission World Health Organization (WHO)

Some key highlights global review Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings, May global evaluation

What does IAWG do? Advances global agenda through 11 thematic and five regional sub-working groups with a specific Terms of Reference. Shares information and resources through a website ( and electronic community ( Meets on an annual basis to review process and determine priorities for collective action.

2013 meeting objectives Review progress towards achieving the programmatic goals outlined in the Terms of Reference from the 2011 IAWG meeting. Share information and identify areas of common work; plan next steps for Establish a regional IAWG forum for the South East Asia and Oceania region to share information and lessons learned across projects and enable synergistic partnerships.

Thank You!