1. MNCH Advocacy and Campaigning – Opportunities in 2014 13 th May 2014 1

2. 2 20th May Launch of The Lancet Newborn series 28-30 May Canada host a high- level Summit on maternal, newborn and child health Toronto, Canada 1-5 June Launch of the “State of the World’s Midwifery” report Prague, Czech Republic 26-27 June AU Summit of African Heads of State Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 30 June-1 July Launch of Every Newborn Action Plan at the Partner’s Forum Johannesburg, South Africa 16-29 September United Nations General Assembly New York, USA 2014 – Some Key Global Moments for MNCH 19-23 May Discussion of Every Newborn Action Plan at World Health Assembly Geneva, Switzerland 5-6 August US/Africa leaders summit Washington DC

3. THE PMNCH partners forum, 30 th June – 1 st July Johannesburg What is it? Chaired by Graça Machel, the partners forum will bring together over 800 key stakeholders in women's and children's health. It is co-hosted with the Government of South Africa. This is the third partners forum The Objectives of the forum: Develop a strategic vision for the RMNCH community for the Post-2015 era. Take stock and learn lessons from the MDG achievements to date Strengthen implementation of existing commitments and promote greater accountability Format: High level plenaries and parallel sessions on key themes Highlights Launch of Every Newborn Action Plan Launch of Countdown to 2015 report (2014) 3 The PMNCH partners forum could be a critical moment to raise awareness and galvanize momentum on MNCH issues. Civil Society can play a crucial role in ensuring it results in real action and increases awareness with the South African public