| PPD
briefs Permanent Missions at the United Nations |
| Date
: 22 January, 2008 |
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The
Partners in Population and Development (PPD) and the
Permanent Mission of Uganda to the United Nations, organized
a briefing on South-South cooperation in population
and development, with particular reference to the work
of PPD, for the Permanent Missions to the UN on 22 January
at the Uganda House. The briefing was attended by representatives
of Permanent Missions of (1) The People’s Republic
of China; (2) Colombia ; (3) Permanent Mission of The
Arab Republic Egypt; (4) Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia ; (5) India; (6) Republic of Indonesia;
(7) The Kingdom of Morocco; (8) Pakistan; (9) Thailand
; (10) Republic of Uganda; (11) The Republic of Yemen.
Two representatives of UNFPA also attended the briefing.
Mr.
Harry S. Jooseery, Executive Director of PPD, joined
by Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, Director of PPD Regional Office
in Uganda and Mr. Jyoti Singh, Permanent Observer of
PPD at the United Nations, briefed members of the Missions
on current activities and future plans of PPD. The participants
showed particular interest in the proposed PPD activities
in Africa and suggested future cooperation between UNDP
Unit on South-South cooperation and the office of PPD
Permanent Observer to the UN.
Two
previous briefings were organized by PPD in 2007 --
(1)
in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Indonesia
and;
(2)
in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Uganda.
The participants of the latest briefing suggested
that PPD continue to organized such briefings in future.
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