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| National
Workshop on South-South Cooperation in Sustainable
Development in Kampala, Uganda. |
| Date
: 22 February, 2007 |
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Partners
in Population and Development (PPD), in collaboration
with Population Secretariat, Ministry of Finance, Planning
and Economic Development of the Government of Uganda
organized a workshop on “South-South Cooperation
in Sustainable Development” on 22nd of February
2007 at the Grand Imperial Hotel, Kampala, Uganda. The
main purposes of the workshop were to:
- Create
a greater awareness about South-South Collaboration
Initiatives of Partners in Population and Development
and examine how South-South cooperation can ensure
sustainable development for the developing countries,
AND.
- Formally
announce the opening of PPD Africa Regional Office
in Kampala, Uganda
The
workshop was attended by 10 Members of Parliament, Journalists
from print and electronic media, representatives from
Universities (Makerare), different Government Ministries
and Departments, UN Agencies, Word Bank, WHO, UNFPA,
USAID, NGOs, Civil Society Organizations, eminent professionals
and experts in the field of reproductive health, population
and development.
Dr.
Jotham Musinguzi, Director of PPD Africa Office
delivered an Address of Welcome and made a comprehensive
presentation on the Reproductive Health, Population
and Development scenarios in Uganda and other
countries in Sub-Saharan African Region. Mr. Harry
Sangeet Jooseery, PPD Executive Director made
a Keynote presentation on “South-South Cooperation
in Ensuring Sustainable Development in the Developing
Countries”. The presentations were followed
by a session on discussions, questions and answers
chaired by one of the leading members of the Ugandan
parliament. In response to spontaneous queries
from the audience, the panelists Messrs Jooseery
and Musinguzi explained how South-South Cooperation
and particularly the PPD Africa Office would contribute
to the attainment of sustainable development of
the Southern countries, particularly Uganda and
other Sub-Saharan African nations. |
Mr.
Harry Sangeet Jooseery, Executive Direcotor
of PPD presenting a keynote in a Session.
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The Closing Ceremony
was chaired by H.E. Dr. Omwony Ojwok, Honorable Minister
of State for Finance, Planning and Population Development
of the Government of Uganda and Board Member and Treasurer
of PPD. The Minister formally announced the opening
of the PPD Africa Office in Kampala and expressed the
commitment of the Government of Uganda to extend all
necessary support and assistance including Office Space,
administrative support services and related logistics
to the PPD Africa Office in Kampala.
H.E
Dr. Omwony Ojwok giving closing speech in the workshop.
In his left Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, Director of PPD Africa
office and
in the right Mr. Harry Sangeet Jooseery, Executive Director
of PPD
The
closure of the workshop was followed by a Press Conference
where the journalists from the country’s leading
print and electronic media spoke with the Minister of
State, PPD Executive Director and the Director of PPD
Africa Regional Office.
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