mer., 22 mai 2013 10:30:02 +0000 mer., 22 mai 2013 10:30:02 +0000 UNFPA Publications http://www.unfpa.org UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts. en-us serrano@unfpa.org (Alvaro Serrano) gruber@unfpa.org (Kimberly Gruber) UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund http://www.unfpa.org/images/unfpalogoxs.gif 80 36 The world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes We're Counting on You http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/6518;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 Fifteen years ago, when you and other parliamentarians from around the world gathered in Cairo for the International Conference on Population and Development, you made history.  In doing so, you changed the lives of millions of women. As a result of the consensus achieved at that historic conference, more young women than ever befor... Every minute, of every day, a woman dies giving life. http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/4477;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 ... Her Time is Running Out http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/3805;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 Every minute, every day, a woman in the developing world dies from pregnancy-related complications. Most of these—some 529,000 deaths a year—can be prevented. The solution boils down to a single word: Access. Access to information. Access to contraception. Access to quality care before, during and after childbirth. Additional language... Equality Empowers http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/3820;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 Equality benefits everyone. Where girls have equal opportunity to education, societies become more prosperous. Where women have equal access to income, assets and services, families become healthier. When both men and women are able to participate equally and exercise their full human rights, the world benefits. Vote for Her Life http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/3819;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 Whether they represent the richest or the poorest populations of the world, parliamentarians have the power to vote -- to adopt laws and policies that can make a world of difference in the life of a woman. Every minute a mother goes missing http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/3821;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 Every minute a mother goes missing. She perishes in childbirth or from complications of pregnancy. Her death is preventable. This tragedy adds up to 529,000 deaths each year, leaving a devastating void in families, communities, entire regions. The emotional, social and economic consequences affect every one of us. 1,000,000,000 adolescents are about to enter their reproductive years http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/3823;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 More than 1 billion young people are between the ages of 15 and 24. They need supportive relationships and respect. In return, the world needs their active participation. "Life or death is a political decision." http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/publications/pid/3825;jsessionid=9C0A158D03E1F6402EC9331D0AB3FA96.jahia02 "Life or death is a political decision", reads this poster from the International Parliamentarians' Conference in Ottawa, Canada. At the conference, elected representatives from 72 countries and territories pledged to save lives by striving to allocate up to 10 per cent of their nations' development budgets for population and reproductive health programmes. This poster asks if your government has made the same committment.