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  • 03 Jul 2014
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With 546 days left to score Millennium Development Goals, new roadmap released to save lives of additional 140,000 women, 250,000 newborns by end of 2015

KIGALI, Rwanda — At a meeting here of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Advocates, key supporters of the health-related MDGs presented an Acceleration Roadmap…

With 546 days left to score Millennium Development Goals, new roadmap released…

KIGALI, Rwanda — At a meeting here of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Advocates, key…

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  • 30 Jun 2014
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Women, Girls Face Escalating Risk of Violence, Exploitation during Iraq Crisis, Warns UNFPA

UNITED NATIONS, New York – With nearly one million people currently displaced throughout North and Western Iraq, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, warns that about 250,000 women and girls,…

Women, Girls Face Escalating Risk of Violence, Exploitation during Iraq Crisis…

UNITED NATIONS, New York – With nearly one million people currently displaced throughout North and Western Iraq, UNFPA, the…

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  • 06 Jun 2014
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At least two women each hour fall victim to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says UNFPA

UNITED NATIONS, New York—Ahead of the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict, to be hosted by the United Kingdom next week, UNFPA warns that without immediate action, at least 20,000…

At least two women each hour fall victim to sexual violence in the Democratic…

UNITED NATIONS, New York—Ahead of the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict, to be hosted by the United Kingdom…

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  • 03 Jun 2014
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Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and…

Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International…

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  • 15 May 2014
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30,000 South Sudanese Women at Risk of Dying in Childbirth, Warns UNFPA

UNITED NATIONS, New York--As the conflict in South Sudan continues to intensify, UNFPA, warns that an estimated 200,000 pregnant women will be in need of urgent care this year alone.

30,000 South Sudanese Women at Risk of Dying in Childbirth, Warns UNFPA

UNITED NATIONS, New York--As the conflict in South Sudan continues to intensify, UNFPA, warns that an estimated 200,000 pregnant…

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  • 06 May 2014
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United Nations agencies report steady progress in saving mothers’ lives

GENEVA / NEW YORK – New United Nations data show a 45 per cent reduction in maternal deaths since 1990. An estimated 289 000 women died in 2013 due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, down…

United Nations agencies report steady progress in saving mothers’ lives

GENEVA / NEW YORK – New United Nations data show a 45 per cent reduction in maternal deaths since 1990. An estimated 289 000…

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  • 30 Apr 2014
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260 parliamentarians from 6 continents reaffirm strong support for population, development agenda

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 28 April 2014 – At the sixth global parliamentarians’ conference on population and development, held in Stockholm from 23 to 25 April, parliamentarians from 134 countries…

260 parliamentarians from 6 continents reaffirm strong support for population,…

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 28 April 2014 – At the sixth global parliamentarians’ conference on population and development, held in…

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  • 29 Apr 2014
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More Support Needed to Save Lives of Women and Girls in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling for a sustained international community and donor support in South Sudan to ensure the safety and dignity of women and young…

More Support Needed to Save Lives of Women and Girls in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling for a sustained international community and donor…

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  • 23 Apr 2014
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Global Parliamentarians Mark Twentieth Anniversary of "Revolution" in International Development

STOCKHOLM, 23 April 2014—More than 260 parliamentarians from 134 countries started a meeting here today to renew their commitment to the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and…

Global Parliamentarians Mark Twentieth Anniversary of "Revolution" in…

STOCKHOLM, 23 April 2014—More than 260 parliamentarians from 134 countries started a meeting here today to renew their commitment…

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