United Nations High Level Meeting on Reproductive Health Commodity Security

First ladies, ministers of health and parliamentarians numbered among the 80 people present at the first High Level Meeting on Reproductive Health Commodity Security, 7 and 8 September 2011 in New York. This report documents the meeting, which provided an opportunity to share experiences among 12 priority countries in the UNFPA Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security. The distinguished group issued a Call to Action that voluntary family planning, secured by a steady supply of contraceptives, is a national priority for saving women’s lives.