UNFPA to Promote Health and Rights of Women and Young People at UN General Assembly Events - 19 September 2012

Since 2007, the Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals has brought together a number of actions and initiatives, all aimed at fulfilling the promises given by world leaders in the Millennium Declaration in 2000. Since then, the campa

Mister President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Partners in civil society, Colleagues and friends, It is my pleasure to address the Executive Board on its first regular session in 2013. My colleagues and I congratulate you, Ambassador Olhaye, on

Africa has many accomplishments in which to take pride and confidence. Progress on many fronts is dramatic with a new sense of optimism right across the continent. Economic growth is strong, feeding through into increased incomes and better living standa

According to their agreement, African leaders committed to: 1. Redoubling efforts to improve maternal, newborn and child health to speed-up progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals; 2. Encouraging more States to launch CARMMA and urgin

The African Union Commission, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and other partners will convene a special high-level event on the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) on the sidelines of the African Union Su

OSLO — World leaders called for accelerating efforts to save the lives of women and children in the coming decade at a high-level meeting that discussed perspectives and results on progress in global health. The leaders reaffirmed the principle that glob