Millennium Development Goals
Increased Investment in Midwifery Services Can Save 3.6 Million Lives Annually
by Brenda Zulu
June 22, 2011 - 6:32pm (Print)
Thirty-eight of 58 countries surveyed may fail to meet their target of 95 percent coverage by skilled attendants by 2015 unless an additional 120,000 midwives are trained, deployed and retained. A new report also indicates that upgrading midwifery services could save more than 3.6 million lives each year by 2015.
An International Perspective on Current Budget Debates about RH
reader diary by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA
April 15, 2011 - 7:33pm (Print)
This is pretty dry stuff. Wade through it please!
My Fantasy Testimony to the Republican House of Representatives about UNFPA Funding
reader diary by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA
February 23, 2011 - 2:43pm (Print)
I hope Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney puts this in the Congressional Record.
Eliminating Obstetric Fistula: A Comprehensive Approach to a Long-Ignored Problem
by Sneha Barot
January 25, 2011 - 4:30pm (Print)
Obstetric fistula is a source of shame, stigma, and despair for millions of women. But US politics will inevitably play a role in whether it can be effectively addressed.
Hooray for UNFPA
reader diary by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA
January 21, 2011 - 5:44pm (Print)
A MUST SEE video with UNFPA views and the Catholic Church's views on family planning in the Philippines.
In the Category Of "They Must Be Kidding," the United Nations Puts Stephen Harper in Charge of Accountability of Women's Health
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 17, 2010 - 12:41pm (Print)
The United Nations makes anti-choice Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in charge of accountability for women's health in meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
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Women's Rights Advocates Applaud New Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
November 19, 2010 - 2:18pm (Print)
Women's health and rights advocates today applauded the appointment of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin of Nigeria as executive director of the United Nations Population Fund.
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Here We Go Again
reader diary by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA
November 11, 2010 - 3:41pm (Print)
Population Action International, please say it ain't so! Could UNFPA be defunded again?
MDG Film Fest: Poverty - Sin Nombre
by Kelly Castagnaro, IWHC
September 21, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Akimbo, the blog of the International Women's Health Coalition blog, features Sin Nombre, a film about MDG #1, eradicating poverty and hunger globally.
Akimbo's First Ever Film Festival: Millennium Development Goals at the Movies!
by Melanie Abrahams, International Women's Health Coalition
September 21, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
RH Reality Check is highlighting Akimbo's first ever film festival, focused on each of the eight Millennium Development Goals as a way to increase awareness of the issues about which the goals are related.
