ven., 18 mai 2012 16:48:21 +0000 ven., 18 mai 2012 16:48:21 +0000 http://unfpa.dexero.com 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) http://unfpa.dexero.com/images/unfpalogoxs.gif http://unfpa.dexero.com 80 36 The world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10730 UNITED NATIONS, New York – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, UNFPA and the World Bank. "This shows that the enhanced effort of countries, supported by UNFPA and other development partners, is paying off. But we can’t stop here. Our work must continue to make every pregnancy wanted and every childbirth safe," said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10759 BANGKOK—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, and Dr. Paijit Warachit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, met today to discuss Thailand’s progress and challenges in promoting better reproductive and sexual health, especially among adolescents and youth. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10747 SHASHEMENE, Ethiopia – One of the key strategies for reducing maternal mortality is making sure trained midwives attend births and can refer women with complications to timely obstetric care. It’s one of the strategies that Ethiopia has embarked on and which is contributing to the steep declines in maternal deaths in that country. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10729 In this blog entry, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof references his piece about fistula survivors that was published on 13 May, which was Mother's Day in the United States and some other countries. He argues that the day should celebrate all moms, including those who nearly die giving life, and are left with a terrible injury. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10719 UNITED NATIONS, New York—Leading actors from the international development community will meet in Istanbul on 24 -25 May to discuss strategies to speed up achievement of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10707 In this opinion piece written on the occasion of Mothers' Day, UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin talks about how his own remarkable mother shaped his attitudes toward women, human rights and empowerment. "She would say that Providence has put me here to accomplish an important mission in the world," he writes. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10685 NEW DELHI--- During his recent trip to India, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin engaged government officials, civil society representatives, corporate icons and movie stars in discussions about some of the Fund’s fundamental issues—from family planning and gender inequity to opportunities for young people and India’s role in international forums. His three-day visit was packed with back-to-back meetings across both Mumbai and New Delhi, and included a visit to a National Council of Educational Research and Training campus, where a UNFPA-supported  workshop for adolescents was underway.   http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10679 UNITED NATIONS, New York—The Hellosmile Project, a joint campaign to prevent cervical cancer, initiated and led by TOKYO FM Broadcasting, and which includes UNFPA and other partners, will be officially launched in the United States this week. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10577 Urgent action is needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health before the target year of 2015, and investing in human resources for health, especially midwifery, is one the soundest investments a country can make to accelerate progress, state UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, and ICM Secretary-General, Agneta S. Bridges, on the International Day of Midwife. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10658 A new report provides the first-ever national, regional and global estimates of preterm birth. Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth shows the extent to which preterm birth is on the rise in most countries, and is now the second leading cause of death globally for children under five, after pneumonia. Addressing preterm birth is now an urgent priority for reaching Millennium Development Goal 4, calling for the reduction of child deaths by two-thirds by 2015. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10654 UNITED NATIONS, New York --- The 21st century is a critical period for people and the planet, with demographic and consumption trends posing tremendous challenges in a finite world. These conclusions, along with recommendations for moving toward a prosperous and flourishing future, are at the heart of a new report issued last week by one of the world’s oldest and most respected scientific organization, the Royal Society. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10621 UNITED NATIONS, New York—At the conclusion of its 2012 session late last week, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development adopted a groundbreaking resolution that provides a major boost to the sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights of adolescents and youth. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10611 UNITED NATIONS, New York - UNFPA rightly believes the road to Rio goes via Cairo - and that sustainable development and population are inextricably linked. So when the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (also known as the Rio+20 summit) takes place in Brazil in June, a strong underlying theme will be the human factor, as spelled out in the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in the Egyptian capital. http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10597 NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar—At the invitation of the Government of Myanmar, the United Nations will provide technical assistance and help mobilize financial support for the country’s first census in 31 years, under an agreement signed today in the nation’s capital.   http://unfpa.dexero.com/public/home/news/pid/10563 DELHI - Catarina Furtado, popular Portuguese television personality, who also serves as a  Goodwill Ambassador  for UNFPA, was in India recently to report for the 13-episode TV series, Princes of Nothing, which is aired weekly on RTP, Portugal’s main TV station. The TV series puts a very human face on the difficulties of development and the challenges of reaching the MDGs across four countries: Haiti, India, Mozambique and South Sudan.