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Viet Nam Radio Drama Helps Reduce Stigma Related to HIV
Viet Nam
HANOI, Viet Nam — As the first national radio soap opera that focused on changing the behaviour of young people in Viet Nam drew to a close, producers shared some of the 2,000 letters sent in by listeners, who testified…
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South Asian Midwives Meet to Plan Better Maternal Health Care
Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Three out of five women giving birth in South Asia do so without a midwife or other skilled birth attendant on hand, a major reason some 44 per cent of maternal deaths worldwide occur in the…
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Day Camp Provides Young Haitians with Respite from the Boredom of Displacement
Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Every day for the past week, Emanuel Eliacin has led an operation that seems like Mission Impossible: Select a thousand 11- to 16-year-olds from camps for the displaced population, put them on 20 buses…
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Eight Global Agencies Call for Concerted Action on Health Data
Switzerland
<p class="paddedContent">GENEVA — MaximsNews Network reports that representatives of eight global health agencies gathered at the GAVI Alliance headquarters in Geneva, in January, and issued an important…
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‘Keeping the Promise’: UN Secretary-General Releases his MDG Report
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented his report, entitled Keeping the Promise, and in his remarks called for the adoption of a global action agenda for accelerating progress towards the Millennium…
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Yuko Arimori Promotes Gender Equality on International Women's Day
Japan
TOKYO —Yuko Arimori, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and an Olympic medallist promoted UNFPA work during events on 8 March to mark International Women’s Day at a United Nations public symposium in Tokyo, Japan.
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Engaging Men and Boys as Partners in Creating Gender Equality
Brazil
UNITED NATIONS — Because men wield much of social, political and economic power in many poor and developing countries, achieving gender equality and reducing violence against women will demand their active participation…
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Sadness and Optimism Mark International Women's Day Celebration in Haiti
Portugal
PORT-AU-PRINCE — “There was sadness, but also songs of joy and a strong commitment to rebuild Haiti,” said Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, after attending an…
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20/20 Vision: Mobilizing for Women’s Rights and Eliminating Violence against Women
NEW YORK — The Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) – an organization established after the Beijing Conference, 15 years ago – met on March 5 at the New School in New York to celebrate and to discuss ways for mobilizing…
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Work with Agents of Change to Promote Women’s Rights, Says UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS, New York — People are critical agents of change in all cultures, who must be engaged to promote the rights of women and protect them from violence, said Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA,…
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Six UN Agencies Call for Intensified Efforts to Help Adolescent Girls
NEW YORK — Adolescent girls have often been missing in policy and programming. Yet many believe that their well-being the key to eliminating poverty, achieving social justice, stabilizing the population, and preventing…
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54th Commission on the Status of Women Opening Calls for Action on Gender Equality
Egypt
UNITED NATIONS – At the opening of the 54th Commission on the Status of Women, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro cited the need to move from commitments to action on gender equality. In an afternoon high-level…
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