Primary Health Care on the Road to Universal Health Coverage

22 September 2019

Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 E 43rd Street, New York, USA

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The 74th Session of the UN General Assembly

17 September - 30 September 2019

United Nations Headquarters, New York

Established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly is the chief policymaking of the United Nations. Composed all 193 Members of the United Nations, it is also the organization’s most representative body, providing a unique forum for discussions on the full range of international issues.

This September marks the beginning of the General Assembly's 74th session, where the United Nations will address issues of critical global importance.

United Nations Population Award Ceremony 2019

20 June 2019

United Nations Headquarters, New York

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Press Release

Liberian women’s organization, Gambian minister, selected as 2019 UN Population Award laureates

28 May 2019

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Resources

UN resolution on fistula 2018 (A/RES/73/147)

Resource date: Dec 2018

The Resolution calls upon States and the international community to accelerate actions to end fistula and reiterates the need for urgent efforts and significantly increased investment to improve maternal health by addressing sexual and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.

The document further  outlines key recommendations and actions, and calls for the development of a Global Road Map to End Fistula within a decade.

Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2018 (A/73/285)

Resource date: Jul 2018

The United Nations Secretary-General report outlines efforts made by the international community at the global, regional and national levels to end obstetric fistula, and offers recommendations to intensify those efforts with a human rights-based approach.

15th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture

30 April 2019

United Nations Headquarters, New York

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The 71st Session of the UN General Assembly

13 September - 26 September 2016

United Nations Headquarters, New York

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News

Girls are saying no to FGM – and they need political champions

“The solutions are there. The girls are there. They are working,” said anti-FGM advocate Aissata Camara (right), calling for political support to accelerate the elimination of the practice. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
  • 09 October 2018
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News

A call to protect women and girls on the move

Rohingya refugee girls participate in classes on sexual and reproductive health and life skills at a UNFPA-supported safe space in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The space offers a place to connect with peers and gain support, care and knowledge to help them stay healthy and safe amidst the hardships of forced displacement. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
  • 05 October 2018
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