Gender equality and political will crucial in reducing maternal mortality
Gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights are key factors in reducing maternal mortality in the world. Political will, adequate financing and men's responsibility are other vital elements in reducing the number of women who die during pregnancy, in childbirth and due to unsafe abortions. This was established at a seminar arranged by the Government during the UN meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women currently under way in New York.Photo: Koji Ishibashi
Sabunis speech in the UN
Tuesday 2 March, Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, gave a speech at the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
in the UN. The session marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995.
Nyamko Sabuni at UN gender equality meeting
On Tuesday 2 March, Minister for Integration and Gender Equality Nyamko Sabuni will speak at the meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York. This year's session will contain an evaluation of how states are living up to the commitments set out in the UN's action plan for gender equality, the Beijing Platform. Sweden will also be organising a special seminar on gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the context of Millennium Development Goal 5 on improved maternal health and reduced maternal mortality.Photo: Ken Opprann/Norway
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