UNFPA applauds the adoption of a landmark resolution on maternal health

GENEVA - The Human Rights Council today adopted the resolution on ‘Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights’. With this resolution, over 70 UN Member States acknowledge that the issue of maternal health must be recognized as a human right challenge and that efforts to curb the unacceptably high global rates of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity must be urgently intensified and broadened. more

United to combat climate change

COPENHAGEN – UNFPA Nordic Office joined forces with other UN agencies and the European Environment Agency to screen world-renowned photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film ‘HOME’ on World Environment Day, 5 June. Using Arthus-Bertrand’s trademark aerial footage, the film – shot in more than 50 countries – makes an urgent appeal for the planet, arguing that in ten years it will be too late to reverse its degradation. more

The toll of maternal death remains high but is gaining attention

New York — Every minute, a woman dies in the developing world as a result of pregnancy or childbirth. For years, the tragic deaths of 500,000 mothers each year has been more or less invisible. The dead women are typically buried with little fanfare; their families, usually impoverished, are left to cope with their loss as best they can. more