YEMEN: Workshop on Internal Migration and Gender Held in Aden
Multiple media outlets reported on 28 June that the Women’s Research & Training Center, Aden University, in cooperation with UNFPA organized workshop to present results of studies about demographic consequences of internal migration in Yemen from gender perspective. Fifty participants, including university professors, researchers, and specialists in population issues attended the workshop. Participants recommended promoting for agricultural development and basic education in rural areas in Yemen, especially among women and girls. The workshop also addressed the need to promote for good urban governance and urban growth at nationwide level. Read in Arabic: Saba and 14October
GLOBAL: UN Agencies Welcome G-8 Initiative On Maternal And Child Health
UN News Centre reported on 28 June that the heads of two United Nations agencies welcomed the decision by leaders of the Group of 8 (G-8) industrialized countries to boost efforts to improve maternal and child health in poorer countries, urging the world to ensure that no woman died while giving birth. “Even though the number of women who die from preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth seems to be declining, far too many mothers still die every day, which has a devastating impact on families, communities and nations,” Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA said in a statement. “Given the wealth and technology of the 21st century, no woman should die giving life,” she added. Read: UN News Centres