UGANDA: Unmet Need for Family Planning Highlighted at Meeting
New Vision on 28 March and The Daily Monitor on 27 March reported on the opening of the African Regional Consulation on MDG 5 which featured a speech by First Lady Janet Museveni. UNFPA Representative Janet Jackson, opening speaker at the event, highlighted the opportunities to address the unmet needs for family planning in Africa. Read in English: New Vision and the Daily Monitor
MEXICO: Rural Women have Unequal Access to Health Services
La voz de la noticia, La Jornada and Once Noticias reported on 7 March that during the commemoration of International Women's Day, Mr. Diego Palacios, UNFPA Mexico representative mentioned that rural women have unequal access to health services affecting their sexual and reproductive health. Additionally, Nuria Urquia, FAO representative in Mexico, pointed out that rural women suffer from unequal conditions at work, "more precarious and less secure than those of rural men and people in urban areas; not flexible schedules to reconcile family care, with lower pay and with little representation in the organizations of the workers." View in Spanish: La vos de la noticia, La Jornada and Once Noticias
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