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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