Maternal

Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose Migiro

Investing in women can lead to progress on all development goals, says Migiro

15 April 2010
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General has called for greater investment to ensure the health and wellbeing of women, stressing that healthy women can lead to better families and societies, and help achieve the globally agreed development targets with a 2015 deadline.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) with President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania in April 2010

Ban readies multifaceted campaign to combat maternal mortality

14 April 2010
With hundreds of thousands of women and girls dying in pregnancy or childbirth every year and 10 to 15 million more suffering long-lasting disabilities, the United Nations today outlined steps for a multi-pronged campaign to fight the scourge.