UN Foundation Commits $400 Million to Support Maternal, Child Health Together with UN agencies and partner organizations, the UN Foundation will seek to address global health priorities, including childhood immunizations, malaria prevention, clean cooking solutions, and access to reproductive health services.... More»
Resource: MDG +10 Summit IPS Newsletter on ‘8 Goals through a Gender Lens’
http://www.ipsnews.net/genderwire/ipsmdg3terraviva.pdf
News: Educating Women Saves Children, Study Finds
LONDON (AP) — Giving young women an education resulted in saving the lives of more than four million children worldwide in 2009, according to a new study published Friday. American researchers analyzed 915 censuses and surveys from 175 countries tracking education, economic growth, H.I.V. infection rates and child deaths from 1970 to 2009. By using >> Read more
News: Former Chilean President to Lead New U.N. Agency
"UNITED NATIONS — Michelle Bachelet, famous for breaking gender barriers by becoming the first woman elected president of Chile, will head the new global United Nations agency created to advance women’s rights, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday. Mr. Ban said he chose Ms. Bachelet, 58, from 26 candidates for her political skills and ability >> Read more
News: Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies by Melanne Verveer, September 7, 2010.
“Investing in women is also a key pillar of the President’s Feed the Future Initiative, which was developed under Secretary Clinton’s leadership. It is a $3.5 billion commitment to strengthen the world’s food supply, so farmers can support their families and food can be available more broadly. It focuses on sustainably reducing hunger through greater >> Read more
News: U.N. Climate Body Urged to Take Lead in Gender Focus
Megan Iacobini de Fazio UNITED NATIONS, Sep 8 - Two weeks before the 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review summit at the United Nations, concerns are being raised that gender equality is still largely divorced from efforts to address climate change, even though women have a critical role to play in solving - and are >> Read more
News: Rockefeller Foundation
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, announced that Heather Grady has been appointed Vice President of Foundation Initiatives (VPFI), effective September 27. Grady comes to the Rockefeller Foundation from Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, where she has served as Managing Director. Grady has spent more than 15 years working on development policy >> Read more
News: A Food Program That’s Not About Food
"Last year, the New York Times splashed stark images of child malnutrition in India's hinterland across its front page. More recently, another front-page article in the Times reminded the world that India's hunger problem hasn't gone anywhere and told the story of how various social-safety-net programs have failed to help. As the article explains, India >> Read more
News: Gender Equality Goals Miss the Mark, Women’s Groups Say
Hannah Rubenstein UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 - A month ahead of the 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review summit at the United Nations, some women's groups are voicing concern that member states' commitment to women's issues is insufficient and slowing progress towards gender parity worldwide. MORE >>
News: Hilary Clinton on the new GHI, August 16th
“Second, we are focusing on the needs and contributions of women and girls, who are still frequently overlooked and underserved by health professionals who don’t notice their suffering or hear their concerns. Our commitment to promoting the health of women and girls is, of course, for their sake, but also for the sake of their >> Read more
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