Geneva – In a joint statement delivered to the UN Human Rights Council, 83 Governments reaffirmed their commitment to addressing maternal mortality as a human rights issue. They called upon the Council to address the unacceptable number of women dying from pregnancy or childbirth each year. The joint statement represents one of the largest joint intergovernmental statements delivered to the Council, and the first to address maternal mortality and human rights.
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Burkina Faso’s First Lady Calls on Artists to Save Lives
March 2nd, 2009
OUAGADOUGOU - The First Lady of Burkina Faso called on the artists and storytellers of Africa to use their talents to help save the lives of the 1500 African women who die needlessly each day from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes. H.E. Mrs. Chantal Compaoré was speaking as guest of honor at the 21st Pan African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) in Ouagadougou.