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The G(irls)20 Summit has released a communiqué following their May 24 – June 4, 2012 Summit. The Summit convened 21 representatives from the European Union (EU), the African Union (AU) and each G20 country. Each country delegate was a young woman between the ages of 18-20. This year, the Summit took place in Mexico City, Mexico, just two weeks ahead of the G20 Summit which will take place in Los Cabos, Mexico. The G20 Summit is an international forum which gathers the 19 country members and the European Union which constitute 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade and two-thirds of the world’s population. Read more...
Updates
G(irls)20 Summit Communiqué Released
June 4th, 2012
Celebrate Solutions: Service Scheme Increases Midwives in Rural Nigeria
June 4th, 2012
By: Smita Gaith, Women Deliver
Nigeria’s maternal deaths account for 14% of the world’s maternal mortality, with the risk of dying from complications in pregnancy and childbirth as high as 1 in 29. However, a new service scheme is beginning to show some promise.
The solution is called the Nigerian Midwives Service Scheme (MSS). Read more...
Join Us at Women Deliver 2013 – Registration is Live!
June 1st, 2012
By: Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver
Last month, we received the good news that maternal mortality rates are on the decline – maternal deaths have fallen by nearly 50 percent over the past two decades. With this good news at our heels, we’re excited to announce the opening of registration for the Women Deliver 2013 conference – the largest global conference to focus on the health and empowerment of girls and women of the last 10 years. Read more...