About Us News Latest 09/10/2007: UN General Assembly Approves Reproductive Health Targets and Indicators
The UN General Assembly today approved recommended text by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Millennium Development Goal Indicators to include new targets and indicators which focus on reproductive health in the MDGs.
These targets and indicators will play a vital role in monitoring and evaluating the progress towards universal access to reproductive health.
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