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Home About Us News Latest 30/6/2011 : Third Women Deliver Conference to take place in Kuala Lumpur in May 2013

30/6/2011 : Third Women Deliver Conference to take place in Kuala Lumpur in May 2013

The third global Women Deliver conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28-30 May 2013. This three day global conference will draw advocates, activists, civil society representatives, UN agencies, researchers, government officials, and global leaders from around the world to Asia to discuss the most pressing issues facing girls and women.  The conference will focus on accelerating progress in the final push to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including MDG5 which aims to reduce maternal mortality and ensure universal access to reproductive health by 2015.


More information on the third global Women Deliver conference.

 

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