Every Woman Every Child

This International Women's Day, watch UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speak; listen to the newly launched UN Women theme song “One Woman”; read a statement on International Women's Day from the iERG. View more partner activity and join the conversation on Twitter using #IWD2013.

In November partners gathered to review progress and accountability in support of the Global Strategy. View the meeting agenda, participant list, group presentations, and more on the WHO Accountability site.

Bill Clinton joined other world leaders to announce a new partnership that will help avoid almost 30 million unwanted pregnancies and save $250 million in health costs, in coordination with the UN Commodities Commission.

A new plan and set of recommendations to improve the supply and access of life-saving health supplies was submitted to the UN Secretary-General. Read the release. View the Commissioner's report.

Since its launch in September 2010, the Every Woman Every Child movement has helped catalyze new attention and investment to some of the most neglected causes of women’s and children’s mortality. Learn more.

To stay connected with the global movement, follow @UnfEWEC on Twitter, Like Every Woman Every Child on Facebook, and subscribe to the Every Woman Every Child YouTube Channel.

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The Global Health Workforce Alliance is advocating for action to address the health workforce crisis at the highest political levels and across its vast network of members and partners.

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Commodities Commission resolution approved by World Health Assembly delegates with wide-ranging support
Each year, delegates from WHO Member States come together to focus on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. This May, the Sixty-sixth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) is taking place in Geneva. A resolution from the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities was approved with wide-ranging support. The resolution promotes robust monitoring and evaluation on progress achieved towards the Commission recommendations at global and country-level by requiring the submission of an annual report by the WHO Director General to the World Health Assembly until 2015. Learn more on the Child Health Now website.
Every Woman Every Child stakeholders meet to strengthen coordination
On May 1, over 40 participants from the Every Women Every Child stakeholders’ platform, convened by the H4+, met in New York and by video conference to share updates and information on progress made in the implementation of the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. Participants included representatives from the United Nations Secretary-General Office, donors, international NGOs, private sector and UN agencies. Read the full meeting summary.
Millions of girls in developing countries to be protected against cervical cancer thanks to new HPV vaccine deals
A new record low price for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines will help ensure millions of girls in developing countries can be protected against cervical cancer. The GAVI Alliance is imlpementing its 2010 commitment in support of Every Woman Every Child in part by ensuring that the poorest countries will now have access to a sustainable supply of HPV vaccines for as low as US$ 4.50. Learn more.

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