Happy Mother's Day
Today as we celebrate Mother's Day let us continue to work to help those mothers in need. Every day, almost 800 women die in pregnancy or childbirth. Every two minutes, the loss of a mother shatters a family and threatens the well-being of surviving children. Evidence shows that infants whose mothers die are more likely to die before reaching their second birthday than infants whose mothers survive. And for every woman who dies, 20 or more experience serious complications. moreInternational Day of the Midwife
Skilled midwives, with the equipment and support they need, can spell the difference between life and death for close to 300,000 women each year, and ten times that many infants. moreSetting the Agenda beyond 2015
Between now and 2015 a new development framework is being established to replace the Millennium Development Goals, the blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and leading development institutions to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.
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International Women's Day 2013
International Women’s Day Celebration Reminds Stakeholders of the Importance of Keeping the Promise to End Gender- based Violence. A loud call went out on International Women’s Day for Jamaicans to adopt a zero tolerance approach to gender based violence. moreHealthy You: UNFPA Supports TV Series to Encourage Good Reproductive Health
UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund has collaborated with OCM Productions to produce an exciting and innovative television programme Healthy You that explores a range of common health conditions that afflict and affect Jamaicans. Topics covered include: Adolescent/Teen pregnancy, cervical and prostate cancer, sexually transmitted infections including HIV and AIDS, gender based violence, diabetes, obesity among others. moreTrinidad and Tobago: 2011 Census Report Launch
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago launched its 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report on 19 February 2013. Having commenced the field work in early 2011, it is the first time in the country’s history that it took less than two (2) years to deliver the completed report.more
