| 07-09
June, 2010
Delivering
solutions for girls and women : theme
of the Women Deliver Conference 2010
Washington DC, USA —
The
Women Deliver conference brings together
people leaders, advocates and officials
from around the world with an urgent
purpose: saving the lives of girls
and women. This global conference
was held in Washington DC on June
7-9, 2010. Mr. Harry S. Jooseery Executive
Director of PPD was present in this
occasion and attended different session
of this conference.
UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called
on world governments to work with
the United Nations to improve women's
and children's health
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called
on world governments to work with
the United Nations to improve women's
and children's health by the UN-set
target date of 2015."I am here
today with a clear message: if we
act now, and act together, we can
deliver for women," Ban said
in the keynote speech to open the
Women Deliver conference on health.
US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said in a videotaped speech delivered
to a packed auditorium at the Washington
Convention Center that women will
only reach their full potential if
maternal health care is improved.
Women deliver enormous social and
economic benefits to their families,
communities, and nations," said
Jill Sheffield, President of Women
Deliver. "We've made great progress
on maternal health in many areas of
the world, but our leaders need to
realize that this issue is at the
core of global development, economic
well-being, and even national security.
When women survive, families-and societies-thrive,"
she said.
The
theme of the conference was: "Delivering
solutions for girls and women,"
and we plan to focus on political,
economic, social/cultural, and technological
solutions. This global meeting expanded
on Women Deliver's hallmark of inclusivity,
reaching out to new partners and new
communities. Women Deliver 2010 moved
the dialogue to the global arena with
two strong messages: The MDGs will
not be achieved without investing
in women and there is just enough
time, if the world commits funding
now, to achieve MDG5 by 2015.
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