The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 26
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Encourages Governments, including through technical and financial support and cooperation, to prevent and address, as a matter of priority, deaths and complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, which are still the leading cause of death of women of reproductive age in many developing countries, recognizing that maternal mortality and morbidity have shown very little decline in the least developed countries, that the lack of safe motherhood services is still one of the world's urgent concerns and that reducing maternal mortality and morbidity saves women's lives, protects family health, alleviates poverty and improves opportunities for the next generations;
Status juridique
Negotiated soft law
Organe
Commission on Population and Development
Type de document
Resolution
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Health
Poverty
Personnes concernées
Families
Women
Année
2009
Type de paragraphe
OP
Reference
CPD resolution, The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (2009), OP 26.