UN Chief Urges Continued Efforts To Improve Maternal Health

           

The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, said that by investing in the potential of women, children and adolescents today, and over the next 15 years, states could save a generation within a generation and benefit generations to come.
Ban said this on Thursday in New York, at a high-level luncheon for his ''Every Woman Every Child Every Initiative.’’


He said ``we all believe in a world where every woman, child and young person can thrive.
``We have a unified vision to end preventable maternal, newborn, child and adolescent deaths.
``We have a passion to improve the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents within a generation.’’

``But the opportunity and responsibility to act belongs to our generation now.
``Continued strong political commitment, leadership and action will be critical to our success, especially in supporting the smooth transition from the MDGs to the universal sustainable development goals agenda.
``That is why I plan to establish a high-level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child and the updated Global Strategy,’’ he said.
The Advisory Group, he said, would help to provide the highest political leadership on the transition and inspire ambitious action that translates into steady progress on the ground.
``Today, I would like to call on all of you, new and existing Every Woman Every Child partners, to help mobilise innovative new commitments around the updated Global Strategy," he stressed.