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accelerating
Maternal deaths have been nearly halved but
challenges remain.
222 million women in developing countries have an
unmet need for family planning
Everyday 800 women still die from pregnancy
and/or child birth related complications
Progress largely bypasses the most vulnerable and
marginalized populations
Civil Society
Private Sector
inextricably linked
Investing in reproductive health is smart economics
Need to understand womens power to give birth
Need to talk more on womens sexuality
Sustainability of world is linked to womens rights
and their right to make choices for no. of children
Post 2015 agenda to be grounded and founded on
rights
discrimination:
rape, honor killing, child marriage
Sexual violence cross cuts all levels of society
Only legal measures do not work unless social attitudes
and mindsets are changed
Take zero tolerance on all sexual offences
Change in fundamental inequality is important
Womens economic autonomy, agency and social
empowerment can help
Changing mens attitude by education, free from
economic stress and alcohol consumption
Post-2015 agenda
Equality for girls and women is a cross-cutting
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