US EditionUN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide
- An African woman has a 130 times higher likelihood of dying from pregnancy complications compared to those in Europe or North America, per a U.N. population fund report.
- The UNFPA's "State of World Population" report highlights nearly 500 maternal deaths in crisis-stricken countries and increased risks for women of African descent in the Americas.
- The U.N. fund acknowledged that global strides in sexual and reproductive health inequalities have left many women and girls underserved based on factors like ethnicity and region.
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Sexual and reproductive rights of women at risk in the world, warns the UN
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Montreal GazetteUN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide
GENEVA (AP) -- A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, the U.N. population fund reported Wednesday as it decried widening inequality in sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.
UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. population fund says in a new study that an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America. UNFPA’s latest “State of World Population” report, released Wednesday, also estimates that nearly 500 maternal deaths occur in countries with humanitarian crises or conflicts, and shows that women of African descent in the Americas are more li…
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UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide
The U.N. population fund says in a new study that an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America.
According to a report released by the United Nations Population Fund on Wednesday, progress in the area of sexual and reproductive rights is important but slows or stagnates
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