[RED DEMOCRATICA] UNFPA chief: Post-2015 goals should include universal access to reproductive health

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN's Brahimi says Syrian peace talks are still possible Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   November 1, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UNFPA chief: Post-2015 goals should include universal access to reproductive health Extending the Millennium Development Goal No. 5, on universal access to reproductive health, into the post-2015 goals is necessary, says Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund. Educating youths about reproductive health, better use of data and inclusive human rights should be part of the post-2015 development goals, he argues. 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