UNITED NATIONS, New York – Highlighting the urgent need for commitment and financing to end preventable maternal deaths, Belgium has announced at UNFPA’s Executive Board in June that it will make a 3 million euro contribution to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in support of its Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund.
Belgium’s new contribution, under the Team Europe Initiative for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights – a multi-actor initiative driving impactful actions to improve health services, access to rights, and empowerment for women and young people – will be instrumental in…