Today all the Canadian NGOs, and there are lots of us, met with the Canadian delegation - The usual location for this meeting, "under the stairs", was in an area under construction so we met in the general hall way - it was noisy, and difficult to hear the speakers. The delegates were all introduced, including Yvonne Spyropoulos from Manitoba. We will meet on Tuesday in our old spot, under the stairs, in spite of the construction, as the noise at least should not be as much of a problem.
For the afternoon, I attended a very worthwhile session on maternal mortality, put on by a number of UN agencies - including UNFPA, and UNICEF. It was moderated by Ambassador Anwarul Chowdury from Pakistan. Zonta was the organizer of this panel, and they have done a lot of work in Liberia on obstetrical Fistula. Yves Bergevin, from UNFPA spoke about prevention of pregnancy and a key part of the strategy of reducing maternal mortality. 37 countries have unmet needs in accessing family planning resources.
Richard Morgan from UNICEF spoke about the fact that the maternal mortalities happens in 2 areas of the world, Africa and Asia. About 2/3rds happen in just a few countries. We need to look at it as a continuum of care for women.
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