Primary Health Care on the Road to Universal Health Coverage
22 September - 22 September 2019
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 E 43rd Street, New York, USA
The 74th Session of the UN General Assembly
17 September - 30 September 2019
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly is the chief policymaking of the United Nations. Composed all 193 Members of the United Nations, it is also the organization’s most representative body, providing a unique forum for discussions on the full range of international issues.
This September marks the beginning of the General Assembly's 74th session, where the United Nations will address issues of critical global importance.
United Nations Population Award Ceremony 2019
20 June - 20 June 2019
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Press Release
Liberian women’s organization, Gambian minister, selected as 2019 UN Population Award laureates
28 May 2019UN resolution on fistula 2018 (A/RES/73/147)
The Resolution calls upon States and the international community to accelerate actions to end fistula and reiterates the need for urgent efforts and significantly increased investment to improve maternal health by addressing sexual and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.
The document further outlines key recommendations and actions, and calls for the development of a Global Road Map to End Fistula within a decade.
UN report on obstetric fistula 2018 (A/73/285)
The United Nations Secretary-General report outlines efforts made by the international community at the global, regional and national levels to end obstetric fistula, and offers recommendations to intensify those efforts with a human rights-based approach.
15th Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture
30 April - 30 April 2019
United Nations Headquarters, New York
The 71st Session of the UN General Assembly
13 September - 26 September 2016
United Nations Headquarters, New York