Addressee: Member States, UN System, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, PFII

Paragraph #38Session #15 (2016)

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The Permanent Forum urges Member States and funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system to implement action to reduce maternal mortality among indigenous women. The Forum recommends that the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women publish a factsheet, in collaboration with the Forum, on indigenous women’s maternal mortality and maternal health, with the aim of reducing maternal mortality and promoting sexual and reproductive health.

Final Report of UNPFII Session 15 (2016)

Area of Work

Indigenous Women