Save the Date: Women Deliver Announces Third Conference Will Be Held in Malaysia in 2013

A global event devoted to increasing investment in girls and women will bring together advocates, UN agencies, researchers, government officials, and global leaders

New York – Women Deliver announced today that it will hold its third conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 28-30 May 2013. The first Women Deliver conference to take place in Asia, this landmark event will push global and local leaders to deliver solutions that will ensure the health and well-being of girls and women around the world.

“In 2010, more than 3,400 people came together at the Women Deliver conference to stand behind one message: invest in women – it pays,” said Women Deliver Founder and President Jill Sheffield. “Women Deliver 2013 will build on these commitments, and it will launch a new era of engagement among all partners working together to improve maternal health and deliver for girls and women everywhere.”

The 2013 conference will focus on accelerating progress in the final push to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5), which aims to reduce maternal mortality and ensure universal access to reproductive health by 2015, and ensure that progress can continue beyond the MDG deadline. A leader in progressive health policies within Asia, Malaysia has made remarkable improvements in maternal health. It is also home to prominent advocates such as Zainah Anwar and Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, who were recently honored by Women Deliver for being among the 100 most inspiring people delivering for girls and women today.

Women Deliver 2013 will build on the commitments and investments made in 2010, including the Muskoka Initiative launched by the leaders of the G8, the resigning of the Maputo Plan of Action by the African Union, and the Secretary General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. “Women Deliver 2013 will be an opportunity for the world to reassess our progress on MDG5 and set ambitious but realistic goals for impacting maternal mortality and reproductive health access for 2015 and beyond,” said Sheffield.

The conference will be held in the city of Kuala Lumpur over three days on 28-30 May 2013.

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