RECOVERY AND NEW BEGINNINGS Muskoka, Canada, 25-26 June 20101.We, the Leaders of the Group of Eight, met in Muskoka on June 25-26, 2010.Our annual summit takes place as the world begins a fragile recovery from the greatest economic crisis in generations.2.What binds the G8 together is a shared vision that major global challenges must and can be addressed effectively through focus, commitment and
LONDON (Reuters) Far fewer children are dying and rates of malnutrition, HIV and tuberculosis are declining thanks to good progress on health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.In its annual health report for 2010, the U.N body said some countries had made impressive gains, although others may struggle to meet some of the 2015 targets.
Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, according to a coalition of campaign groups.They are using International Women's Day to call for more action to reduce deaths among women during pregnancy.They say improving mothers' health is the most off-target of the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals.For every 100,000 live births in
HIV has become the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide, the UN programme on HIV/Aids says.At the start of a 10-day conference in New York, UNAids launched a five-year action plan addressing the gender issues which put women at risk.One of the key issues, it says, is that up to 70% of women worldwide have been forced to have unprotected sex.UNAids says such