News
September 26, 2007
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Deliver Now Conference Demands Safe Motherhood
Hundreds gathered in Bryant Park to mark the launch of the Deliver Now for Women and Children global campaign to combat maternal and child deaths worldwide. To support these efforts, Liya joined talk show host Ricki Lake, the First Lady of the Republic of Zambia and multi Grammy-winning artist Chaka Khan in a rally and call to action. Leading partners in the campaign including the Clinton Foundation, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, The World Health Organization, UNFPA and governments like Norway, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have pledged their commitment to put an end to the 10 million deaths of mothers and children each year.
In her role as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Liya implored the crowd to support the global promise to deliver now and to become strong advocates for change.
“I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility as a New Yorker and as an Ethiopian woman. I was lucky to be pregnant in New York where I received dozens of ultrasounds with the latest technology. But in my native land, 1 in 14 women will die giving birth.”
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