Heads of State and Government, international organizations, the private sector, foundations, civil society, research and academic institutions, and other key partners also at the event pledged their support to the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health.
With ambitious yet achievable targets and fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Strategy offers a roadmap to end all preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents, and ensure that they not only survive, but also thrive and transform the world.
According to Ban Ki-moon, the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, will help to build resilient and healthy societies while assuring the world that him and the entire UN system, remain dedicated to saving and improving the lives of the most vulnerable.
His stated, “The commitments announced are expected to grow significantly in the coming years, and include new policies and groundbreaking partnerships from 40 countries and over 100 international organizations, philanthropic foundations, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector”.
Pledges include contributions from the United States ($3.3 billion), Canada ($2.6 billion), Sweden ($2.5 billion), Germany ($1.3 billion), Norway ($420 million), Netherlands ($326 million) and Korea ($300 million) among other donor countries. The amount pledged so far also includes an estimated $6 billion of in-kind contributions, as well as commitments to the Global Financing Facility in support of Every Woman Every Child, launched during the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, in Addis Ababa in July.
The result of extensive consultations, with contributions from more than 7,000 individuals and organizations, and developed in close collaboration with Every Woman Every Childpartners, the Global Strategy applies to everyone, everywhere—from humanitarian and crisis settings to schools and community health centers. It presents an accountability framework and highlights the benefits of innovation.
World leaders such as Ms. Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Arthur Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Ms. Peng Liyuan, the First Lady of the People’s Republic of China, showed their country’s support and announced their commitments.
Mr. Bill Gates and Ms. Melinda Gates, Co-Chairs and Trustees of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bob Collymore, CEO of Safaricom, Mrs. Graca Machel, Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Board, and Heads of UN agencies, including UNFPA, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and UNAIDS, among others, also pledged their support, reflecting the breadth of the partnerships and level of political commitment that underpin the Global Strategy.
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