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NEW YORK – According to UNFPA’s latest Annual Report, the organization's projects and technical assistance helped countries move significantly closer to their development goals.
Achievements highlighted by the Annual Report 2008 include the launch of a Maternal Health Trust Fund, which is helping improve the health of mothers and newborns in 11 countries; the provision of medical and family-planning supplies to 50 countries in humanitarian crises; and the building of national capacities to carry out censuses in 2010 to generate data needed for the development of policies and strategies to tackle poverty and create opportunities for vulnerable groups.
The annual report also shows how UNFPA continued decentralizing its operations to the regions to bring the organization closer to the people it serves.
Overall UNFPA's projects and technical assistance in 158 countries and territories in 2008 improved the health of mothers and their children, helped prevent HIV infection, empowered women, promoted sustainable development and stemmed the rise of sexual violence and pregnancy-related deaths in humanitarian crises. The report includes financial data such as project expenditures and income for the year.
