During the 63rd U.N. beat of Public Information/NGO appointment on Monday in Melbourne, Australia, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "call on guild to do more to save the lives of mothers and babies," the Australian registered representative Press/Sydney Morning Herald reports (Alexander/Rose, 8/30). Addressing the forum attendees via video, Ban noted that "partnerships between civil society and governments and the private sector will be critical if the world is to make serious inroads in the number of preventable deaths, particularly of women and children," U.N. News Centre writes...

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