Some 507 women and girls
worldwide die each day during pregnancy or childbirth according
to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) State of World
Population 2015 report presented in Rome on Thursday.
Roughly three fifths of maternal deaths during childbirth
occur in 'fragile' countries or ones facing 'emergencies', the
report said.
Further, one quarter of people needing humanitarian
assistance in 2015 were women or girls of reproductive age.
"The ten countries with the highest maternal mortality rate
are affected by or just emerging from conflicts," said UNFPA
representative Giulia Vallese.
"In this kind of situation the risk and vulnerabilities for
women and girls are disproportionately high, while the services
and support available to them are disproportionately low" she
added.
"Providing services can therefore not only be a question of
life and death but also of the right to dignity for millions of
women and girls."
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