Stéphane Bergeron at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On March 9th, 2023. See this statement in context.

March 9th, 2023 / 1 p.m.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I thank the witnesses for being here.

Ms. Kanem, you are an under-secretary-general of the United Nations and executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA. According to UNFPA, Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places to give birth in the world. On average, a woman dies there every two hours from pregnancy and childbirth.

What can be done? What can Canada do to try to reverse this trend?

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