Global efforts urged for more investment in girls, women

UNITED NATIONS: Senior UN officials, policy makers, advocates and experts on Monday took part in a high- level event here to focus on the need for greater investment in reproductive health, education and equality for girls and women.

The event, called "Invest in Girls and Women: Everybody Wins," is part of the global efforts to charter a path ahead to sustainable development by investing more in maternal and newborn health, family planning and reproductive health, women's health, girls' education and gender equally.