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For more information, please contact:Janna Oberdorf, Women Deliverjoberdorf@womendeliver.org+1 646-695-9124Jessica Freifeld, Global Health Strategiesjfreifeld@globalhealthstrategies.com+1 917-922-3060Decade’s Largest Global Conference on Women and Girls Begins Tomorrow in Kuala LumpurThousands of international leaders and advocates to call for investments inwomen’s health and rights at Women Deliver 2013Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27, 2013 – Tomorrow, more than 3,000 world leaders, policymakers andadvocates representing over 150 countries will convene in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for Women Deliver 2013, thedecade’s largest meeting focused on girls’ and women’s health and rights.The conference will feature more than 100 sessions with talks by some of the world’s leading voices on girls’ andwomen’s issues, including Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Chelsea Clinton,Board Member of the Clinton Foundation; Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United NationsPopulation Foundation (UNFPA); and Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.Malaysian Prime Minister Honorable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak will lead the openingceremony on the first day of the meeting.The Women Deliver 2013 conference will focus on themes including:the economic and social benefits of investing in girls and women;how to achieve the goal of reaching 120 million more women with voluntary family planning services by2020; andthe need to place girls and women at the heart of the post-2015 development agenda.During the meeting, organizations such as the World Bank, the Guttmacher Institute and the World HealthOrganization will release major new research and reports focused on the benefits of investing in girls andwomen."Women Deliver 2010 was critical in showing that investing in girls and women is not only the right thing to do,it is also good for the economy and good for society," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who gaveopening remarks at Women Deliver 2010 and later that year launched the Global Strategy for Women's andChildren's Health. "Women Deliver 2013 will be an opportunity to keep up the pressure and to affirm our plansfor the period ahead."1

Women Deliver 2013 takes place at a critical time, just days before the Secretary-General will receiverecommendations for the post-2015 development framework. Conference speakers and attendees will call foraction to ensure that girls and women are prioritized in the lead-up to the 2015 Millennium Development Goaldeadline and beyond.WHAT:Women Deliver 2013 conferenceWHEN: Tuesday, May 28 to Thursday, May 30, 2013WHERE:WEBCAST:PRESS PROGRAM:Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This will be Women Deliver’sfirst conference in Asia.Live webcast and archived video of all plenaries and presidential sessions will beavailable at http://new.livestream.com/womendeliver/conference2013Online media resources, including the press program and press releases, available here.PRESS CONFERENCES: Press conferences will occur daily and feature global leaders and advocates.REGISTRATION:SOCIAL MEDIA:Complimentary for journalists and bloggers who cover women’s issues – both on-siteand virtual registration available; click here to register.Follow @womendeliver and #WD2013 on Twitter; visit Women Deliver on Facebook