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                    [ArticleID] => 957928
                    [Title] => Pity the girl-brides
                    [Summary] => 

Every year, an estimated 14 million girls are forcibly married before they turn 18 . . . that’s something like 39,000 girls everyday!  That was what girls-not-brides panelists told a 13,000-strong Women Deliver 2013 conference in Kuala Lumpur recently.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 949941 [Title] => The true picture of girls and women [Summary] =>

Having attended several international conferences on women, I expected the Women Deliver 2013 global summit held in Kuala Lumpur last week to pass resolutions to accelerate the movement to reach the Millennium Development Goal 5 (targeted at 2015), and presenting them to the world’s governments for implementation.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 948756 [Title] => Cayetano, another Pinay cited at 3rd Women Deliver forum [Summary] =>

Among the thousands of delegates to the 3rd Women Deliver 2013 conference, two Filipinos were recognized for their works in advancing the rights and health of girls and women.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 947975 [Title] => Dramatic call at Women Deliver 2013 [Summary] =>

Women Deliver 2013 is a dramatic call to action for governments and the private sector to place girls and women on top of their agenda. Some 3,500 participants from 145 countries,  including parliamentarians, officials from government and private agencies, policy  makers,  healthcare professionals, funders and donors, and representatives of NGOs, are in the second day of a global summit that addresses and aims to ensure the health and rights of girls and women.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 947529 [Title] => 3,000 delegates attend KL women summit [Summary] =>

More than 3,000 delegates from close to 150 countries have gathered here for the 3rd Women Deliver 2013 to address health and other issues facing women.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 664173 [Title] => Baybay City's daughter among world's top 100 pro-women advocates [Summary] =>

Representative Janette Loreto Garin, who was born in Baybay City but currently serving as congresswoman for Iloilo province where her husband comes from, has brought honor to her family and home after being named among the World's Top 100 Inspiring People Delivering for Girls and Women.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1447313 [AuthorName] => Lalaine Jimenea [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 613574 [Title] => No woman should die giving life [Summary] =>

In 2000, 189 countries, including the Philippines, signed their commitment to ending extreme poverty worldwide by achieving eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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