The United Nations in partnership with the Millenium Film Festival invites you to the screening of
"No Woman, No Cry" On Thursday, 9 June at 7pm
The film will be followed by a Q&A with Goedele Liekens (UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and media personality), Pascale Maquestiau (Le Monde selon Les Femmes) and Dagmar Schumacher (Director UN Women Brussels). The debate will be moderated by Sietske Steneker (Director UNFPA Brussels).
Up to 15 percent of all women who give birth suffer life-threatening complications that, in most cases, can be treated with emergency obstetric care. One of the key factors in reducing maternal mortality worldwide is making emergency obstertic care available to all women. However, resources are not always made available to protect the lives of mothers. As a result, 1000 women die each day from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. NO WOMAN, NO CRY's character-driven storytelling puts a face behind these troubling statistics. Shot over the course of a year in four countries, the film puts audiences in the footsteps of a Maasai woman who must walk five miles, while in labour, to a clinic with no electricity; a young pregnant woman in the slums of Bangladesh who is too ashamed to seek care; a pregnant OB in Guatemala who helps women who have suffered from botched illegal abortions; and a midwife in central Florida who treats uninsured women who are denied appointments elsewhere. Along the way, the film introduces audiences to the tireless and devoted healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, midwives, community health volunteers, who are going above and beyond every day to save women’s lives.
There is no entrance fee, but as places are limited, we kindly ask you to register in advance by sending an e-mail with the subject “CINE-ONU” to: cine-onu@unric.org. If you do not receive a confirmation of your registration via e-mail, please contact us again.
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Goethe-Institut Brüssel Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 58 1040 Brussels, Belgium
NB: The film is in English and has a runtime of 60 minutes.