Andris Piebalgs

Andris Piebalgs

Andris Piebalgs is EU commissioner for development since 2010. A member of the Lead Group of the Scaling-Up Nutrition Movement, the U.N. High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All and the U.N. High-Level Panel on Post-2015, he was previously commissioner for energy and occupied several ministerial portfolios in Latvia.

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Protecting the health of mothers when they need it most

Protecting the health of mothers when they need it most

over 11 years ago // #MDGMomentum

Improving maternal health is one of the most challenging MDGs — yet progress is still slow as we approach the 2015 deadline. Now it's time to prioritize reducing maternal mortality, EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs writes in a guest commentary for our #MDGMomentum campaign.