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  • 28 Jun 2005
  • Press Release

New Agreement to Boost Spanish-UNFPA Cooperation

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — The Government of Spain and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today signed a new agreement that formally acknowledges the…

New Agreement to Boost Spanish-UNFPA Cooperation

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — The Government of Spain and the United Nations Population Fund…

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  • 28 Jun 2005
  • Press Release

MEDIA ADVISORY: High Level Officials to Examine Impact of Better Health on Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>— How can better public health, particularly reproductive health, help end maternal death and the spread of HIV/AIDS, and eradicate…

MEDIA ADVISORY: High Level Officials to Examine Impact of Better Health on…

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>— How can better public health, particularly reproductive health,…

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  • 24 Jun 2005
  • Press Release

Six Months After the Tsunami: UNFPA Helps Restore Reproductive Health Capacity and Promotes Women's Rights

<p> <strong>BANGKOK, Thailand</strong>— Re-establishing quality reproductive health services is a top priority for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, six months after the…

Six Months After the Tsunami: UNFPA Helps Restore Reproductive Health Capacity…

<p> <strong>BANGKOK, Thailand</strong>— Re-establishing quality reproductive health services is a top priority…

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  • 21 Jun 2005
  • Statement

Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA

<p>It is a pleasure for me to address this Annual Session of the Executive Board, and it is an honour to be leading this dynamic organization, which is at the forefront of positive change.</…

Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA

<p>It is a pleasure for me to address this Annual Session of the Executive Board, and it is an honour to be leading this…

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  • 20 Jun 2005
  • Press Release

WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Celebrating 10 Years Of Reproductive Health Care For Refugees

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Hajja was four months pregnant when she and her family were driven from their home by fighting in the Darfur region of Sudan.</p…

WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Celebrating 10 Years Of Reproductive Health Care For Refugees

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Hajja was four months pregnant when she and her family were…

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  • 10 Jun 2005
  • Press Release

Preventing the Spread of HIV in Post-Conflict Areas of West Africa

<p> <strong>FREETOWN, Sierra Leone</strong> — A three-year project to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among refugees, displaced…

Preventing the Spread of HIV in Post-Conflict Areas of West Africa

<p> <strong>FREETOWN, Sierra Leone</strong> — A three-year project to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other…

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  • 09 Jun 2005
  • Press Release

Far Too Many Women Risking Death to Give Life, UNFPA Leader Says, As UN Unveils Progress Report on Development Goals

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A world in which a woman risks death each minute in order to bring new life must be transformed, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive…

Far Too Many Women Risking Death to Give Life, UNFPA Leader Says, As UN Unveils…

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A world in which a woman risks death each minute in order to…

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  • 08 Jun 2005
  • Press Release

Demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines, and Guatemala's Largest Private Family Planning Provider, Win 2005 United Nations Population Award

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A leading demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines, and Guatemala’s largest private family planning provider, Asociación…

Demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines, and Guatemala's…

<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A leading demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines,…

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  • 06 Jun 2005
  • Statement

Investing in Women: Building Political Leadership

<p>I have been asked to speak about women's rights and women's health and the power of political leadership.</p>

Investing in Women: Building Political Leadership

<p>I have been asked to speak about women's rights and women's health and the power of political leadership.</…

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