- 07 Jun 2004
- Press Release
African Experts Meet to Strengthen Efforts Related to Population, Poverty, HIV/AIDS and Maternal Deaths
<p> <b>DAKAR</b>—More than 400 African experts today began a four-day meeting in Dakar, with the aim of strengthening the implementation of the 1992 Dakar/Ngor Declaration and the…
African Experts Meet to Strengthen Efforts Related to Population, Poverty, HIV/…
<p> <b>DAKAR</b>—More than 400 African experts today began a four-day meeting in Dakar, with the aim of…
Read story- 04 Jun 2004
- Press Release
Married Adolescents Ignored In Global Agenda, Says UNFPA
<p> <b>WASHINGTON, D.C.</b>—Leaders from UNFPA, the Population Council, the Government of Senegal and the International Center for Research on Women met today to address the…
Married Adolescents Ignored In Global Agenda, Says UNFPA
<p> <b>WASHINGTON, D.C.</b>—Leaders from UNFPA, the Population Council, the Government of Senegal and the…
Read story- 04 Jun 2004
- Statement
Child Marriage: Advancing the Global Agenda
<p>Good morning. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this panel on child marriage. Before I begin, I would like to say how sad I am that the Global Health Council lost its funding…
Child Marriage: Advancing the Global Agenda
<p>Good morning. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this panel on child marriage. Before I begin, I would like to…
Read story- 24 May 2004
- Press Release
Pacific Countries Agree on Plan to Secure Reproductive Health Commodities
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>— A Plan of Action on Reproductive Health Commodity Security, recently adopted by a group of Pacific countries, underscores the importance of…
Pacific Countries Agree on Plan to Secure Reproductive Health Commodities
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>— A Plan of Action on Reproductive Health Commodity Security, recently…
Read story- 18 May 2004
- Press Release
Cultural Sensitivity Key to Development, New Report Shows
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Development efforts stand greater chances of succeeding when they are presented to beneficiaries in a culturally sensitive manner and built on open dialogue and community…
Cultural Sensitivity Key to Development, New Report Shows
UNITED NATIONS, New York—Development efforts stand greater chances of succeeding when they are presented to beneficiaries in a…
Read story- 15 May 2004
- Statement
Statement on the occasion of the International Day of Families
<p>Today, as we commemorate the International Day of Families, we also mark the tenth anniversary of the 1994 International Year of the Family.</p>
Statement on the occasion of the International Day of Families
<p>Today, as we commemorate the International Day of Families, we also mark the tenth anniversary of the 1994 International…
Read story- 10 May 2004
- Press Release
Reproductive Health Essential to World Development, Nations Say Unanimously
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>—The implementation of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) makes an essential…
Reproductive Health Essential to World Development, Nations Say Unanimously
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>—The implementation of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo…
Read story- 09 May 2004
- Statement
Speak Truth to Power - United Nations: Listening to the Silent Voice of Mothers of the World
<p>Thank you, Latika, for the introduction. It is amazing, as Latika has said, that two young women, one a Hindu from India and the other from Muslim Saudi Arabia met 31 years ago and…
Speak Truth to Power - United Nations: Listening to the Silent Voice of Mothers…
<p>Thank you, Latika, for the introduction. It is amazing, as Latika has said, that two young women, one a Hindu from India…
Read story- 06 May 2004
- Statement
United Nations Commission on Population and Development
<p>The closing ceremony of the 37th session of the Commission on Population and Development comes nearly seven weeks later than we had anticipated.</p>
United Nations Commission on Population and Development
<p>The closing ceremony of the 37th session of the Commission on Population and Development comes nearly seven weeks later…
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