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  • 19 Mar 2007
  • Press Release

UNFPA, UNAIDS Welcome Purnima Mane as New UNFPA Deputy Executive Director

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York/Geneva</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)…

UNFPA, UNAIDS Welcome Purnima Mane as New UNFPA Deputy Executive Director

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York/Geneva</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations…

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  • 13 Mar 2007
  • Press Release

New Population Projections Underline Urgency of Family Planning Needs in Developing Nations

<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — New world population projections for the year 2050 by the United Nations are yet…

New Population Projections Underline Urgency of Family Planning Needs in…

<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — New world…

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  • 08 Mar 2007
  • Statement

Statement on the Occasion of International Women's Day

<p align="left">No matter where a girl is born, she should live free of discrimination and violence. Every girl and woman should enjoy equal opportunity and equal rights.</p>

Statement on the Occasion of International Women's Day

<p align="left">No matter where a girl is born, she should live free of discrimination and violence. Every girl…

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  • 07 Mar 2007
  • Press Release

Brazil Launches Plan to Counter Feminization of HIV

<p align="left"> <strong>BRASILIA, Brazil</strong> — The Brazilian Government, UNFPA, UNIFEM, UNICEF and other partners will launch a pioneering anti-HIV plan today, as…

Brazil Launches Plan to Counter Feminization of HIV

<p align="left"> <strong>BRASILIA, Brazil</strong> — The Brazilian Government, UNFPA, UNIFEM, UNICEF…

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  • 26 Feb 2007
  • Press Release

New Studies Show How Violence Against Women Can Be Stopped

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Rape in Mauritania, domestic violence in Mexico and Romania, child marriage in Bangladesh, and female genital…

New Studies Show How Violence Against Women Can Be Stopped

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Rape in Mauritania, domestic violence in…

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  • 26 Feb 2007
  • Statement

Statement at the Commission on the Status of Women

<p align="left" class="bodytext">It is my pleasure to address the opening of this fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women, especially in the presence of…

Statement at the Commission on the Status of Women

<p align="left" class="bodytext">It is my pleasure to address the opening of this fifty-first session…

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  • 22 Feb 2007

Media Advisory: UNFPA to Promote Answers to Violence Against Women at Next Week's United Nations Meeting

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — World leaders and representatives of non-governmental organizations from around the world will gather here…

Media Advisory: UNFPA to Promote Answers to Violence Against Women at Next Week…

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — World leaders and representatives of non…

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  • 06 Feb 2007
  • Statement

Statement on the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation

<p align="left" class="bodytext">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins people around the world in calling for an end to female genital mutilation or…

Statement on the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation

<p align="left" class="bodytext">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins people around…

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  • 05 Feb 2007
  • Press Release

UNFPA Warns of New Trends in Female Genital Mutilation

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today warned against the “medicalization” of female genital…

UNFPA Warns of New Trends in Female Genital Mutilation

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population…

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