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  • 13 Nov 2009
  • Statement

Promoting the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender Equity in Diverse Cultural and Religious Settings

<p>"Today I will talk about expanding engagement and partnership at the community level in service delivery of sexual and reproductive health programmes by Faith-Based Organizations,…

Promoting the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender Equity in…

<p>"Today I will talk about expanding engagement and partnership at the community level in service delivery of sexual…

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  • 12 Nov 2009
  • Press Release

Largest International Family Planning Conference in 15 Years Convenes in Uganda

<p>KAMPALA - Over 1,200 leading policymakers, researchers, academics and health professionals from 59 countries will meet in Kampala, Uganda, from 15 to 18 November, where they will share the…

Largest International Family Planning Conference in 15 Years Convenes in Uganda

<p>KAMPALA - Over 1,200 leading policymakers, researchers, academics and health professionals from 59 countries will meet…

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  • 12 Nov 2009
  • Press Release

Maternal Mortality Halved in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, but Too Many Women Still Die Giving Life

<p>ISTANBUL – Decision-makers and government officials from 20 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have pledged to step up the fight against needless deaths and suffering resulting…

Maternal Mortality Halved in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, but Too Many…

<p>ISTANBUL – Decision-makers and government officials from 20 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have pledged to…

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  • 04 Nov 2009
  • Media Advisory

UNFPA Report Linking Climate Change, Women to Be Released on 18 November

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — In a new report to be issued on Wednesday, 18 November, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will show how people, especially empowered women, could make a…

UNFPA Report Linking Climate Change, Women to Be Released on 18 November

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — In a new report to be issued on Wednesday, 18 November, UNFPA, the United Nations Population…

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  • 28 Oct 2009
  • Press Release

Lawmakers Commit to Women's Health and Rights by 2015

<p>ADDIS ABABA — Lawmakers from 115 countries reaffirmed their support today to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and…

Lawmakers Commit to Women's Health and Rights by 2015

<p>ADDIS ABABA — Lawmakers from 115 countries reaffirmed their support today to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo…

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  • 28 Oct 2009
  • Statement

Statement by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid on Killing in Kabul

Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today expressed deep sadness at the loss of lives of some United Nations staff and Afghan people in today’s…

Statement by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid on Killing in Kabul

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  • 27 Oct 2009
  • Statement

Five Key Areas for Moving Forward: Reflections with Parliamentarians on ICPD/15

<p>ADDIS ABABA - "We meet as we commemorate the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development. We are gathered here to advance the visionary and holistic…

Five Key Areas for Moving Forward: Reflections with Parliamentarians on ICPD/15

<p>ADDIS ABABA - "We meet as we commemorate the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and…

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  • 27 Oct 2009
  • Press Release

Family Planning Key to Improving Maternal Health, Affirm World Delegates at High-Level Meeting

<p>ADDIS ABABA — Ending the needless death and suffering of women during pregnancy is one of the greatest moral, human rights and development challenges of our time, agreed more than 150…

Family Planning Key to Improving Maternal Health, Affirm World Delegates at…

<p>ADDIS ABABA — Ending the needless death and suffering of women during pregnancy is one of the greatest moral, human…

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  • 26 Oct 2009
  • Statement

Now is the Time: Executive Director Addresses High-Level Meeting on Maternal Health

<p>"We are here for one reason and one reason only: to accelerate action to improve maternal health and end the needless death and suffering of women," UNFPA Executive Director…

Now is the Time: Executive Director Addresses High-Level Meeting on Maternal…

<p>"We are here for one reason and one reason only: to accelerate action to improve maternal health and end the…

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