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  • 13 Apr 2006
  • Press Release

Bangladeshi Doctor, Haitian Family Planning Provider, Win 2006 United Nations Population Award

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — A veteran family planning doctor and programme manager, Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter, of Bangladesh, and Haiti’s…

Bangladeshi Doctor, Haitian Family Planning Provider, Win 2006 United Nations…

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — A veteran family planning doctor and…

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  • 07 Apr 2006
  • Press Release

Six Months After Pakistan Earthquake, UNFPA Continues Providing Vital Health Services to Communities

<p align="left"> <strong>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan</strong> — Six months after the devastating 8 October 2005 earthquake that ripped through northern Pakistan and Pakistan-…

Six Months After Pakistan Earthquake, UNFPA Continues Providing Vital Health…

<p align="left"> <strong>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan</strong> — Six months after the devastating 8 October…

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  • 07 Apr 2006
  • Statement

Shortage of Midwives Should be Tackled Urgently, Says UNFPA for World Health Day

<p align="left">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the World Health Organization in commemorating World Health Day by honouring the global health workforce.</p…

Shortage of Midwives Should be Tackled Urgently, Says UNFPA for World Health Day

<p align="left">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the World Health Organization in…

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  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Statement

International Migration: Human Rights and Dialogue

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to address the opening of this thirty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD).

International Migration: Human Rights and Dialogue

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to address the opening of this thirty-…

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  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Press Release

Decline in Family Planning Funding Must Be Reversed, Says UNFPA

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — More funding for international family planning is needed urgently to enable 200 million women in developing…

Decline in Family Planning Funding Must Be Reversed, Says UNFPA

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — More funding for international family…

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  • 30 Mar 2006
  • Press Release

First UNFPA Office to Serve Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Opens in Oman

<p align="left"> <strong>MUSCAT, Oman</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has set up its first subregional office to serve countries of the Gulf…

First UNFPA Office to Serve Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Opens in Oman

<p align="left"> <strong>MUSCAT, Oman</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has set…

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  • 28 Mar 2006
  • Press Release

UNFPA Assists Government in First Nigerian Census in 15 Years

<p align="left">UNITED NATIONS, New York — Nigeria's first census in 15 years ended late last night following a two-day extension to ensure universal coverage of the head count…

UNFPA Assists Government in First Nigerian Census in 15 Years

<p align="left">UNITED NATIONS, New York — Nigeria's first census in 15 years ended late last night…

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  • 27 Mar 2006
  • Statement

Opening Remarks to the Global Consultation on the Rights of People Living with HIV to Sexual and Reproductive Health

<p align="left">Hello from New York. First of all let me welcome you to this Global Consultation on the Rights of People Living with HIV to Sexual and Reproductive Health.</p>

Opening Remarks to the Global Consultation on the Rights of People Living with…

<p align="left">Hello from New York. First of all let me welcome you to this Global Consultation on the Rights of…

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  • 14 Mar 2006
  • Statement

Launch of the report, "Beyond Firewood: Fuel Alternatives and Protection Strategies for Displaced Women and Girls"

<p align="left">I would like to thank Carolyn for inviting me this morning and I would like to commend the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children for issuing this very…

Launch of the report, "Beyond Firewood: Fuel Alternatives and Protection…

<p align="left">I would like to thank Carolyn for inviting me this morning and I would like to commend the Women’…

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