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CONDOMIZE! Campaign Hits AIDS 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- There is a renewed emphasis on condoms during the International AIDS Conference this week as a campaign promoting their use and availability has been re-launched during the event, with the…
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Youth Leaders Gather Force in Washington, Ahead of the AIDS Conference
WASHINGTON, D. C. --- More than 25,000 participants are expected to converge on Washington for the 19th International AIDS Conference.
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New AIDS Figures Show Progress, Especially in Reducing New HIV Infections in Children.
A few days before the 19th International AIDS Conference opens next week, UNAIDS has launched <i>Together We Will End AIDS</i>, which reports a 20 per cent reduction in new cases of HIV compared to 2001.
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Working to Ensure that Every Pregnancy is Wanted in Uganda
Uganda
<p> <b>KAMPALA, Uganda ---</b> After a 400-kilometre flight past the expanding suburbs of Kampala that give way to lush fields and hills, a small aircraft carrying a group of journalists and a…
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Executive Director Urges First Ladies to Raise their Voices Against Child Marriage and Teen Pregnancy
Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA-- UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehim today called on African First Ladies to use their positions and voices to stop early child marriage and teenage pregnancy.
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Executive Director: Access to Life-saving Supplies is a Human Right
“Having access to drugs that could save lives should not be a matter of charity, but a human right,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.
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Giving Millions of Women the Right to Decide How Many Children to Have – and When
United Kingdom
Marking World Population Day at the London Summit on Family Planning, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin committed UNFPA to helping nations ensure that every woman is free to exercise her right to access…
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Former UNFPA Leaders Praise London Summit as Transformative Moment for Family Planning
United Kingdom
<p>On World Population Day, two former UNFPA Executive Directors, Dr. Nafis Sadik and Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, released the following statement calling on the world to prioritize the work of the London Summit on…
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South Sudan Commemorates its First Birthday
South Sudan
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan -- One year ago, the streets of this dusty town erupted in jubilation as South Sudan gained its independence.
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Executive Director Visits Rocinha, One of South America’s Largest Slums
Brazil
FAVELA DA ROCINHA, Brazil --- Promptly at 7 am, on the third day of his mission to the Rio+20 conference, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin set out in another direction.
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Conducting a Social, Demographic and Economic Survey of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan --- “No one has done a survey here before, and nobody knows the type of challenges we face here,” said Mohammad Ibrahim, a farmer from the Bamiyan province during the enumeration phase of…
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Scaling Up the Humanitarian Response for Syrian Refugees
Lebanon
MACCHA, Lebanon— Since the beginning of the crisis in Syria last year, nearly 80,000 people have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. Over 26,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon alone.
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