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UNFPA Executive Director Promises Computers to Health Clinic in Dhaka and Urges Imams to Champion Rights of Women

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calendar_today19 May 2006

<p align="left"> <strong>DHAKA, Bangladesh</strong> — On the third and final day of an official visit to Bangladesh, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations…

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Fistula Centre in Bangladesh Receives Praise and Support from UNFPA Executive Director

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calendar_today16 May 2006

<p align="left"> <strong>DHAKA, Bangladesh</strong> — Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today visited the Fistula Centre in the Dhaka…

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Frank Talk about Sensitive Subjects: Youth-Friendly Services in Viet Nam

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calendar_today26 April 2006

HANOI, Viet Nam — Hoai Anh is adamant about making the right choices in life, particularly when it comes to relationships and the right to have reproductive health information and services tailored to the special needs…

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Secretary-General Donates Proceeds of Culture Award to UNFPA-led Project

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calendar_today11 April 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan accepted the first Seville Node Between Cultures Award in Spain on Monday and immediately pledged its monetary prize to a UNFPA-led joint initiative…

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European Parliamentarians Visit Youth Projects in Bangladesh

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calendar_today06 April 2006

BANGLADESH— Grinning with nervousness and excitement, a group of teenagers stands up and asks rapid-fire questions: What’s your name? How old are you? Are you married? How old were you when you were married? How and…

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Serial Melodrama: From Selling Soap to Social Change

calendar_today28 March 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — With their tales of love and betrayal, suspense and romance, vengeance and forgiveness, radio and television melodramas captivate wide audiences in every part of the world.

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Adult Education Offers New Opportunities and Options to Iranian Women

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calendar_today07 March 2006

AHVAZ, Islamic Republic of Iran — Flying over Khuzestan, a southwest Iranian province, one can see a vast expanse of arid plains punctuated by the flaring of gas fires at dozens of oil drilling rigs.

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UNFPA Launches National Campaign to End Fistula in Pakistan

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calendar_today01 February 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — The first ever national campaign to end fistula in Pakistan was launched by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in Karachi last week.

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Working with Indigenous Communities in Ecuador

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calendar_today26 January 2006

OTAVALO, Ecuador — Indigenous communities in Ecuador, as elsewhere in Latin America, tend to be impoverished and marginalized.

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Afghanistan's First Family Response Unit Open for Business

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calendar_today25 January 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — A new centre that deals with family violence, children in trouble, and female victims of crime started its operations in Kabul on Sunday, 22 January.

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Supporting Healthier -- and Happier -- Pregnancies in Jordan

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calendar_today19 December 2005

AMMAN, Jordan — A year after her miscarriage, Sabah was overcome with fear and despair.

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Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds

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calendar_today15 December 2005

CHANGJIANG, Hainan Province, China — Sixteen months after lifting birth-spacing rules for rural families, officials here say there are fewer abortions.