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Giving hope in Zambia's largest refugee settlement

location_onZambia

calendar_today07 April 2003

Meheba, in northwest Zambia, is home to more than 50,000 refugees – mainly from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with smaller numbers coming from Rwanda, Burundi and other countries in the region.

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Sudan Gets New Ambulances for Obstetric Emergencies

location_onEthiopia

calendar_today07 April 2003

UNFPA recently provided the Government of Sudan with six new four-wheel drive vehicles equipped as ambulances.

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Enforce Laws To Free Women From Slavery, Violence, Says UNFPA Deputy Executive Director

location_onBangladesh

calendar_today21 March 2003

<p>Ministers and parliamentarians should enforce existing laws, to kick gender violence out of homes, communities and nations, UNFPA's Deputy Executive Director (Management), Imelda Henkin, has urged.</p…

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The Santa Maria/Sal Commitment

location_onSouth Africa

calendar_today13 March 2003

We the African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians representing 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, meeting in Santa Maria/ SAL, Cape Verde, between 15-18 October 2002 for the Fifth Regional Conference of African Women…

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How Do You Talk To Youth About The Facts Of Life, How Do You Start The Conversation?

location_onNigeria

calendar_today11 March 2003

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, helped launch a booklet to guide communications between parents and youth on sensitive matters in order to save adolescents’ lives by avoiding problems such as HIV/AIDS.

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Experts Document Devastating Impact of War on Women

calendar_today05 March 2003

“Women’s bodies have become a battleground over which opposing forces struggle,” says a new report about women in conflict.

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Human Rights Promoted in India with Classical Dance and Poetry

location_onIndia

calendar_today05 March 2003

Early in February, the India office of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, organized an event in Delhi to explore reproductive rights, including the rights of women.

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World Should Rejoice Girls' Births The Way It Celebrates Boys', Says UNFPA Executive Director

location_onSierra Leone

calendar_today05 March 2003

<p class="bodytext"> <b>NEW YORK</b> - The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, has urged all nations to intensify their efforts to improve…

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Experts Plan Reproductive Health Response as HIV/AIDS Compounds Food Crisis in Southern Africa

location_onSouth Africa

calendar_today26 February 2003

CAPE TOWN - When erratic weather in Southern Africa precipitated food shortages last year, they were initially blamed entirely on drought and, in some cases, misguided policies.

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Executive Board Approves 23 UNFPA Programmes, Members Express Strong Support for Fund

calendar_today21 January 2003

<p>The Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population Fund approved 23 programmes on Tuesday, 21 January.</p>

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Congolese Military and Police Launch New War - Against AIDS

location_onDemocratic Republic of the Congo

calendar_today20 December 2002

KINSHASA -- Even as it prepares to implement a peace accord signed earlier this week to end Africa's widest war, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is mobilizing its troops to combat an enemy potentially…

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Lawmakers to Meet in Ottawa to Promote Reproductive Health and Rights

location_onCanada

calendar_today19 November 2002

OTTAWA - Over 130 parliamentarians from all over the world will gather in Ottawa, Canada, this week to identify actions they can take to promote reproductive rights and expand access to reproductive health care (…