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As Many Afghans Head Home, UN Assists Refugees Who Remain in Pakistan

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calendar_today31 March 2002

SHALMAN REFUGEE CAMP, Khyber Agency, Pakistan -- Tens of thousands of displaced Afghans are returning home on the road from Peshawar to Jalabad. But in this desolate place not far from the border, thousands more are…

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UN Population Fund Continues Work to Make Motherhood Safer in Kabul

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calendar_today25 March 2002

KABUL - The Shuhada Clinic in bombed-out western Kabul serves a population of 100,000. A vast wasteland separates the poor neighbourhood from the city proper. At night after curfew it is a dangerous no-go zone, cutting…

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UNFPA Executive Director Asks Monterrey Conferees to Invest More in Women

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calendar_today18 March 2002

<p class="bodytext"> <b>MONTERREY, Mexico</b> -- Thoraya A. Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today called on world leaders gathered here to give women…

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Empowering Young Women in Bangladesh

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calendar_today18 March 2002

It is late afternoon and a pale February sun casts shafts of golden light through the shade trees surrounding a small square in the quiet village of Bibir Bazar, buried deep in the pancake-flat rice country of southern…

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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Seeks More Support for HIV/AIDS Efforts

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calendar_today17 March 2002

BRUSSELS -- In a recent meeting at the Belgian Parliament, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Face to Face Spokesperson and popular television personality, Goedele Liekens, urged…

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Afghan NGOs Provide Maternal Care Despite Shortage of Skilled Staff

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- A severe shortage of trained female doctors and midwives is a major obstacle to extending reproductive health care to Afghan women.

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Kabul Maternity Hospitals Lack Equipment and Supplies; Help from UNFPA Is on the Way

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- The small surgery in the Khair Khana 52-Beds Hospital smells of blood. (Actually it is more a clinic than a hospital.).

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Afghan Women’s Affairs Minister Outlines Her Priorities

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Dr. Sima Samar, Afghanistan’s interim Minister for Women’s Affairs, is a woman in a hurry.

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Population Fund Moves Fast to Aid Afghanistan’s Recovery

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calendar_today19 February 2002

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- “When we asked for help in reconstructing an office for our ministry, UNFPA really acted quickly,” says Dr. Sima Samar, Minster for Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan’s interim administration.

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Imams Express Support for UNFPA'S Work

location_onSenegal

calendar_today11 February 2002

<p class="bodytext">Imams in Senegal's Tambacounda and Kolda regions have expressed support for the work of the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), especially for its $11.5 million country…

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New Report Outlines Plan to Reduce Infectious Disease and Poverty

calendar_today02 February 2002

"Today, perhaps for the first time in history, it is possible to launch a truly global response to the major infectious diseases that keep people in poverty."

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Mongolia Again Honours UNFPA Representative

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calendar_today01 February 2002

The Mongolia Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Linda Demers, has received an honorary doctorate degree in Economic Science from the National University of Mongolia, the nation's oldest…