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Don't Forget Population at Johannesburg Summit, Says UNFPA Executive Director
South Africa
<p class="bodytext">The implications of rapid population growth for development and the environment will be far-reaching, Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),…
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Experts Say Increased Investment in Health Will Lead to Economic Gains
Just a handful of health conditions, including HIV/AIDS and unsafe pregnancy, are responsible for almost one third of all deaths in low- and middle-income countries, a leading group of economics and health experts has…
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Respect For Religion, Values, Will Help Cairo Programme, Says President Khatami
Egypt
Respecting developing countries’ religions and cultural values will promote the successful implementation of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development by the United…
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UNFPA Gives New Meaning to My Life, Says Actress
Portugal
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has given new meaning to the life of a Portuguese film and theatre actress, Catarina Furtado, who recently made that revelation in an interview with a Portuguese magazine,…
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Family Planning Music Receives Royal Blessing in Benin
Benin
The Organization for Service and Life (Organisation pour le Service et la Vie (OSV), a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Francophone West African country of Benin, has launched a collection of family…
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World AIDS Day Observed from New York to London
United Kingdom
World AIDS Day was marked across the globe on 30 November 2001. In New York, it was commemorated with a town hall meeting at United Nations Headquarters, with such participants as the Executive Director of the United…
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Census is Key to Good Governance Says United Nations Population Fund
South Africa
PRETORIA– The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says countries that adhere to principles of good and sustainable governance have to regularly conduct a national population census in order to have reliable…
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Wins Jonathan Mann Award for AIDS Work
Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mpule Kwelagobe, has received the Jonathan Mann Award for her work on HIV/AIDS, at a ceremony in Chicago in December.
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Peace Process Must Include Women, UN Expert Tells Meeting
Slovakia
BRATISLAVA—“Everyone knows women are victims of war, but they are never represented at the peace table,” Elisabeth Rehn, a United Nations advocate for women in wartime and post-war situations told an expert meeting that…
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Minister for Public Health Opens All-Africa Workshop in Mombasa
Kenya
Mombasa, Kenya - Kenya's Minister for Public Health, Hon. Sam K. Ongeri, today opened a workshop attended by health experts from all over Africa.
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UNFPA Releases State of World Population 2001
Unbalanced consumption harms the environment and environmental destruction has a disproportionate impact on the poor, said Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the UNFPA, as she launched The State of World Population…
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Local Women’s NGOs Play Crucial Role for Afghan Refugee Women
Afghanistan
Afghan women from all walks of life must be part of designing the humanitarian response, and male leaders should encourage their inclusion, says relief worker Sippi Azerbaijani-Moghaddam of the Women’s Commission, an…
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