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AIDS is Development Threat Influential People Must Tackle – Shabana Azmi

location_onAustralia

calendar_today02 November 2001

The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes it have moved beyond being a medical issue and become threats to the survival of societies and to development, a…

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International Poster Contest Winners Named

calendar_today29 October 2001

United Nations–Young artists from 61 countries took part in this year’s International Poster Contest organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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Integrate Women's Reproductive Needs in Humanitarian Assistance and Development Efforts, Executive Director Urges

calendar_today26 October 2001

<p>The reproductive needs of women need to be recognized as both emergency and development priorities, and should be integrated into both humanitarian assistance and development efforts, Thoraya Obaid, Executive…

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Only Partnerships Will Break Poverty Cycle, UNFPA Head says to European Organizations

location_onSudan

calendar_today25 October 2001

Partnerships among organizations in Europe and other parts of the world are critical to enabling the international community to effectively tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century, the UNFPA’s Executive…

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UNFPA Provides All-Terrain Vehicles for Eritrea's First Census

location_onEritrea

calendar_today09 October 2001

The UNFPA is helping Eritrea’s preparations for its first census, expected in 2002, by providing the country with 20 all-terrain vehicles.

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Women in Mexican Community Embark on Income Generation Effort

location_onMexico

calendar_today03 October 2001

The women of the Del Carmen community in Mexico’s Hidalgo state recently received equipment to establish a candy-making industrial kitchen, thanks to the efforts of UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and former Miss Universe…

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UNFPA to Help Sudan Reduce Maternal Deaths, Prevent HIV/AIDS

location_onSudan

calendar_today02 October 2001

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Sudan recently signed an agreement to implement a new, five-year population programme in the African country.

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‘Personalizing Population’ Highlights UNFPA Success Stories

calendar_today01 October 2001

In 1998 the United Nations Foundation funded a small media project for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). This project, called “Personalizing Population”, was conceived as a way to focus popular media attention…

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UNFPA Promotes Cairo Programme Implementation in Kyrgyzstan

location_onKyrgyzstan

calendar_today30 September 2001

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) office in Kyrgyzstan recently held a workshop in the capital, Bishkek, to promote the implementation of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on…

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World’s Youth Resolve to Lead Anti-HIV/AIDS Crusade, Promote Responsibility

location_onSenegal

calendar_today20 August 2001

DAKAR, Senegal – Youths from nearly 90 countries resolved to lead the crusade against HIV/AIDS all over the world, in adopting the Dakar Youth Empowerment Strategy at the end the Fourth World Youth Forum of the United…

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Least Developed States Demand Strongest Measures Against HIV/AIDS

location_onBrazil

calendar_today22 May 2001

The Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries held in Brussels, from 14 to 20 May 2001, concluded by adopting by consensus a political declaration in which 193 participating governments committed…

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"Men Must Help End Gender Violence", Says UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in Cambodia

location_onCambodia

calendar_today09 May 2001

Violence against women is, unfortunately, widespread in many parts of the world. Because they lack power, women suffer discrimination from early childhood and are too often the victims of domestic violence.