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Young People Convene in Mali to Revolutionize the AIDS Response
Mali
<p>Thirty years into the response to HIV, an estimated 3000 young people are newly infected with HIV everyday. Many young people living with HIV still do not have access to treatment and only 34 per cent of all…
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Executive Director's Mission to Africa
<p>UNFPA Executive Director succcessfully completed a three-week mission to Arfica.</p>
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Executive Director Joins UN Secretary-General at Launch of New AIDS Report
Kenya
<p>NAIROBI --- UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and heads of other UNAIDS co-sponsoring organizations following the launch of a new AIDS report.<br/…
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Displaced Once Again: Many Third-Country Nationals Have Fled Libya
Tunisia
CHOUCHA CAMP, Southern Tunisia -- “My father died when I was three years old. Armed bandits killed him one evening as he was coming home. Every night I remember this scene before falling asleep,” says Mariam Ibrahim, a…
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Partners Endorse Plan to Scale Up Efforts to Prevent HIV Transmission from Mothers to Children
South Africa
<p>The elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa has come a step closer with the endorsement of a new regional framework following a three-day consultation in Nairobi, Kenya…
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Invest in Health, UNFPA Executive Director Urges African Ministers
Ethiopia
<p>ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Primary health care should be the focus of attention across the continent, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin told African ministers of finance, planning and economic…
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Mission to Nigeria, Africa's Largest Country
Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin began his first mission to developing countries as the Executive Director of UNFPA with a visit to Nigeria.
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New Report: Linking Contraceptives to Human Rights
Is access to contraceptives a human right? If so, what are the consequences for governments and the way they provide health to their people?
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Partnering with Priests to End Domestic Violence in Armenia
Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia — Seven years ago Milena separated from her husband. Although she still loved him, they had difficulty communicating.
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Pakistan: Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula
Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan --- At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula —damage to their bladder or large intestine during childbirth.
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UNFPA Launches New Four-Year Development Plan in Iraq
Iraq
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—A new agreement between UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Iraq will enhance efforts to meet the country’s development goals over the next four years.</…
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Breaking the Silence on Rape as a Weapon of War
Bosnia and Herzegovina
<p>She doesn’t have a first name, nor a face. “No photos, please. ” Seated in a small dark room, her psychologist at her side, the “woman of Tuzla” will be her name.</p>
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