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Revisiting 2005: A Year of Achievement, Commitment and Challenge

calendar_today14 June 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — The work and mandate of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, gained momentum in 2005, thanks to exceptional support by world leaders, donor, partners and individuals.

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UNFPA Executive Director Calls for Stronger Response to AIDS Epidemic Among Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

calendar_today07 June 2006

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — AIDS response must be stronger among women and vulnerable groups, UNFPA’s Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid told more than 20…

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Women Displaced by Sierra Leone Civil War Learn to Protect Themselves Against HIV and Reintegrate into Society

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calendar_today30 May 2006

MASIAKA, Sierra Leone — For Mariama Bangura, the peace that followed a decade of bloody civil war in Sierra Leone was almost as devastating as the conflict itself.

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Preventing HIV on Mexico's 'Forgotten Border'

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calendar_today30 May 2006

TECUN UMAN, Guatemala — Only the most destitute stop by the House of Migrants in Tecun Uman, a squalid town in northern Guatemala on the Mexican border.

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Y-PEER: Empowering Young People to Empower Each Other

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calendar_today26 May 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Her friends call her Natalia, but it’s not her real name.

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Zimbabwe: Indigenous Christian Churches Make an About Turn on HIV Prevention

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calendar_today26 May 2006

BUHERA, Zimbabwe— Bishop Xavier Chitanda does not fit the mold. Small in build and of medium height, he comes across as very unassuming.

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Microcredit Project Enables Girls to Start a Trade While Teaching Them HIV Prevention

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calendar_today25 May 2006

N’DJAMENA, Chad — About 30 young women gaze with rapt attention as another recounts the story of a rural girl cast out of her family’s home after becoming pregnant.

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UNFPA Executive Director Promises Computers to Health Clinic in Dhaka and Urges Imams to Champion Rights of Women

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calendar_today19 May 2006

<p align="left"> <strong>DHAKA, Bangladesh</strong> — On the third and final day of an official visit to Bangladesh, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations…

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Fistula Centre in Bangladesh Receives Praise and Support from UNFPA Executive Director

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calendar_today16 May 2006

<p align="left"> <strong>DHAKA, Bangladesh</strong> — Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today visited the Fistula Centre in the Dhaka…

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Frank Talk about Sensitive Subjects: Youth-Friendly Services in Viet Nam

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calendar_today26 April 2006

HANOI, Viet Nam — Hoai Anh is adamant about making the right choices in life, particularly when it comes to relationships and the right to have reproductive health information and services tailored to the special needs…

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Secretary-General Donates Proceeds of Culture Award to UNFPA-led Project

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calendar_today11 April 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan accepted the first Seville Node Between Cultures Award in Spain on Monday and immediately pledged its monetary prize to a UNFPA-led joint initiative…

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European Parliamentarians Visit Youth Projects in Bangladesh

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calendar_today06 April 2006

BANGLADESH— Grinning with nervousness and excitement, a group of teenagers stands up and asks rapid-fire questions: What’s your name? How old are you? Are you married? How old were you when you were married? How and…