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World AIDS Day Observed from New York to London

location_onUnited Kingdom

calendar_today30 November 2001

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

location_onSouth Africa

calendar_today28 November 2001

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

calendar_today19 November 2001

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

location_onSlovakia

calendar_today13 November 2001

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

location_onKenya

calendar_today12 November 2001

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

calendar_today07 November 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

location_onAfghanistan

calendar_today05 November 2001

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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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.