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The World at 7 Billion People: Major Event to Highlight Women and Girls
09 September 2011
WASHINGTON – In late October 2011, world population will reach 7 billion people. Given this new reality, unleashing the power of women and girls is key to alleviating poverty and accelerating progress on global development goals.
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First Ladies, Experts, to Discuss Successes, Challenges in Securing Reproductive Health Supplies in Neediest Countries
06 September 2011
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — First Ladies, ministers, and development experts will gather this week to share their countries’ successes and challenges in the field of sexual and reproductive health commodity security.</p>
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UNFPA Promotes Young People's Voices at Upcoming Global Gathering
21 July 2011
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York— More than a quarter of the world’s population—around 1.8 billion people—are between the ages of 10 and 24.</p>
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United Nations Population Award Ceremony to Honour Iranian Demographer, African Research Institution
13 June 2011
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — Winners of the 2011 United Nations Population Award will receive their awards this week during an official ceremony at the organization’s headquarters</p>
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UNFPA to Highlight Special Needs of Women, Young People during Global AIDS Summit
06 June 2011
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will actively participate in this week’s global AIDS meeting by raising awareness of the heavy toll of HIV on women and young people, particularly young girls, and of the urgent need to address their special needs.
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Launch of First Ever State of World's Midwifery Report
06 June 2011
<p>The first report to explore the state of midwifery practices across the globe, entitled the <i>State of the World’s Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives</i>, is being launched on 20 June in Durban, South Africa.</p>
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Global Launch of the Opportunity in Crisis Report 'Preventing HIV from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood'
24 May 2011
<p>The Opportunity in Crisis presents, for the first time, new data on HIV prevalence in young people aged 15-24 years, breaking down the data by country and the number of HIV-positive adolescents living there.</p>
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Congressional Briefing: Key Progress Addressing Obstetric Fistula
23 May 2011
<p>WASHINGTON, D. C. — A congressional briefing, 'Ending Fistula Forever', organized by Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Campaign to End Fistula partners, will highlight strategic approaches to the fight against obstetric fistula.</p>
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World AIDS Day: Global Launch of the 2010 Stocktaking Report “Children and AIDS” with UN Partners
16 November 2010
<p>The Stocktaking Report 2010 reviews advances made in the four areas of HIV and AIDS that affect children and highlights key steps towards achieving an AIDS-free generation. The report is issued by UNICEF and its partners (UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, WHO).</p>
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UNFPA Headquarters is Moving
01 October 2010
<p>UNFPA’s New York Headquarters is moving from its current location in the Daily News Building to nearby premises.</p>
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Accelerating progress in achieving MDG 5: Trends and lessons from countries
20 September 2010
<p> <b>What:</b> Side event to the Millennium Development Goal Summit focusing on maternal health and on trends and lessons learned from countries that have made strong progress in reducing maternal mortality.<br/> </p>
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United Nations Population Award Ceremony to Honour Bill & Melinda Gates, Asian Parliamentarians
01 June 2010
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — Winners of the 2010 United Nations Population Award will receive their awards this week at an official ceremony at the organization’s headquarters.</p>
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