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UNFPA and Global Leaders to Promote Investment in Women and Maternal Health at Historic Women Deliver Conference
01 June 2010
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Ministers, parliamentarians, experts, first ladies, royalty, celebrities, midwives, young leaders and civil society representatives from 140 countries will be meeting in Washington, DC, 7-9 June 2010 for the largest ever conference on maternal and reproductive health.
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Global Meeting to Focus on Importance of Reproductive Health to Empowering Women
26 February 2010
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — The close links between reproductive health, the empowerment of women, gender equality, and their contribution to poverty reduction will be highlighted by the Commission on the Status of Women to be held in New York from 1 to 12 March.</p> <p> </p>
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UNFPA Report Linking Climate Change, Women to Be Released on 18 November
04 November 2009
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — In a new report to be issued on Wednesday, 18 November, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will show how people, especially empowered women, could make a difference in the fight against climate change.</p>
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Global Events Planned to Speed Up Progress on Population and Development Goals, Increase Action on Maternal Health
15 October 2009
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—More than 160 ministers, parliamentarians, and representatives of regional intergovernmental organizations and other world leaders will gather in Addis Ababa for a High-Level Meeting on Maternal Health – Millennium Development Goal 5.</p>
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United Nations Hosts Photos, Videos Attesting to Ongoing Violence Against women
08 October 2009
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA will sponsor a special event on 12 October to open a major exhibition on violence against women around the world in conjunction with 15th anniversary of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development.
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International Conference to Highlight Common Solutions for Population Issues
17 September 2009
UNITED NATIONS — More than 2,000 population experts from around the world will converge on Marrakech, Morocco, next week for the 26th International Population Conference, organized by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).
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United Nations Gathering of Global Experts to Address Current Crisis in Family Planning
25 June 2009
UNITED NATIONS, New York— Family planning experts from around the world warn that the lack of funding for family planning is stalling development efforts in poor countries. Countries facing large population growth are especially at risk.
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Global Meeting to Focus on Importance of Sharing Responsibility between Women and Men
27 February 2009
UNITED NATIONS, New York — "The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS," will be the focus of the Commission on the Status of Women, which will convene here from 2-13 March.
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UNFPA Report Shows Links Between Culture and Women's Rights
03 November 2008
UNITED NATIONS, New York—The links between culture and promoting human rights, especially women’s rights, will be the focus of a new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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Presidents of Chile, Findland and Tanzania Put Mother and Child Health on the Map
19 September 2008
A special event during the United Nations High-level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals.
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