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  • 05 May 2006
  • Press Release

World Needs Midwives More Than Ever to Keep More Women, Babies Alive, Say Global Health Actors on International Midwives Day

<p align="left"> <strong>THE HAGUE/NEW YORK</strong> — Urgent support to midwives, especially in developing countries, would save the lives of 5 million women and prevent…

World Needs Midwives More Than Ever to Keep More Women, Babies Alive, Say…

<p align="left"> <strong>THE HAGUE/NEW YORK</strong> — Urgent support to midwives, especially in…

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  • 02 May 2006
  • Press Release

European Commission Contributes € 15 million for Reproductive Health Supplies in 17 Developing Countries Affected by Conflict

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — The European Commission has contributed € 14.87 million to help UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund,…

European Commission Contributes € 15 million for Reproductive Health Supplies…

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — The European Commission has contributed…

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  • 13 Apr 2006
  • Press Release

Bangladeshi Doctor, Haitian Family Planning Provider, Win 2006 United Nations Population Award

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — A veteran family planning doctor and programme manager, Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter, of Bangladesh, and Haiti’s…

Bangladeshi Doctor, Haitian Family Planning Provider, Win 2006 United Nations…

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — A veteran family planning doctor and…

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  • 07 Apr 2006
  • Press Release

Six Months After Pakistan Earthquake, UNFPA Continues Providing Vital Health Services to Communities

<p align="left"> <strong>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan</strong> — Six months after the devastating 8 October 2005 earthquake that ripped through northern Pakistan and Pakistan-…

Six Months After Pakistan Earthquake, UNFPA Continues Providing Vital Health…

<p align="left"> <strong>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan</strong> — Six months after the devastating 8 October…

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  • 07 Apr 2006
  • Statement

Shortage of Midwives Should be Tackled Urgently, Says UNFPA for World Health Day

<p align="left">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the World Health Organization in commemorating World Health Day by honouring the global health workforce.</p…

Shortage of Midwives Should be Tackled Urgently, Says UNFPA for World Health Day

<p align="left">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the World Health Organization in…

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  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Statement

International Migration: Human Rights and Dialogue

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to address the opening of this thirty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD).

International Migration: Human Rights and Dialogue

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to address the opening of this thirty-…

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  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Press Release

Decline in Family Planning Funding Must Be Reversed, Says UNFPA

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — More funding for international family planning is needed urgently to enable 200 million women in developing…

Decline in Family Planning Funding Must Be Reversed, Says UNFPA

<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — More funding for international family…

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  • 30 Mar 2006
  • Press Release

First UNFPA Office to Serve Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Opens in Oman

<p align="left"> <strong>MUSCAT, Oman</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has set up its first subregional office to serve countries of the Gulf…

First UNFPA Office to Serve Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Opens in Oman

<p align="left"> <strong>MUSCAT, Oman</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has set…

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  • 28 Mar 2006
  • Press Release

UNFPA Assists Government in First Nigerian Census in 15 Years

<p align="left">UNITED NATIONS, New York — Nigeria's first census in 15 years ended late last night following a two-day extension to ensure universal coverage of the head count…

UNFPA Assists Government in First Nigerian Census in 15 Years

<p align="left">UNITED NATIONS, New York — Nigeria's first census in 15 years ended late last night…

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