- 10 Jun 2005
- Press Release
Preventing the Spread of HIV in Post-Conflict Areas of West Africa
<p> <strong>FREETOWN, Sierra Leone</strong> — A three-year project to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among refugees, displaced…
Preventing the Spread of HIV in Post-Conflict Areas of West Africa
<p> <strong>FREETOWN, Sierra Leone</strong> — A three-year project to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other…
Read story- 09 Jun 2005
- Press Release
Far Too Many Women Risking Death to Give Life, UNFPA Leader Says, As UN Unveils Progress Report on Development Goals
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A world in which a woman risks death each minute in order to bring new life must be transformed, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive…
Far Too Many Women Risking Death to Give Life, UNFPA Leader Says, As UN Unveils…
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A world in which a woman risks death each minute in order to…
Read story- 08 Jun 2005
- Press Release
Demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines, and Guatemala's Largest Private Family Planning Provider, Win 2005 United Nations Population Award
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A leading demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines, and Guatemala’s largest private family planning provider, Asociación…
Demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines, and Guatemala's…
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—A leading demographer, Mercedes Concepcion, of the Philippines,…
Read story- 06 Jun 2005
- Statement
Investing in Women: Building Political Leadership
<p>I have been asked to speak about women's rights and women's health and the power of political leadership.</p>
Investing in Women: Building Political Leadership
<p>I have been asked to speak about women's rights and women's health and the power of political leadership.</…
Read story- 02 Jun 2005
- Press Release
Healing Tsunami's Mental Wounds: UNFPA Opens Counselling Centres in Aceh
<p> <strong>JAKARTA, Indonesia —</strong> Four community-based psychosocial support centres opened last month to assist traumatized tsunami survivors and victims of violence in hard…
Healing Tsunami's Mental Wounds: UNFPA Opens Counselling Centres in Aceh
<p> <strong>JAKARTA, Indonesia —</strong> Four community-based psychosocial support centres opened last month…
Read story- 02 Jun 2005
- Press Release
Stronger Leadership Needed to Conquer AIDS, Says UNFPA Leader
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — With efforts to prevent HIV brutally insufficient, brave and committed leadership is urgently needed to boost HIV prevention in the…
Stronger Leadership Needed to Conquer AIDS, Says UNFPA Leader
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — With efforts to prevent HIV brutally insufficient, brave and…
Read story- 02 Jun 2005
- Statement
Scaling Up Evidence-Based Action
<p>It is a pleasure to be here with you. And it is also a pleasure to deliver these opening remarks on behalf of all 10 co-sponsoring agencies of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS…
Scaling Up Evidence-Based Action
<p>It is a pleasure to be here with you. And it is also a pleasure to deliver these opening remarks on behalf of all 10 co-…
Read story- 26 May 2005
- Press Release
MEDIA ADVISORY: World Reviews Achievements and Problems in Counquering HIV/AIDS, Four Years After UN Special Session on the Pandemic
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—In June 2001, the United Nations General Assembly special session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) recognized HIV/AIDS as the single greatest…
MEDIA ADVISORY: World Reviews Achievements and Problems in Counquering HIV/AIDS…
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—In June 2001, the United Nations General Assembly special session…
Read story- 19 May 2005
- Statement
Lecture during Conference of Speakers of African National Assemblies on Issues of Population and Development
<p class="bodytext">It is always a pleasure to be in Africa and this occasion is no exception.</p>
Lecture during Conference of Speakers of African National Assemblies on Issues…
<p class="bodytext">It is always a pleasure to be in Africa and this occasion is no exception.</p>
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