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Intel and UNFPA to Boost Health Workers’ Skills around the World
30 January 2012
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York/SANTA CLARA, California—The high number of unnecessary deaths during pregnancy and childbirth is unacceptable for Intel Corporation and UNFPA.</p>
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UNFPA Joins the 'Hellosmile' Global Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
17 January 2012
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA has joined Tokyo FM Radio and other Japanese partners, including the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare</p>
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Secretary-General Appoints Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen as Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA
13 January 2012
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director (Management) of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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UNFPA Leader Wins Media Award
13 January 2012
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, is a winner of the Population Institute’s 2011 Annual Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting.</p>
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UNFPA Helps Prevent Maternal and Newborn Deaths in Flood-Affected Areas in the Philippines
23 December 2011
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA is working with international and local partners to provide essential reproductive health supplies to respond to the needs of over 12,000 pregnant and lactating women in various evacuation centres in areas affected by Tropical Storm Washi in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities in the Philippines.</p> <p> </p>
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Seeking Nominations for UN Population Award
06 December 2011
<p>The UN Committee for the Population Award is calling for nominations to be submitted for the 2012 prize.</p>
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Galvanize Greater Political, Financial Support for Family Planning, UNFPA Urges Leaders at Landmark Conference in Senegal
29 November 2011
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>—With thousands of experts gathering in Dakar, Senegal, this week for the largest family planning meeting of its kind, UNFPA is calling on world leaders to invest in voluntary family planning, not only to save and improve the lives of women and children, but also to empower people, strengthen health systems and reduce poverty.</p>
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UNFPA Deploys Mobile Clinics to Reach those Affected by Central America Floods
03 November 2011
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—In response to the different states of high alert across Central America, UNFPA has been mobilizing resources to provide lifesaving reproductive health care in the region.</p>
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Additional Investments in Youth Needed as World Population Tops 7 Billion, States UNFPA Report
26 October 2011
<p>LONDON—In five days, world population is projected to reach 7 billion. How we respond now will determine whether we have a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future or one that is marked by inequalities, environmental decline and economic setbacks, according to The State of World Population 2011 report, published today by UNFPA.</p>
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Countdown Begins: 7 Days to 7 Billion People
21 October 2011
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA today released a world anthem today entitled <i>United.</i> Performed by more than 50 musicians from 13 countries, <i>United</i> commemorates United Nations Day and marks the beginning of a week-long countdown to 31 October, when the world population is projected to reach 7 billion.</p>
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UNFPA Providing Lifesaving Services to Pregnant Women Affected by Floods in Pakistan
12 October 2011
<p>ISLAMABAD—In response to humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, UNFPA is providing lifesaving assistance to communities affected by the recent floods.</p>
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Private Sector Involvement in Women’s and Children’s Health is Crucial to Saving 16 Million Lives, Says UN SG
20 September 2011
<p>NEW YORK—The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the involvement of leading businesses in the global effort to tackle women’s and children’s health.</p>
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