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Population Issues Are Critical to Meeting Development Goals, Asia and Pacific Experts Reaffirm
06 February 2009
<p> <b>Bangkok</b> (ESCAP/UNFPA) – Reproductive health, gender equality and policies addressing population concerns remain central to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific, regional specialists agreed here this week.</p>
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UNFPA Welcomes Restoration of U.S. Funding
23 January 2009
<p>UNFPA applauds today's statement from United States President Barack Obama restoring U.S. funding for UNFPA's operations.</p>
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UNFPA Provides Special Care to Pregnant Women Following Earthquake in Costa Rica
19 January 2009
<p>An earthquake that hit Costa Rica earlier this month has left pregnant women and young people particularly vulnerable. Nearly 4,000 people, a majority of them women and children, were forced to move to emergency shelters.</p>
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UNFPA Welcomes New UNICEF Report on Maternal and Newborn Health
15 January 2009
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—Every minute somewhere in the world a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, and the women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth than those in developed countries.</p>
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Pregnant Women and Newborns are Unseen Victims of Gaza Conflict, Warns UNFPA
14 January 2009
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>New York/Jerusalem</strong>—Continuing violence and displacement present serious risks to more than 40,000 pregnant women in Gaza, warned UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. Lack of access to critical health services, including emergency obstetric care, could mean the difference between life and death for many of them and their babies.</p>
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UNFPA Expresses Utmost Concern about Humanitarian Consequences of Escalating Violence in Gaza
02 January 2009
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is extremely concerned about the plight of civilians in the Gaza Strip, and reiterates the call by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and all other voices for an immediate halt of military hostilities that are heavily impacting the civilian population.</p>
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Campaign to End Fistula Wins Prestigious Award and Recognition as a Champion in the Field of Public Health
18 December 2008
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—The Campaign to End Fistula was today recognized as a model for championing collaboration between countries in the Global South, receiving an award of excellence from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).</p>
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New Report Shows Cultural Sensitivity Critical to Successful Development Strategies, Women's Equality
12 November 2008
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—Development strategies that are sensitive to cultural values can reduce harmful practices against women and promote human rights, including gender equality and women’s empowerment, affirms <i>The State of World Population 2008</i> report from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Faith-Based Organizations from All Continents Create Global Network to Fight Maternal Death, AIDS, Poverty
21 October 2008
<p> <b>ISTANBUL, Türkiye</b>—More than 75 religious leaders and representatives of Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith-based organizations today formed a Global Interfaith Network to strengthen cooperation against the global urgencies of maternal death, AIDS and poverty.</p>
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Campaign to End Fistula Quadruples in Size, Reaching Over 45 Countries, Says New Report
13 October 2008
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—As the first-ever report by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on fistula is scheduled to be presented to Member States today, the Campaign to End Fistula announced a fourfold increase in the number of countries it serves.</p>
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Donor Support for Contraceptives Stagnates Despite Rising Global Demand
02 October 2008
<p class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—Donor contributions for contraceptives and condoms for HIV prevention amounted to $223 million in 2007—a mere 5 per cent increase over the 2006 total of $212 million, according to a new analysis by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. This is despite a growing unmet need for such supplies, as more couples use modern methods of contraception and world population continues to increase.</p>
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Joint Statement on Maternal and Newborn Health
25 September 2008
<p class="bodytext">Today, 25 September 2008, as world leaders gather for the High-Level Event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we jointly pledge to intensify our support to countries to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 “To Improve Maternal Health” – the MDG showing the least progress.</p>
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