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UNFPA Helping Safe Deliveries by Women of Bangladesh's Cyclone-hit Areas
05 December 2007
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — In response to needs generated by the cyclone that hit Bangladesh in mid-November, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is distributing 40 delivery kits to 40 upazilla, or subdistrict health facilities, which take care of pregnant women.</p>
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Europeans of the Year Award Donates €32,000 to UNFPA
28 November 2007
<p align="left"> <strong>BRUSSELS</strong> – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has been named the beneficiary of the 2007 ‘Europeans of the Year’ awards gala held at the Palais d'Egmont Tuesday 27 November.</p>
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Five Underreported Stories Kick Off 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
27 November 2007
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Domestic violence in the Russian Federation; sex slavery in India; self-immolation in Central Asian republics; gender-based violence and HIV; and ‘compensation’ marriages are the five underreported stories compiled by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, for 2007.</p>
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Five Underreported Stories Kick Off 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
27 November 2007
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Domestic violence in the Russian Federation; sex slavery in India; self-immolation in Central Asian republics; gender-based violence and HIV; and ‘compensation’ marriages are the five underreported stories compiled by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, for 2007.</p>
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Prevention Programmes and other Factors Behind Drop in Global HIV Prevalence
21 November 2007
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — New data released by UNAIDS, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS, show that prevention programmes specifically targeting youth appear to be behind the decline in HIV prevalence in key countries.</p>
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UNFPA Provides Emergency Assistance in Wake of Noel, Asks Donors for $615,000
09 November 2007
<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is appealing to international donors for $615,000 to step up its efforts to protect the reproductive health and safety of survivors of Tropical Storm Noel in the Dominican Republic.</p>
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Majority of Liberian Women Suffered Sexual Violence During War, Says New Study
06 November 2007
<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</strong> – A new survey released by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that more than half of all women in Lofa County, northern Liberia, reported at least one incident of sexual violence during the most recent conflict (1999-2003), while nearly 90 per cent reported at least one incident of physical violence.</p>
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Diverse Partners Renew Commitment to Reproductive Health, Rights in Asia
31 October 2007
<p align="left"> <strong>HYDERABAD, India</strong> — Asia is moving too slowly in reducing maternal deaths, enabling young people to avoid HIV and making family planning more accessible, regional experts, advocates and activists agreed today.</p>
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Asian Son Preference Will Have Severe Social Consequences, New Studies Warn
29 October 2007
<p align="left"> <span class="bodytext"> <strong>HYDERABAD, India/UNITED NATIONS, New York, 29 October 2007</strong> — Prenatal son selection in several Asian countries is likely to have severe social consequences in coming years, according to a new series of studies commissioned by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</span> </p>
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Women Deliver Conference Launches New Commitments
22 October 2007
<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>LONDON</strong>—Strong new pledges of commitment to invest in women’s health came from donors, government officials, corporations, foundations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at closing sessions of the landmark Women Deliver Conference, which sought to mobilize political will and investment to reduce pregnancy-related deaths and disabilities worldwide.</p>
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UNFPA Assists Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers Affected by the Drought in the Republic of Moldova
20 October 2007
CHISINAU, Moldova — Relief has come for women living in regions suffering from the severe drought of 2007, which has already affected 80 per cent of this country.
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UK Pledges £100 Million to UNFPA to Make Childbirth Safer and Promote Reproductive Health
18 October 2007
<p align="left"> <strong>LONDON</strong> – Maternal deaths and unwanted pregnancies can be cut dramatically in countries around the globe after the British Government today pledged £100 million to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to achieve universal access to reproductive health. </p>
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