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Mari Simonen Named Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA
10 March 2006
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</strong> — The Secretary-General of the United Nations has approved the appointment of Mari Simonen as Deputy Executive Director, External Relations, United Nations Affairs and Management of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Media Advisory: Panel Discussion on Global Efforts to Eliminate Obstetric Fistula
27 February 2006
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbearing injury that affects more than 2 million women in the developing world.</p>
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UNFPA Calls for End to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
06 February 2006
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today pledged its continued efforts to end the harmful practice of female genital mutilation or cutting, which is inflicted on an estimated 6,000 girls every single day.</p>
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UNFPA Governing Body Approves New Country Programme for China
30 January 2006
<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—The Executive Board of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, last week approved the sixth UNFPA programme of assistance to China, totalling $27 million over five years.</p>
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Record Number of Countries Contributed to UNFPA in 2005
05 January 2006
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — More countries contributed to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in 2005 than in any year since it began operations in 1969, bringing the number of donor nations to 171, compared to the 2004 record of 166.</p>
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International Community Reaffirms Women's Role in Conflict Prevention and Recovery
23 December 2005
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has welcomed this week’s decision by the United Nations Member States to establish a Peacebuilding Commission.</p>
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Reproductive Health Care Being Restored in Tsunami-Hit Areas
22 December 2005
<p> <strong>BANGKOK, Thailand</strong>— A year after the Indian Ocean tsunami, work is ongoing to restore reproductive health services and address psychosocial needs in affected communities with support from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds
15 December 2005
<p> <strong>CHANGJIANG, Hainan Province, China</strong> — The lifting of birth-spacing rules in Hainan Province, China, has led to fewer abortions and a more balanced sex ratio at birth, reports UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Jamaican Journalists Sweep UNFPA Media Awards
09 December 2005
<p> <strong>KINGSTON, Jamaica</strong> — Jamaica's press has dominated the 2005 UNFPA Caribbean Media Awards, which had "Gender Equality, Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals" as its main theme.</p>
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Mediterranean Forum Asks Governments to Enforce Laws to Curb Violence Against Women, Girls
06 December 2005
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — National laws and other practical measures must be adopted urgently to stamp out violence against women and girls, which harms the whole society and prevents women from fully contributing to development, according to participants in the 1st Mediterranean Forum on Violence Against Women.</p>
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Nepal Conflict Aggravates Women's Reproductive Health Risks
30 November 2005
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — Nepal’s 10-year conflict is aggravating problems in providing vital reproductive health services, especially obstetric care.</p>
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UNAIDS, WHO and UNFPA Endorse European Union Statement on the Need to Scale Up HIV Prevention
30 November 2005
<p> <strong>GENEVA/NEW YORK</strong> — The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) endorse today’s announcement by the European Union (EU) to intensify HIV prevention efforts.</p>
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