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UNFPA Welcomes Projection of Slower Population Growth; Calls for Greater Efforts to Counter HIV/AIDS, Meet Needs of Poorest Countries
27 February 2003
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcomes the news that fertility reductions are helping to slow global population growth, which was confirmed yesterday by a report of the <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm" target="_blank">Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat</a>.</p>
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UNFPA and Rotary Renew Cooperation on Population and Development Issues
05 February 2003
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and Rotary International have renewed a Memorandum of Cooperation to work together on population and development issues around the world.</p>
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World Economic Forum Selects UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador as a Global Leader for Tomorrow
27 January 2003
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>, 27 January - UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Miss Universe 1999, Mpule Kwelagobe, was among young international personalities selected by the World Economic Forum as the "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" for the year 2003.</p>
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Meetings on Food Crisis to Highlight Impact of HIV/AIDS as New Type of Famine Threatens Africa
23 January 2003
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - Responding to the deadly interaction between HIV/AIDS and food crises affecting some 40 million Africans, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is organizing three regional meetings to help ensure that relief efforts address both issues in an integrated manner.</p>
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New $2.5 Million Grant from the Netherlands Helps Make Pregnancy and Childbirth Safer for Women
20 December 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> – In an end-of-year show of support to women’s rights and reproductive health services, the Dutch government announced this week an additional $2.5 million contribution to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Asian and Pacific Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Reproductive Health and Rights
17 December 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>THAILAND, Bangkok</b>—The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today hailed a pledge by Asian and Pacific governments to give priority to population and reproductive health concerns in their work to reduce poverty.</p>
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Ensuring Reproductive Health and Rights Would Go a Long Way in Overcoming Poverty, New Report Says
03 December 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b> — Promoting reproductive health and rights is indispensable for economic growth and poverty reduction, according to a new report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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UNFPA Workshop Trains Women's Groups in Dealing with Conflicts
26 November 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - Underlining the crucial role women can play in rebuilding their war-torn communities, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a five-day workshop to help women's non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world to deal with conflict or post-conflict situations.</p>
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Lawmakers from 70 Countries Gather at Canadian Parliament to Promote Reproductive Rights
21 November 2002
<p> <b>OTTAWA</b> - Access to reproductive health care is a matter of life and death, said Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), today at the opening of an International Parliamentarians' Conference in Ottawa.</p>
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UN Asks for $3 Billion to Address Global Humanitarian Needs in 2003
19 November 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Thoraya Obaid today launched the annual United Nations appeals for humanitarian assistance in New York.</p>
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UNFPA Joins Forces with OPEC Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Arab Region, Central America and the Caribbean
18 November 2002
<p> <b>BRUSSELS</b> - HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in the Arab region, Central America and the Caribbean will be strengthened under a three-year, 13-country initiative launched today by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Vienna, Austria-based OPEC Fund for International Development.</p>
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UNFPA Launches two-year Campaign to Fight Obstetric Fistula in Sub-Saharan Africa
01 November 2002
<p> <b>ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia</b>—The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today announced the launch of a two-year campaign to fight obstetric fistula in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.</p>
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