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UNFPA Welcomes Swiss United Nations Membership
12 September 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warmly welcomes Tuesday's admission of Switzerland as the 190th Member State of the United Nations.</p>
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Sweden Reaffirms Global Commitment to Women's Health
06 September 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> -The Swedish Government yesterday announced its decision to grant a further 20 million Swedish kronor (approximately $2.1 million) to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The country's contribution for 2002 will thus increase from 165 million Swedish kronor (SKr) to 185 million SKr.</p>
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Development Summit Reaffirms Global Commitment to Women's Health and Rights
04 September 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>Johannesburg</b> -The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today welcomed world leaders' reaffirmation of goals linking poverty eradication and environmental protection to health, including reproductive health, and women's empowerment.</p>
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UNFPA Calls for Action on Women and Population
30 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>JOHANNESBURG</b> - Progress towards sustainable development must include progress in ensuring reproductive health and women's rights, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) declared today.</p>
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UNFPA Supports National Population and Housing Census in Afghanistan
28 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has begun work with the Central Statistics Office in Afghanistan on the design of a National Population and Housing Census.</p>
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Reproductive Health and Women's Rights are Key Issues for Sustainable Development Summit
27 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>Johannesburg</b> -- Reproductive health and women's rights are critical to alleviating poverty and the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) should say so, speakers at a summit panel discussion stressed today.</p>
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American Citizens Launch 34 Million Friends Campaigns to Support UNFPA
22 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - To close the funding gap created by the United States withholding of $34 million from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), American citizens have sprung into action with two independent grass-roots campaigns.</p>
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UNFPA to Open Tokyo Office
20 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> —The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will open an office in Tokyo on 1 September.</p>
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UNFPA Rejects False Allegations About Its Work in Afghanistan
16 August 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today expressed outrage over false allegations made by the Population Research Institute (PRI) that the United Nations is funding "abortion campaigns" among Afghan refugees.</p>
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UNFPA Opens Emergency Mobile Hospital in Kabul to Ensure Safe Delivery and Save Afghan Women's Lives
16 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> – A 72-bed Danish Emergency Mobile Hospital, equipped with two operating theatres to deal with all obstetric emergencies, will open in northern Kabul next week with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).</p>
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UNFPA Gratified by Developing World's Support
13 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today welcomed the strong expression of support from the 133-member "Group of 77" developing countries, which sent a statement to the United States, urging it to restore its contributions to the Fund. The United States announced its decision in July to withhold $34 million appropriated for UNFPA by Congress.</p>
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UNFPA Welcomes Africa's Support, Recommits to Saving Lives in Developing World
08 August 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today welcomed the expression of support from the more than 50 African countries in the United Nations, which jointly wrote the United States Administration, urging it to restore its contributions to the Fund.</p>
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