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Adolescents Need Access to Reproductive Health Information and Services, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid Stresses
10 May 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>--It is crucial that the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children reaffirm governments' commitment to ensure that young people have access to youth-friendly reproductive health information and services, Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), told a press conference here Wednesday.</p>
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UN Population Fund Seeks $3.6 Million for Emergency Assistance in Occupied Palestinian Territory
03 May 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> – Responding to the humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is asking donors to provide $3.6 million for emergency assistance over the next six to eight months, particularly for reproductive health and safe delivery assistance to vulnerable Palestinian women and girls.</p>
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UN Population Fund and The Development Gateway Launch Portal on Population and Reproductive Health
29 April 2002
UNITED NATIONS, NewYork - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Development Gateway Foundation today announced the launch of the POP/RH Portal, an Internet initiative focusing on population and reproductive health.
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Experts Call for Action to Curb Spread of HIV/AIDS in Conflicts
24 April 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - Efforts to prevent, control and treat HIV infections must become a standard component of the international community's humanitarian response to armed conflict and post-conflict situations, an expert meeting concluded here on Friday.</p>
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Web Reports Highlight UN Population Fund's Fast Response to Afghan Women's Health Needs
22 April 2002
<p class="bodytext">While tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are returning home each week, many more remain in refugee camps in Pakistan, dependent on continued assistance from UN and non-governmental agencies.</p>
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Grim Conditions in Kabul Maternity Clinics, Review by UN Population Fund Finds
16 January 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>KABUL, Afghanistan</b> - Dr. Olivier Brasseur, Afghanistan Country Director for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today joined Ahmad Fawzi, spokesman for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, in a briefing for the press.</p>
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U.S. Congress Appropriates $34 Million to UN Population Fund for 2002
21 December 2001
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b>—The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today warmly welcomed the decision by the United States Congress to increase support to UNFPA in 2002.</p>
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Jordan's Princess Basma Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
11 December 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b>—The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has appointed Princess Basma Bint Talal of Jordan as a Goodwill Ambassador. The only sister of the late King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan, she will support the global work of the UNFPA.</p>
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Netherlands Again Number One Donor to United Nations Population Fund
11 December 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>NEW YORK</b>—The Netherlands government has once again become the biggest donor of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the Fund, warmly welcomed the move and encouraged other countries to follow the Netherlands in increasing their contributions to UNFPA.</p>
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Refugee and Peace-building Efforts Must Address Women’s Needs, Meeting Stresses
15 November 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>BRATISLAVA, Slovakia</b> - Actions to protect women’s rights and meet their specific needs should become a standard part of any international response in wars and post-conflict situations, an expert meeting agreed here today.</p>
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UN Population Fund's State of World Population 2001 Report Links Environmental Protection, Poverty Alleviation, and Reproductive Health
07 November 2001
<p class="bodytext">On 7 November, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will release The State of World Population 2001 report, Footprints and Milestones: Population and Environmental Change.</p>
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UNFPA News Conference: Saving Afghan Women's Lives
22 October 2001
<p class="bodytext">Afghan women and girls in need of life-saving reproductive health assistance was the topic of a UNFPA News Conference Call held for international reporters on Monday 22 October, 2001.</p>
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