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Population Fund Sends Emergency Safe Motherhood Supplies for Zimbabwe Cyclone Victims
14 March 2000
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is airlifting more than six tonnes of life-saving emergency safe motherhood and reproductive health supplies to Zimbabwe to help victims of Cyclone Eline.</p>
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New Publication Highlights Support by UN Population Fund for Goals of Beijing Women's Conference
08 March 2000
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is actively backing efforts to carry out the agenda of the 1995 Beijing women's conference, a new UNFPA publication shows.</p>
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Population Fund Sends Emergency Delivery Kits to Mozambique Flood Victims
02 March 2000
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - As part of the United Nations system's urgent humanitarian response to the floods devastating Mozambique, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has sent emergency reproductive health supplies, such as life-saving, clean baby delivery kits, and equipment for obstetric complications, that will serve a population of 500,000 people for three months.</p>
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Miss Universe, Mpule Kwelagobe, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Botswana
08 February 2000
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed Miss Universe, Mpule Kwelagobe, its Goodwill Ambassador for Botswana.</p>
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UN Population Fund Provides Modern Laundry to Kosovo Maternity Hospital
01 February 2000
<p class="bodytext"> <b>Pristina, Kosovo</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will today hand over a fully equipped laundry department to the maternity clinic at Pristina University Hospital.</p>
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Kunio Waki Named Deputy Executive Director of UN Population Fund
14 January 2000
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The Secretary-General of the United Nations today announced the appointment of Kunio Waki of Japan as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), effective 1 February 2000.</p>
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Population Fund Sends Delivery Kits to Venezuela Flood Victims
13 January 2000
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has sent supplies to Venezuela to meet the reproductive health needs of pregnant women and others displaced by last month’s devastating floods and mudslides.</p>
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Bertrand Piccard, Round the World Balloonist, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Switzerland
16 November 1999
<p> <b>New York</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed Dr. Bertrand Piccard, its Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Switzerland.</p>
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Mary Banotti, MEP, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
11 October 1999
<p> <b>New York</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed Mary Banotti, Member of European Parliament, its Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Ireland.</p>
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Chinua Achebe Named Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Population Fund
07 January 1999
<p> <b>New York</b> -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe as a Goodwill Ambassador.</p>
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UNFPA Announces the Appointment of Ms. Shabana Azmi as its Goodwill Ambassador for India
01 November 1998
<p>Known for her commitment to social causes, Ms Azmi will advocate population and development, reproductive health and gender issues. She will also visit UNFPA’s project sites, interact with communities and address population-related concerns at various fora.</p>
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United Nations Population Fund Names Geri Halliwell Goodwill Ambassador
20 October 1998
<p> <b>NEW YORK</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today named Geri Halliwell Goodwill Ambassador for its international advocacy campaign for reproductive health care, gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the world.</p>
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