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Five Women Recognized for Their Dedication to Women’s Health and Dignity
08 October 2010
<p>NEW YORK — Business and community leaders, dignitaries and philanthropists celebrated advances in the health and rights of women last night at the Awards for the Health and Dignity of Women sponsored by Americans for UNFPA.</p>
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UNFPA Welcomes World Leaders’ Action Plan for Progress on Maternal Health, Poverty
24 September 2010
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, has welcomed the action plan adopted by world leaders to redouble their efforts to reduce maternal death and poverty and improve the health and rights of women.</p>
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UN Summit Launches Drive to Save the Lives of More than 16 Million Women and Children
22 September 2010
<p>UNITED NATIONS—Culminating a global summit on the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Heads of State and Government, along with the private sector, foundations, international organizations, civil society and research organizations, kicked off a concerted world-wide effort to save the lives of more than 16 million women and children.</p>
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UNFPA Head Asks World Leaders to Put Women’s Health at Heart of Development Priorities
20 September 2010
<p>UNITED NATIONS—UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid today called on world leaders to increase funding for reproductive health, including family planning, and place women’s health at the centre of their national plans.</p>
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Maternal Deaths Worldwide Drop by a Third
15 September 2010
<p>GENEVA — The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34 per cent from an estimated 546,000 in 1990 to 358,000 in 2008, according to a new report, "Trends in Maternal Mortality", released by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Population Fund and the World Bank.</p>
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Pregnant Pakistani Women Need Lifesaving Care
07 September 2010
<p>ISLAMABAD – Thousands of pregnant women uprooted by floods face heightened risk of death and disability unless relief efforts can be scaled up quickly to meet their needs, UNFPA warned today.</p>
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It’s Time to Invest in Young People, Says UNFPA
25 August 2010
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—Now is the time to invest in young people and to promote dialogue and understanding across cultures and generations, said Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, who delivered an opening speech at the World Youth Conference on behalf of UNFPA’s Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.</p>
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Special Attention Needed for Pregnant Pakistanis Affected by Floods, Says UNFPA
17 August 2010
UNITED NATIONS — With more floods expected to hit large parts of Pakistan, causing deadly disruptions to more people’s lives, it is critical to address the special needs of displaced women and girls, particularly pregnant women, says UNFPA.
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Study Warns of Failure to Plan for Rapid Urbanization in Developing Nations
06 August 2010
<p>PANAMA CITY—Governments in Africa and Asia must embrace and plan for rapid urbanization or risk harming the future prospects of hundreds of millions of their citizens.</p>
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UNFPA Rushes Delivery and Hygiene Supplies to Flood-Affected Communities in Pakistan
03 August 2010
<p>ISLAMABAD—Responding to the worst flood to hit Pakistan since 1929, UNFPA has rushed supplies to help with childbirth, as well as the health and hygiene of displaced people, particularly pregnant women and infants.</p>
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UNFPA Welcomes Microbicide Study Results
20 July 2010
<p>UNITED NATIONS, Vienna/New York—UNFPA joins UNAIDS and its fellow co-sponsoring organizations in welcoming the results of a South African study showing that a vaginal gel containing an antiretroviral drug can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infections in women.</p>
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World Organizations Team with UN Secretary-General in New Effort to Save Lives of Millions of Women and Children
19 July 2010
<p>VIENNA –-Today, several of the world’s largest institutions that are critical to serving the needs of women and children are pledging their commitment to work jointly with the United Nations Secretary-General and others in a new global effort to save the lives of more than 10 million women and children.</p>
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