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Geri Halliwell on Mission to Nepal to Highlight Impact of Maternal Death, Injuries
08 September 2009
<p>KATHMANDU/LONDON — Former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell, a Goodwill Ambassador of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will be in Nepal from 6 to 9 September to highlight the devastating effects of maternal death and injuries such as uterine prolapse on women in the country. A mother herself, Ms. Halliwell will witness efforts to make motherhood safer in the country.</p>
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Forum on Women’s Health and Rights Opens With Claim on Economic Stimulus Funds
02 September 2009
<p>BERLIN — Activists from 131 countries convened here today to recharge a global movement for women’s health and rights, opening with an appeal from a leading German minister for countries to earmark 1 per cent of their economic stimulus funds for development needs</p>
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Global Conference to Rejuvenate Conversation on Status of Women's Health and Rights
31 August 2009
<p>BERLIN — More than 400 delegates from around the world are scheduled to gather here this week for a new conversation assessing 15 years of work towards better sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights for women in developing countries</p>
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End Discrimination Against People at Greatest Risk, UNFPA Stresses at Asian AIDS Congress
10 August 2009
<p>NUSA DUA, Indonesia <b>—</b> Speaking at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Bali, Ms. Mane called for an end to harassment of sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men, and said HIV prevention efforts in the region need to focus on these groups, which account for most new infections in the region.</p>
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Cooperation between Faith-Based Organizations and UNFPA Critical to Maternal Health, Say Groups
06 August 2009
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The partnership between faith-based organizations and UNFPA on common goals will “help unleash the tremendous potential for action that remains untapped within the faith-based community”, said William Vendley, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace.</p>
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Do More to Save Mothers' Lives, South Asian Lawmakers Urge
30 July 2009
<p>KATHMANDU—Reducing maternal deaths should be a higher priority for South Asian governments, agreed parliamentarians, policy makers and journalists from the region at a conference here today on reproductive health advocacy.</p>
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Investing in Women and Girls: Cost-Effective and Smart Economics, Says UNFPA
11 July 2009
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—Investing in women and girls during the global financial crisis will help set the stage for economic recovery and reduce inequality and poverty, according to Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Family Planning and Reproductive Health Have Fallen Off Global Development Radar ? World Bank, UNFPA
30 June 2009
<p>WASHINGTON—On the eve of the 20th anniversary of World Population Day, the World Bank and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, warned that family planning and other reproductive health programmes vital to poor women had fallen off the development radar of many low-income and donor country governments and international aid agencies.</p>
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Australia Supports UNFPA Efforts to Provide Health Care for Displaced Sri Lankan Women
15 June 2009
<p>COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Australian Government will donate $383,400 (AUD 500,000) to support efforts by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to meet the health needs of thousands of women displaced by the conflict in northern Sri Lanka.</p>
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Camp Clinics Give Displaced Pakistani Women Lifesaving Pregnancy Care
09 June 2009
<p>PESHAWAR, Pakistan —Growing numbers of pregnant women uprooted by conflict in the North-West Frontier Province are receiving essential medical care at facilities set up by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Urgent Global Action Needed to Ensure Positive Ageing in Poor Countries, Say Experts
05 June 2009
<p>DOHA, Qatar — The International Seminar on Family Networks Population Ageing, the first of its kind to focus on developing countries, concluded by recommending urgent global action to ensure positive ageing for older persons, especially in poor nations.</p>
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Pakistan Crisis Puts Pregnant Women at Increased Risk
22 May 2009
<p>ISLAMABAD/UNITED NATIONS — Pakistani women uprooted by fighting in the Swat Valley have critical health needs that relief operations must urgently address, says UNFPA.</p>
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