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Overcoming War's Devastating Health Legacy in Africa's Great Lakes Region
17 June 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>Geneva</b> -- Decades of violence, war and civil strife have had a disastrous impact on women and men's reproductive health, international experts on refugees and health noted today.</p>
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Countries Must Ensure Access to Reproductive Health Supplies, Experts Stress
13 June 2002
<p> <b>Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire</b> - Governments in developing countries should do everything possible to secure the supply of reproductive health essentials, and to strengthen policies and laws ensuring access to such commodities.</p>
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UNFPA Says Women Should be Empowered to Reduce Hunger
12 June 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>--At a global meeting on food security, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today urged the international community to take practical steps to reduce poverty and hunger.</p>
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UN Population Fund Delivers Lifesaving Equipment to Kabul Maternity Hospitals
31 May 2002
<p> <b>KABUL</b>-- Essential medical equipment and supplies, valued at over $200,000, were delivered to two of Kabul's two principal maternity care facilities this week.</p>
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Secretary-General Appoints Nafis Sadik of Pakistan as His Special Envoy For HIV/AIDS in Asia
24 May 2002
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> (from UN Department of Public of Information) -- The Secretary-General announced today that he is giving Nafis Sadik, his Special Adviser, additional responsibilities as Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia.</p>
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UNFPA To Replace Condoms Shipped To Tanzania
11 May 2002
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will replace a shipment of condoms intended for use in Tanzania, after a laboratory in the United States found defects in samples submitted for testing.</p>
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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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