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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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UN Population Fund Launches Emergency Effort
28 September 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - Responding to the grave health emergency now facing Afghan women, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is mounting its largest-ever humanitarian operation. The Fund is asking international donors for $4.5 million to support the effort.</p>
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UNFPA Executive Director Extends Condolences to U.S. People and Government After Terrorist Attacks
13 September 2001
<p class="bodytext">In remarks to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on 13 September, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid stated:</p>
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Obstetric Fistula: United Nations and International Obstetricians Meet to Combat Hidden Disease
16 July 2001
<p> <b>United Nations, New York</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FIGO) are meeting in London this week to discuss obstetric fistula, a neglected disease with severe physical and social consequences that afflicts young women in developing countries.</p>
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'We Know Prevention Works', UNFPA Executive Director Tells UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS
27 June 2001
<p> <b>United Nations, New York</b> - Following is the statement given today by Ms. Thoraya A. Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (please check against delivery):</p>
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Prevention is Centrepiece of UN Population Fund's Response to HIV/AIDS, Says New Booklet for UN Special Session
22 June 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - With millions more newly infected with HIV every year - 5.3 million in 2000 - the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is supporting intensified action to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS.</p>
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UNFPA Sends Reproductive Health Assistance to Central African Republic
22 June 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>United Nations, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is sending emergency reproductive health assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR) where about 100,000 people have been displaced by fighting following an attempted coup d’etat in May.</p>
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