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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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Rotary, UNFPA to Cooperate on Population, Development Issues
06 June 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Thoraya Obaid, and the President of Rotary International, Frank Devlyn, today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to work together on population and reproductive health issues and promote awareness worldwide of the social, economic and environmental implications of population growth and challenges.</p>
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Dr. Nafis Sadik and Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning win 2001 United Nations Population Award
11 May 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>NEW YORK</b> - Dr. Nafis Sadik, former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning will share the 2001 United Nations Population Award.</p>
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Nearly $1 Billion Needed for Family Planning Supplies and Condoms For HIV/AIDS Prevention, Says UNFPA’s Executive Director
03 May 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>Istanbul</b> - Funding required for contraceptive commodities for family planning and condoms for preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, will rise from $946 million in 2002 to $1.8 billion per year by 2015, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Thoraya Obaid, said today.</p>
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Stronger Prevention Effort Needed to Halt HIV/AIDS, UN Population Fund Executive Director Tells African Summit
27 April 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>ABUJA, Nigeria</b> - A stepped-up effort to prevent the spread of infection is the only way to end the scourge of HIV/AIDS, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said today in a <a href="3770">statement</a> to the African Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases.</p>
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Waris Dirie, Wins Award
17 April 2001
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b> – The United Nations Population Fund’s Goodwill Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, Waris Dirie, has been honoured by a United States charity, Childhelp USA, for her efforts to curb the practice.</p>
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African Youth Alliance Partners Visit Ghana and Botswana Fighting AIDS, Promoting Health
06 April 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>United Nations, New York</b> - Representatives of the three partner agencies involved in the African Youth Alliance (AYA) visited Ghana and Botswana during the first week of April in preparation for the implementation phase of the Alliance’s programme.</p>
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Statement by UN Population Fund for World Health Day
05 April 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>United Nations, New York</b> - Ms. Thoraya A. Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today released the following statement on the occasion of World Health Day:</p>
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UN Population Fund Hails Landmark Verdict Branding Rape A Crime Against Humanity
23 February 2001
<p class="bodytext"> <b>United Nations, New York</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today hailed the verdict handed down yesterday by the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Three individuals were convicted for rape and enslavement of women as crimes against humanity.</p>
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Making Motherhood Safer: Report Details UN Population Fund's Efforts to Reduce Maternal Mortality
15 February 2001
<p> <b>United Nations, New York</b> - A new report enumerates the actions the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is taking to make motherhood safer in developing countries.</p>
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