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Population Fund Sends Delivery Kits to Venezuela Flood Victims
13 January 2000
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has sent supplies to Venezuela to meet the reproductive health needs of pregnant women and others displaced by last month’s devastating floods and mudslides.</p>
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Bertrand Piccard, Round the World Balloonist, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Switzerland
16 November 1999
<p> <b>New York</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed Dr. Bertrand Piccard, its Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Switzerland.</p>
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Mary Banotti, MEP, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
11 October 1999
<p> <b>New York</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed Mary Banotti, Member of European Parliament, its Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Ireland.</p>
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Chinua Achebe Named Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Population Fund
07 January 1999
<p> <b>New York</b> -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe as a Goodwill Ambassador.</p>
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UNFPA Announces the Appointment of Ms. Shabana Azmi as its Goodwill Ambassador for India
01 November 1998
<p>Known for her commitment to social causes, Ms Azmi will advocate population and development, reproductive health and gender issues. She will also visit UNFPA’s project sites, interact with communities and address population-related concerns at various fora.</p>
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United Nations Population Fund Names Geri Halliwell Goodwill Ambassador
20 October 1998
<p> <b>NEW YORK</b> – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today named Geri Halliwell Goodwill Ambassador for its international advocacy campaign for reproductive health care, gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the world.</p>
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Finnish Songwriter Mikko Kuustonen to be Named UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
01 October 1998
<p> <b>NEW YORK</b> – Finnish singer and songwriter Mikko Kuustonen has agreed to become the first person from his country to be named Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). He will be appointed formally and later introduced at a press briefing on 7 October at United Nations Headquarters, New York.</p>
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Linda Gray to Head Global Advocacy Campaign
20 January 1998
<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS</b> -- Actress Linda Gray will lead an international advocacy campaign for reproductive health care, gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the world.</p>
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