Statements and speeches
Statement
Second Regular Session 2009 of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
08 September 2009
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid updated the Executive Board on the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development and other recent progress on issues ranging from maternal health to population and climate change.</p>
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UNFPA Reaffirms Its Support of Sexual and Reproductive Health Education of Young People
05 September 2009
<p>UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today reaffirmed its support for comprehensive sexuality education as an essential component of efforts to protect the health and rights of young people.</p>
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Invest in Health, Rights and the Future
02 September 2009
<p>Non-governmental organizations and UNFPA are united in many ways, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid told the NGO Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development in Berlin. "We are joined together by a common cause for health, rights and the future. We are united in our quest for human rights, justice, equality and equity."</p>
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International Youth Day - SUSTAINABILITY: Our Challenge. Our Future.
12 August 2009
<p>It is often said that young people are our future. They are our present, too. It is today, and not tomorrow, that we must invest in young people and include them in solving the great challenges of our times.</p>
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Statement at the Policy Round Table with Faith-Based Organizations
03 August 2009
<p>When we talk about culture, we acknowledge that for the majority of the world’s people, faith—in its varied and heterogeneous forms—constitutes an important part of cultures. We also know that there is much in the basic tenets of all religions that bring people together rather than keep them apart.</p>
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The Secretary-General Messsage on World Population Day
11 July 2009
<p>In the midst of the worst global economic crisis in generations, we must find the most effective ways to continue progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. There is no better path than the focus of this year’s World Population Day: investing in women and girls.</p>
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Executive Director's Message for World Population Day 2009
11 July 2009
<p>As we commemorate World Population Day, the global financial and economic crisis threatens to reverse hard-won gains in education and health in developing countries. Among those hardest hit are women and girls. This is why the theme of this year’s World Population Day focuses on investing in women.</p>
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Statement on the Occasion of World Population Day 2009
30 June 2009
<p>Today, as we commemorate World Population Day, the global financial and economic crisis threatens to reverse hard-won gains in education and health in developing countries. Among those hardest hit are women and girls. This is why the theme of this year’s World Population Day focuses on investing in women.</p>
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The Global Economic Crisis and Health: Why Investing in Women is a Smart Choice
29 June 2009
<p>It has been a long while since I visited the World Bank so it is wonderful to be with you and with many friends here. I thank you all for coming.</p>
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2009 Annual Session UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
27 May 2009
<p>Together, we are called to move forward as we face uncertain times and tremendous challenges, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya A. Obaid told the Executive Board at the 2009 Annual Session. "We are called to align our values, commitments and resources to build a sustainable future and reach common ground for action," she said.</p>
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International Day of the Midwife
05 May 2009
The presence of a midwife at birth can mean the difference between life and death. <p> <span>Having a skilled professional at birth protects the life of the mother and the child by recognizing problems early, when the situation can still be controlled, and by intervening quickly.</span> </p>
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Advancing the ICPD Agenda: Statement to the UN Commission on Population and Development
07 April 2009
<p>The Commission on Population and Development reaffirmed the centrality of the ICPD Programme of Action and Key Actions to the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, according to the closing statement by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.</p>
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