Statements and speeches
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3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health
17 November 2005
<p class="bodytext">Ladies and Gentlemen,</p> <p class="bodytext">It gives me great pleasure to address you in this vibrant city of Kuala Lumpur. I would like to thank the International Steering Committee, especially the Federation of Family Planning Associations of Malaysia, for organizing this important Conference in collaboration with UNFPA, IPPF and the Ford Foundation and many other partners.</p>
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Population and Reproductive Health: Culture and Religion Matter
12 November 2005
<p>I would like to thank the Government of Indonesia for its warm hospitality and for hosting this important Conference.</p>
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Message on United Nations Day
24 October 2005
<p class="bodytext">Today, on the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, we can look back and feel good about certain accomplishments. Looking forward, we see there is still much to do.</p>
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Launch of the State of World Population 2005 Report
12 October 2005
<p>It is a pleasure, again this year, to be in London to launch the <i>State of World Population 2005</i> report of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.</p>
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Panel on International Migration and the Millennium Development Goals
27 September 2005
It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you this morning to our High-Level Panel on International Migration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Youth and the MDGs
16 September 2005
<p>I am honoured to be here tonight and also to be your keynote speaker. I am proud to say that I was, am, and will continue to be, a youth advocate. Fortunately, you don’t have to be young to stand up for young people's human rights!</p>
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Remarks Prepared by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, for the Interactive Round Table on the Agenda of the 2005 World Summit
14 September 2005
<p>We are here to discuss the agenda of the World Summit, and I have three points to make.</p>
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Launch of Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
12 September 2005
<p>On the eve of the World Summit, we are gathered here today in recognition of the urgent need to assist countries in helping women and children survive.</p>
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Second Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA
07 September 2005
It is a pleasure for me to address this second regular session of the Executive Board and it is an honour to lead, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund during this momentous time.
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HIV/AIDS: Feminization of the Epidemic
31 August 2005
<p>I am pleased to be able to join you by video. I should like to thank AusAID, the Australian Agency for International Development, for inviting me to share a few opening remarks at the start of this important symposium.</p>
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International Youth Day 2005
12 August 2005
<p>Today as the world commemorates International Youth Day, we have an opportunity to look at the situation of young people and focus on the quality of their lives.</p>
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Mainstreaming Sexual and Reproductive Health Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
29 July 2005
<p>I am pleased to represent UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, at this round table. There is a real sense of urgency as we count down to 2015.</p>
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