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UNFPA Welcomes CSW Outcome Document
18 March 2013
<p>UNFPA welcomes the historic agreement by the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, which clearly reinforces the international community’s commitment to strengthen efforts to eliminate and prevent all forms of violence against women and girls.</p> <p> </p>
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Statement on the Occasion of International Women's Day
08 March 2013
<p>On the occasion of International Women's Day, I want to take this opportunity to renew the commitment of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to strengthening and expanding our efforts to do everything we can to bring an end to gender-based violence.</p>
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Violence Against Women Must End
08 March 2013
On the occasion of International Women's Day, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin reaffirms the agency's commitment to expanding its efforts to bring an end to gender-based violence, which remains a major health and human rights concern.
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Statement by the Executive Director to the Executive Board
31 January 2013
Mister President,Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,Partners in civil society,Colleagues and friends, It is my pleasure to address the Executive Board on its first regular session in 2013. My…
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Towards Universal Access for Reproductive Health in the Philippines
23 January 2013
This blog post by UNFPA's Executive Director, originally published in the Huffington Post, salutes a new health care law in the Philippines that expands access to voluntary family planning and gives all individuals, regardless of income or status, access to sexual and reproductive health services.
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Africa: No Woman Should Die Giving Life
21 January 2013
The following Opinion by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin was published by AllAfrica.com a week before the Summit of the Campaign to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA), organized under the auspices of the African Union and UNFPA
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UNFPA Executive Director Welcomes Secretary-General’s New Envoy on Youth
18 January 2013
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York –The Executive Director of UNFPA, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, welcomes the appointment of Ahmad Alhindawi of Jordan as the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth.</p>
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Reproductive Rights are Key to Meaningful Participation
06 December 2012
<p>On this Human Rights Day, we celebrate the right to participate in public life in an inclusive way, emphasizing that participation will only lead to people’s empowerment as long as it is free, active and meaningful.</p>
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Getting to Zero - World AIDS Day 2012
30 November 2012
<p>There is much to celebrate this World AIDS Day with AIDS-related deaths declining globally and a 60 per cent increase over the last two years in the number of people accessing treatment.</p>
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Ending Gender-Based Violence in Times of Crisis
21 November 2012
<p>This year, UNFPA marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a focus on the impact of ongoing conflicts and natural disasters on violence against women.</p>
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Executive Director Congratulates Newly Appointed Head of the Global Fund
16 November 2012
<p>NEW YORK –The Executive Director of UNFPA Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, today welcomed the appointment of Ambassador Mark R. Dybul as the new Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.</p>
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Harnessing the Potential of Older People
15 October 2012
In this Opinion Piece, printed in the Huffington Post, Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin talks about the recently published report, Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and a Challenge. He characterizes the report as a 'welcome antidote to those who continue to see the fact that we are living longer just as a burden'.
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