Statements and speeches
Statement
Annual session 2008 UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
16 June 2008
<p class="bodytext">Mr. President,</p> <p class="bodytext">Distinguished Delegates,</p> <p class="bodytext">Colleagues and Friends,</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">It is always a pleasure to address you as members of the Executive Board. It is particularly enjoyable when we meet here for the annual session in this beautiful city of Geneva.</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">My colleagues and I look forward to our discussions this week, and to working with all of you as Board members throughout the year.</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">In my statement today, I will report on our work over the past year and update you on new developments, UNFPA’s reorganization, finances and funding.</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">At the last Board session in January, a delegate thanked me for my 11-page, single-spaced speech. I think he was trying to tell me something. I have given it some thought and believe that part of the United Nations reform should be fewer and shorter speeches. Today, I will do my best to do my part, though I have not succeeded as I intended. There is so much that I want and need to share with you.</p>
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UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS
09 June 2008
<p class="bodytext">Excellencies,<br/> Honourable Ministers,<br/> Distinguished Delegates,<br/> Colleagues and Friends,</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">I would like to thank you for coming together to accelerate progress in the fight against AIDS. Accelerated action is urgently needed to achieve our goal of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010. Time is of the essence if countries are to reach all, including the poorest and most marginalized, in the next two years. Your presence at this event shows your renewed commitment. I would like to call on you to do three things, which I believe are fundamental to an effective response.</p>
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A Vision of Hope
09 June 2008
<p class="bodytext">Assalamou Alaikoum- Peace be upon you.</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">Brothers and Sisters,</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">It is my honour and pleasure to address you tonight.</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">As people inspired by faith, we know the importance of hope in our lives.</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p class="bodytext">And nowhere is this hope more important than in our response to people affected by HIV and AIDS.</p>
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Invest in Women and Youth: It Pays
04 June 2008
<p>It is my honour to join you in beautiful Yokohama for the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV). I would like to thank the Government of Japan for hosting this historic Conference, TICAD IV, towards a vibrant Africa. Thank you for bringing all of us together to focus on boosting economic growth, ensuring human security and addressing environmental issues on the great African continent.</p>
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Statement of the UNFPA on the Global Food Crisis, Population and Development
03 June 2008
<p class="bodytext">Around 100 million more people face food shortages this year compared to last year as a result of the recent increase in world food prices. The price increase is due to many factors, including the high price of oil and fuel, the conversion of food grains into biofuels, market speculation on agricultural commodities, droughts and floods in some countries, and increasing consumption.</p>
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Successful Strategies for Women’s Health and Rights: Achieving MDG5
22 May 2008
<p class="bodytext">Thank you very much Anders for the kind introduction and for inviting me to Stockholm to deliver this keynote address. All of us at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) value our strong partnership with the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) and we look forward to continued collaboration.</p>
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Acceptance Remarks, Distinguished Alumni Award, Wayne State University
22 May 2008
<p>It is an honour to receive this Distinguished Alumni Award. I would like to thank Mary Ann Tyler-Allen, President of the Wayne State University Alumni Association and Robert Thomas, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for this honour.</p>
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UNFPA Condemns Algiers Attack
14 May 2008
<p align="left">UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the Secretary-General in saying that words cannot express our sense of shock, outrage and anger at the terrorist attack on United Nations offices in Algiers on Tuesday.</p>
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International Day of the Midwife
05 May 2008
<p>Every day, midwives are saving women’s lives by making delivery safe.</p>
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Putting People First
07 April 2008
<p>It is important that we continue to move forward with the collective wisdom that working in the field of population and development is about people and putting people first.</p>
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Launch of the Secretary-General's Campaign on Violence Against Women
25 February 2008
<p class="bodytext">It is an honour to join you today for the launch of your campaign, Mr. Secretary-General, to end violence against women. And I am honoured to be speaking on behalf of the United Nations system. This campaign represents the recognition at the highest level that eliminating violence against women is a priority for the world today. It is a human rights requirement.</p>
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Statement at the 2008 First Regular Session of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
22 January 2008
Happy New Year! It is always a pleasure to address you as members of the Executive Board. My colleagues and I extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Jean-Marie Ehouzou of Benin, as the new President, and to the other members of the new Bureau and pledge our continued cooperation.
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