Statements and speeches
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Statement on the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation
06 February 2007
<p align="left" class="bodytext">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins people around the world in calling for an end to female genital mutilation or cutting.</p>
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Statement on the Occasion of International Migrants' Day
18 December 2006
<p align="left">Today, as we commemorate International Migrants’ Day, we acknowledge the millions of brave men, women and children—an estimated 195 million worldwide, more than 3 per cent of the population—who have left their homelands in search of better lives.</p>
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Statement on the International Day of Disabled Persons
03 December 2006
<p align="left">Today on the International Day of Disabled Persons, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, calls for action to protect their human rights.</p>
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Statement on World AIDS Day
01 December 2006
<p align="left">Today on World AIDS Day, it is time to take stronger action to prevent new cases of HIV infection and meet the needs and protect the human rights of people living with HIV /AIDS.</p>
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
22 November 2006
<p align="left">Every woman and girl should live in a home where she is free from the threat of violence.</p>
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Third International Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action
21 November 2006
<p align="left">Good morning and welcome to the Third International Parliamentarians’ Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action.</p>
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Reproductive Health Commodity Security -- Challenges
19 October 2006
<p align="left" class="bodytext">Honourable hosts from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends.</p>
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 October 2006
<p align="left">Today, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, calls on everyone to stand up against poverty by standing up for women’s rights and universal access to reproductive health.</p>
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Demographics and Socio-economic Development
17 October 2006
<p align="left">I am delighted to join you again in Berlin for the 5th International Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development.</p>
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End Violence Against Women
10 October 2006
<p align="left">UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcomes the landmark <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/" target="_blank">report</a> of the Secretary-General on all forms of violence against women.</p>
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Statement to the NGO Committee on Ageing, on the International Day of Older Persons
05 October 2006
<p align="left">As we commemorate the International Day of Older Persons, I would like to pay tribute to older persons around the world.</p>
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Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of Older Persons
01 October 2006
<p align="left">Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins others in commemorating the International Day of Older Persons.</p>
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