Statements and speeches
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Now is the Time for Action: Universal Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Africa
21 September 2006
<p align="left">I am deeply honoured to address this Special Session of the African Union Ministers of Health.</p>
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Second Regular Session UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
12 September 2006
<p align="left">It is a pleasure to address you this afternoon on key policy and management issues critical to UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund and how we assist countries in achieving their population and development goals.</p>
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Statement on the Occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day
10 September 2006
<p>Message of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA</p>
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Launch of The State of World Population 2006 Report
06 September 2006
<p align="left">It is a pleasure, again this year, to be in London to launch <a href="http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2006/english/introduction.html">The State of World Population 2006</a> report.</p>
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Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
09 August 2006
<p align="left">Today UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins others in commemorating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.</p>
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Joint Statement on World Population Day 2006
11 July 2006
<p align="left">This year on <a href="http://www.unfpa.org/wpd/2006/">World Population Day</a>, the focus is on <a href="http://www.unfpa.org/adolescents/index.htm">young people</a>.</p>
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Statement on the Occasion of World Population Day 2006
11 July 2006
<p>This year on World Population Day, the focus is on <a href="http://www.unfpa.org/adolescents/index.htm">young people</a>.</p>
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World Population Day 2006: Message from Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
11 July 2006
<p align="left">The theme for this year’s World Population Day, “Young People”, focuses attention on the unique challenges faced by the burgeoning ranks of the young in our societies.</p>
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Statement at the International Symposium on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Beyond
21 June 2006
<p>I would like to thank the Government of Belgium and Mr. Armand De Decker, Minister for Development Cooperation, and his colleagues, and the European Commission for sponsoring this Symposium and for your commitment to this issue.</p>
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Statement at the 2006 Annual Session of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA
12 June 2006
<p>Good morning and welcome to Geneva. It is always a pleasure to address you as members of the Executive Board, and my colleagues and I are looking forward to our discussions and dialogue this week.</p>
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Ending the Increased Feminization of AIDS
09 June 2006
<p>Good morning. It is my pleasure to moderate today’s panel on Ending the Increased Feminization of AIDS.</p>
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Launch of the 2006 Global AIDS Report
30 May 2006
<p>Thank you for joining us today. As Peter has said, we are making progress, but gaps remain. I will talk about <a href="http://www.unfpa.org/hiv/index.htm">HIV prevention</a>.</p>
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