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Round Table on International Migration and Development: The Challenges Ahead
12 October 2004
<p class="bodytext">It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you this morning to our Round Table on International Migration and Development.</p>
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Statement at the UNFPA Executive Board Second Regular Session 2004
20 September 2004
<p>It is a pleasure to address the Executive Board today on behalf of the Executive Director, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, who is unable to be with us today, due to circumstances beyond her control. She asked me to extend to you her sincerest apologies for not being here today and wished the Board success in its deliberations during the week.</p>
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Launch of The State of World Population 2004 Report
15 September 2004
<p>It is a pleasure, once again, to be in London to share with you <i>The State of World Population 2004</i> report of UNFPA. This year’s report is entitled, <i>The Cairo Consensus at Ten: Population, Reproductive Health and the Global Effort to End Poverty.</i> </p>
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International Forum on Population and Development
07 September 2004
<p class="bodytext">It is a great honour for me to address you again at this particular event, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of Partners in Population and Development – an intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations – and the launching of South-South Day.</p>
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International Forum on Population and Development
07 September 2004
<p class="bodytext">I am honoured to have the opportunity to speak about an issue, which lies at the heart of the Cairo agenda, and that is reproductive health.</p>
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Partners in Population and Development Ninth Annual Board Meeting
06 September 2004
<p>I am honoured to be here for the ninth annual board meeting of Partners in Population and Development, an intergovernmental organization with observer status in the United Nations General Assembly.</p>
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Human Movements and Immigration World Congress
03 September 2004
<p>Two weeks ago, a Cuban woman in her 20s arrived in America packed inside a wooden crate aboard a cargo flight that landed at Miami International Airport.</p>
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Countdown 2015 Global Roundtable - Closing Statement
02 September 2004
<p class="bodytext">Dear friends and colleagues, what an extraordinary three days we’ve had! Thank you, Amy, Jill and Steve, and to all the organizers for allowing me to help wrap up this invigorating and very productive global round table.</p>
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Countdown 2015 Global Roundtable
31 August 2004
<p> <b>LONDON</b>—Good morning. Thank you Jill for the kind introduction. It is my great pleasure to be here today with all of you.</p>
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Statement at the 30th Session of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Sessional Ad-Hoc Committee on Population and Development
29 July 2004
<p>I would like to start by extending my warm thanks to the people and the Government of Puerto Rico for hosting this very important meeting.</p>
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Statement at the XV International AIDS Conference
14 July 2004
<p> <b>BANGKOK</b>-It is a great honour to address all of you at the 15th International AIDS Conference in this wonderful and amazing city of Bangkok. I would like to pay tribute to all of you participating in this event—especially those of you who are living with HIV/AIDS. Together and individually you have taken many important steps. You have been courageous in speaking out, and progress has been made.</p>
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Statement on the Occasion of World Population Day 2004
11 July 2004
<p>Today as we celebrate World Population Day, we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the historic International Conference on Population and Development.</p>
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