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Statement at the Closing of the Second Forum on STI/HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
12 April 2003
Your Excellency, President Fidel Castro, Distinguished Members of the Presidium, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to deliver a statement on behalf of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of…
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Global Health, Population Change and Economic Development
03 April 2003
Good evening. I am delighted to be here tonight as your guest speaker. I would like to thank the Chairman of the Health Advisory Board, Edward Ludwig, for inviting me to participate. My gratitude…
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Statement to the 36th Session of the Commission on Population and Development
31 March 2003
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. It gives me great pleasure to address the opening of this 36th session of the Commission on Population and Development.…
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"The UNtold Story: Child Survival Success Stories", Statement on UNA-USA Members Day at the United Nations
29 March 2003
Good afternoon. I would like to thank Ambassador Bill Luers, the President of the United Nations Association of the United States, for inviting me to participate in today’s meeting. It is wonderful…
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"Saving Women’s Lives", Smith College Lecture
26 March 2003
Good evening. I am delighted to have this opportunity to address you tonight at Smith College, on my second visit. I always enjoy visiting women’s colleges, not only because I myself attended one –…
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UNFPA Statement on the situation in Iraq
21 March 2003
Despite all efforts to find a peaceful solution, we are now faced with the sad reality of war in Iraq and increased suffering for the Iraqi people. I appeal to all parties to observe international…
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Statement to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population Fund
20 January 2003
<p>It is an honour and a pleasure to take the floor at the first session of the Executive Board in 2003. At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you and the Members of your Bureau on your election as President and Vice-President of this year's Executive Board. My colleagues and I very much look forward to working closely with you in the year ahead, and I pledge to you UNFPA's full support and cooperation. I would also like to thank the members of the outgoing Bureau for the able way they guided the work of the Board during the year, and most especially for the careful attention and very strong support they gave to UNFPA, both in the Board and outside of it.</p>
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Statement (UNFPA) at the Ministerial Meeting of the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference in Bangkok, Thailand: 16-17 December 2002
16 December 2002
Your Excellency, Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand; Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; Mr. Steve Sinding, Director-…
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Statement introducing the 2002 State of World Population report, in London
03 December 2002
Thank you for coming. I am very pleased to be here to introduce the 25th in the series of State of World Population Reports, which UNFPA has published every year since 1978. The theme of the report…
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Statement on World AIDS Day 2002
01 December 2002
Today, on World AIDS Day, our duty to "live and let live" has special significance for the 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, and also for those who remain highly vulnerable…
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Statement at the Annual Conference of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) -- "Islam, Globalization and Feminist Networks", in Washington, D.C.
25 November 2002
Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be here today with such distinguished panellists. I would like to thank Mahnaz Afkhami and the Women's Learning Partnership and the Association of Middle East…
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Statement to the National Press Club, in Washington D.C.
25 November 2002
I am pleased to be here today at the National Press Club. I would like to thank the President of Population Communications International, David Andrews, for inviting me. It is an honour to share the…
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