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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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"Keeping the Promise, Moving Forward", Statement to the 2002 International Parliamentarian's Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action, in Ottawa, Canada: 21-22 November 2002
21 November 2002
Introduction Good morning everyone and welcome to the first global parliamentarians conference on the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action since the Hague Forum in 1999. I would like to…
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"ICPD: Keeping the Promise", Keynote Statement at the IPPF 50th Anniversary in New Delhi
13 November 2002
I would like to thank my good friend, Steven Sinding, the very capable new Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), for inviting me to deliver the keynote speech to…
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"How Can We Bridge Social And Economic Divides In A Globalizing World?", Plenary Statement at University for a Night, Synergos Institute, in New York.
29 October 2002
Good evening everyone. I would like to thank Peggy Dulany, S Bruce Shearer and The Synergos Institute for inviting me here tonight. I must admit that bridging the social and economic divides in our…
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"Gender and HIV/AIDS: Reinforcing the National Response", Statement at the Fifth Regional Conference of African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians in Sal, Cape Verde
15 October 2002
Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here in Cape Verde for the first time. I would like to personally thank the Government of Cape Verde for hosting this important, and timely, Conference. I would…
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UNFPA Welcomes Timor-Leste into the United Nations Family and Renews Commitment to its Reproductive Health Efforts
27 September 2002
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 27 September 2002 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warmly welcomes today's admission of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as the 191st Member State of the…
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Statement to the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board
24 September 2002
Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates I sat in this seat almost 21 months ago to present myself for the first time to the members of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme…
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Six Billion-Growing Population and Sustainable Development: Will Population Issues Undermine the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction?
21 September 2002
<p>Mr. President, I will argue today that population and reproductive health issues also count because they are the direct and/or indirect underpinning for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).</p>
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