Statements & speeches
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Statement at the African Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases, in Abuja, Nigeria.
27 April 2001
President Obasanjo; Mr. Chairman; Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; distinguished delegates; ladies and gentlemen: It is an honour for me to address a conference of the OAU, for the first…
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Statement on World Health Day
05 April 2001
The United Nations Population Fund joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in celebrating World Health Day, which falls on 7 April, and is devoted this year to Mental Health. The Day’s slogan, "…
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"Marie Stopes: Universal Principles and Cultural Values", Statement at the Stopes Memorial Lecture, in London.
13 March 2001
Thank you for inviting me to present myself as the new Executive Director of UNFPA through the Stopes Memorial Lecture. It is a great opportunity to be among such a distinguished audience and I look…
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"Women and Peace, Women Managing Conflict", Statement for International Women's Day
08 March 2001
Around the world, wars between and within nations continue to wreak havoc on the lives of millions of civilians caught up in the conflicts. Recent years have seen an alarming increase in ethnic…
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