Statements and speeches
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NGO Consultation on "Women, Peace and Security" at New School University, New York
02 March 2002
Winning the war in Afghanistan is not the same as keeping the peace. Here I would like to correct a common misconception, mostly produced by the media. Achieving peace and building communities and…
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"Poverty and Gender Inequality are Incompatible with Sustainable Development": Panel Discussion at Third Prepcom for Johannesburg Summit
29 January 2002
Let me get right to the point. Ten years after the adoption of Agenda 21, the primary challenge remains: to ensure that access to resources for human development is in balance with human numbers; to…
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Statement on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2001
01 December 2001
Never before has the issue of HIV/AIDS been so high on the political agenda. Never before have we seen such high levels of awareness and commitment. Yet, today on World AIDS Day, we must confront the…
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Statement at EURONGOS, in Paris, France
24 October 2001
Thank you for the kind introduction. It is so nice to be here with all of you today and to have the opportunity to get to know each other better. I will keep my remarks brief so we can have time for…
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"Responding To Events, Building the Global Community", Statement to the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, in Bern, Switzerland
02 October 2001
This is a very difficult time for all of us who care about development and the values that lie behind it. We have seen such sudden, terrible violence that it fills our minds and hearts, and…
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UNFPA Executive Director Extends Condolences to U.S. People and Government After Terrorist Attacks
13 September 2001
In remarks to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director We convene our…
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Population, Development and the Environment
11 July 2001
Billions of ordinary people share the same aspirations: a secure life, a place to live, economic opportunity for themselves, education and health care for their children. Modest goals—yet half the…
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Statement at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, in Brussels, Belgium.
16 May 2001
Mr President, Since this is my first address to a United Nations conference at the global level, perhaps I may be allowed to introduce myself. I am Thoraya Ahmed Obaid of Saudi Arabia, and the…
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"Securing Contraceptives, and Condoms for HIV/AIDS Prevention", Statement at the opening of the Global Meeting on Meeting the Reproductive Health Challenge, in Istanbul.
03 May 2001
I am very happy to join all of you here today. Meeting reproductive health supply needs is a key element of the global effort to improve people’s lives by protecting their reproductive and sexual…
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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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