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African Leaders Review Strategies, Renew Commitments to Combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

16 July 2013

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ICPD Human Rights Conference Opens with Strong Calls for Equality for Every Person

Human rights defenders, representatives from government, civil society and UN agencies are gathering in The Netherlands to review progress, gaps and challenges in achieving the ICPD Programme of Action. Photo: Marcel Vogel

08 July 2013

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Addressing High-Risk Pregnancies in Northeast Brazil

Dr. Osotimehin with Dr. Dolores Fernandez, Director of IPERBA (left) at Bahia's Institute of Perinatology. Photo: Ulisses Lacava/UNFPA Brazil

26 June 2013

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Tokyo Conference Reaffirms Support for Inclusive African Development

Delegates at the conference symposium on family planning and maternal health included (left to right) Ai Tominaga, JOICFP (Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning) Ambassador; UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin; Malawi President Joyce Hilda Banda; Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom, and Tewodros Melesse, Executive Director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.

04 June 2013

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Year in Review: Highlights of UNFPA's Work in 2012

06 June 2013

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Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria

04 June 2013

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Ministers at Women Deliver Pledge to Ensure Universal Access to Family Planning

Government ministers at the Women Deliver conference pledged to ensure that sexual and reproductive health are central to the post-2015 development agenda.

31 May 2013

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'Girls and Women Must Be at the Heart of Post-2015 Development Agenda'

Two important advocates for family planning, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin (centre) and (to his right) Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on the final day of the Women Deliver conference.

30 May 2013

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Pledges to Give Poor Women Access to Family Planning Are Having an Impact

Family planning panel on day two of Women Deliver (left to right) UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin;  Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Philippines Secretary of Health Dr. Enrique Ona; and Dr. Awa Coll-Seck, Minister of Health in Senegal

28 May 2013

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Investing in Women and Girls Pays: Highlights from Women Deliver

UNFPA's Executive Director with Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway and champion of women's rights, at the first day of the Women Deliver conference.

28 May 2013