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  • 13 Jun 2002
  • Statement

World Summit on Food Security. Reducing Hunger and Poverty: Women Hold the Key

It is an honour to address you today at the World Summit on Food Security on behalf of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund. The message I have come to…

World Summit on Food Security. Reducing Hunger and Poverty: Women Hold the Key

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  • 13 Jun 2002
  • Press Release

Countries Must Ensure Access to Reproductive Health Supplies, Experts Stress

<p> <b>Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire</b> - Governments in developing countries should do everything possible to secure the supply of reproductive health essentials, and to strengthen…

Countries Must Ensure Access to Reproductive Health Supplies, Experts Stress

<p> <b>Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire</b> - Governments in developing countries should do everything possible to…

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  • 12 Jun 2002
  • Press Release

UNFPA Says Women Should be Empowered to Reduce Hunger

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>--At a global meeting on food security, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today urged the international community to take practical steps…

UNFPA Says Women Should be Empowered to Reduce Hunger

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>--At a global meeting on food security, the United Nations Population Fund (…

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  • 31 May 2002
  • Press Release

UN Population Fund Delivers Lifesaving Equipment to Kabul Maternity Hospitals

<p> <b>KABUL</b>-- Essential medical equipment and supplies, valued at over $200,000, were delivered to two of Kabul's two principal maternity care facilities this week.</p…

UN Population Fund Delivers Lifesaving Equipment to Kabul Maternity Hospitals

<p> <b>KABUL</b>-- Essential medical equipment and supplies, valued at over $200,000, were delivered to two of…

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  • 24 May 2002
  • Press Release

Secretary-General Appoints Nafis Sadik of Pakistan as His Special Envoy For HIV/AIDS in Asia

<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> (from UN Department of Public of Information) -- The Secretary-General announced today that he is giving Nafis Sadik,…

Secretary-General Appoints Nafis Sadik of Pakistan as His Special Envoy For HIV…

<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> (from UN Department of Public of Information…

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  • 11 May 2002
  • Statement

Mills College 114th Commencement. "Education and Leadership"

Address by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA -- Oakland, California

Mills College 114th Commencement. "Education and Leadership"

Address by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA -- Oakland, California

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  • 11 May 2002
  • Press Release

UNFPA To Replace Condoms Shipped To Tanzania

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will replace a shipment of condoms intended for use in Tanzania, after a laboratory in the United…

UNFPA To Replace Condoms Shipped To Tanzania

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b> -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will replace a shipment of…

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  • 10 May 2002
  • Press Release

Adolescents Need Access to Reproductive Health Information and Services, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid Stresses

<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>--It is crucial that the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children reaffirm governments'…

Adolescents Need Access to Reproductive Health Information and Services, UNFPA…

<p class="bodytext"> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>--It is crucial that the United Nations General…

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  • 09 May 2002
  • Statement

United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children. -- "Meeting the Needs of Adolescents and Families"

More than a decade after the 1990 World Summit for Children, the challenge remains the same: to improve the lives of the world's children and adolescents and respect their human rights. Children and…

United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children. -- "Meeting…

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