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  • 01 Apr 2002
  • Statement

"Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights with Special Reference to HIV/AIDS" " -- UN Commission on Population and Development

It gives me great pleasure to address the 35th session of the Commission on Population and Development. Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to Mr. Joseph Chamie and the Population Division for…

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  • 18 Mar 2002
  • Statement

United Nations Conference on Financing for Development. "Invest in Women, Invest in Change"

Mr. Secretary-General, Chairman, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to address you. We are gathered in Monterrey to try to resolve a paradox: the paradox of a world where…

United Nations Conference on Financing for Development. "Invest in Women,…

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  • 13 Mar 2002
  • Statement

Global Consultation on Child and Adolescent Health and Development -- Preparing The First Generation Of Adults In The New Century

Thank you for inviting me to participate in this global consultation on child and adolescent health and development. This is a topic that I care about very deeply. I have two daughters who are now…

Global Consultation on Child and Adolescent Health and Development -- Preparing…

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  • 08 Mar 2002
  • Statement

International Women's Day

If we are serious about global peace and security, we must do more to support the world's women. All over the globe, women are eager to participate in the development of their countries and the…

International Women's Day

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  • 07 Mar 2002
  • Statement

Educating and Empowering Women: Meeting Long-term Needs in South and Central Asia

First of all I would like to thank you for inviting me to be a part of this Conference on Borderless Giving. I know you are all extremely busy people, and it is very heartening to know that you have…

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  • 02 Mar 2002
  • Statement

NGO Consultation on "Women, Peace and Security" at New School University, New York

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…

NGO Consultation on "Women, Peace and Security" at New School…

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  • 29 Jan 2002
  • Statement

"Poverty and Gender Inequality are Incompatible with Sustainable Development": Panel Discussion at Third Prepcom for Johannesburg Summit

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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  • 16 Jan 2002
  • Press Release

Grim Conditions in Kabul Maternity Clinics, Review by UN Population Fund Finds

<p class="bodytext"> <b>KABUL, Afghanistan</b> - Dr. Olivier Brasseur, Afghanistan Country Director for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today joined Ahmad…

Grim Conditions in Kabul Maternity Clinics, Review by UN Population Fund Finds

<p class="bodytext"> <b>KABUL, Afghanistan</b> - Dr. Olivier Brasseur, Afghanistan Country Director…

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  • 21 Dec 2001
  • Press Release

U.S. Congress Appropriates $34 Million to UN Population Fund for 2002

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b>—The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today warmly welcomed the decision by the United States Congress to increase support to UNFPA in 2002…

U.S. Congress Appropriates $34 Million to UN Population Fund for 2002

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK</b>—The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today warmly welcomed the…

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