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  • 23 Dec 2011
  • Press Release

UNFPA Helps Prevent Maternal and Newborn Deaths in Flood-Affected Areas in the Philippines

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA is working with international and local partners to provide essential reproductive health supplies to respond to the needs of over 12,000 pregnant and…

UNFPA Helps Prevent Maternal and Newborn Deaths in Flood-Affected Areas in the…

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA is working with international and local partners to provide essential reproductive health…

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  • 09 Dec 2011
  • Opinion

UNFPA Chief Speaks About HIV, Maternal Health and Leadership

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, recently discussed with Forbes magazine such important population trends as low fertility in some developed countries, managing migration and…

UNFPA Chief Speaks About HIV, Maternal Health and Leadership

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, recently discussed with Forbes magazine such important population trends…

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  • 06 Dec 2011
  • Press Release

Seeking Nominations for UN Population Award

<p>The UN Committee for the Population Award is calling for nominations to be submitted for the 2012 prize.</p>

Seeking Nominations for UN Population Award

<p>The UN Committee for the Population Award is calling for nominations to be submitted for the 2012 prize.</p>

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  • 01 Dec 2011
  • Statement

Working Together to End AIDS

<p>"The opportunity to improve health for everyone lies in strengthening integrated services. A key strategy to accelerate progress is forging and cultivating partnerships between the…

Working Together to End AIDS

<p>"The opportunity to improve health for everyone lies in strengthening integrated services. A key strategy to…

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  • 29 Nov 2011
  • Statement

Promoting Greater Support for Voluntary Family Planning

<p>"Voluntary family planning allows women and couples to determine the number, timing, and spacing of their children. It is – and has to be - an essential part of integrated reproductive…

Promoting Greater Support for Voluntary Family Planning

<p>"Voluntary family planning allows women and couples to determine the number, timing, and spacing of their children…

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  • 29 Nov 2011
  • Press Release

Galvanize Greater Political, Financial Support for Family Planning, UNFPA Urges Leaders at Landmark Conference in Senegal

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>—With thousands of experts gathering in Dakar, Senegal, this week for the largest family planning meeting of its kind, UNFPA is calling on world…

Galvanize Greater Political, Financial Support for Family Planning, UNFPA…

<p> <b>UNITED NATIONS, New York</b>—With thousands of experts gathering in Dakar, Senegal, this week for the…

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  • 25 Nov 2011
  • Statement

Calling for Stronger Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women

<p> </p> <p>"We continue to believe that when women are healthy and educated, and can live free from violence and discrimination, they can participate fully in society and…

Calling for Stronger Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women

<p> </p> <p>"We continue to believe that when women are healthy and educated, and can live free from…

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  • 03 Nov 2011
  • Press Release

UNFPA Deploys Mobile Clinics to Reach those Affected by Central America Floods

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—In response to the different states of high alert across Central America, UNFPA has been mobilizing resources to provide lifesaving reproductive health care in the…

UNFPA Deploys Mobile Clinics to Reach those Affected by Central America Floods

<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—In response to the different states of high alert across Central America, UNFPA has been…

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  • 02 Nov 2011
  • Opinion

The World is Home to 7 Billion People, But How Far Have We Come?

This commentary by UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin was published by the Guardian on the day that world population is estimated to have passed the 7 billion milestone.

The World is Home to 7 Billion People, But How Far Have We Come?

This commentary by UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin was published by the Guardian on the day that world population…

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