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ICPD Human Rights Conference Opens with Strong Calls for Equality for Every Person
NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands—The ICPD International Conference on Human Rights began on Sunday, with strong appeals to promote and protect the rights of every person, without any distinction.
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Population Trends are an Opportunity, Not a Threat, if Coupled with Smart Policies
<p>Current population dynamics in Europe, North America and Central Asia must be seen as an opportunity, not a threat, senior officials of UNFPA and the UN Economic Commission for Europe said at the opening of the…
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UNFPA Implements International Aid Transparency Initiative
This month, UNFPA joins the more than 150 organizations now publishing data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative registry, a voluntary, international, multi-stakeholder initiative that makes information…
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Getting Men to Use Condoms
<p>This New York Times feature explores the ways in which global health organizations are finding innovative ways of advertising and promoting condom use in order to curb sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted…
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Addressing High-Risk Pregnancies in Northeast Brazil
SALVADOR, Bahia –The tiny baby girl was asleep when UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin came to see her, and her 13-year-old mother was resting nearby.
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UNFPA Reminds Islamists that Women’s Rights Bring Economic Benefit
<p>CAIRO — Two decades of modest advances in women’s health and reproductive rights in the Middle East and north Africa have come under threat by conservative religious forces, the UN’s organisation promoting…
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Asia-Pacific Experts Meet to Strengthen Health Providers’ Response to Sexual Violence against Women
BANGKOK -- Health officials and gender experts from 12 Asian countries are meeting this week to roll out new guidelines meant to help health workers provide better care for women who have suffered from intimate partner…
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A Platform for Voices of Arab Youth in a Critical Time
CAIRO -- Under the theme of 'Development Challenges and Population Dynamics in a Changing Arab Region', the Regional Population and Development Conference (24-26 June) provides a platform for young people to…
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Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing the ICPD in Brazil
BRASILIA — At the end of a three-day mission to Brazil, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin left with good news: Brazil is committed to support the International Conference on Population Development review…
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