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UNFPA Executive Director Asks Monterrey Conferees to Invest More in Women
<p class="bodytext"> <b>MONTERREY, Mexico</b> -- Thoraya A. Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today called on world leaders gathered here to give women…
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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Seeks More Support for HIV/AIDS Efforts
BRUSSELS -- In a recent meeting at the Belgian Parliament, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Face to Face Spokesperson and popular television personality, Goedele Liekens, urged…
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Afghan Women’s Affairs Minister Outlines Her Priorities
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Dr. Sima Samar, Afghanistan’s interim Minister for Women’s Affairs, is a woman in a hurry.
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Population Fund Moves Fast to Aid Afghanistan’s Recovery
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- “When we asked for help in reconstructing an office for our ministry, UNFPA really acted quickly,” says Dr. Sima Samar, Minster for Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan’s interim administration.
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Afghan NGOs Provide Maternal Care Despite Shortage of Skilled Staff
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- A severe shortage of trained female doctors and midwives is a major obstacle to extending reproductive health care to Afghan women.
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Kabul Maternity Hospitals Lack Equipment and Supplies; Help from UNFPA Is on the Way
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- The small surgery in the Khair Khana 52-Beds Hospital smells of blood. (Actually it is more a clinic than a hospital.).
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Imams Express Support for UNFPA'S Work
<p class="bodytext">Imams in Senegal's Tambacounda and Kolda regions have expressed support for the work of the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), especially for its $11.5 million country…
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New Report Outlines Plan to Reduce Infectious Disease and Poverty
"Today, perhaps for the first time in history, it is possible to launch a truly global response to the major infectious diseases that keep people in poverty."
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Mongolia Again Honours UNFPA Representative
The Mongolia Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Linda Demers, has received an honorary doctorate degree in Economic Science from the National University of Mongolia, the nation's oldest…
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