Each year for the past 15 years, UNFPA offices in all parts of the world have raised awareness about important population and development issues by finding creative ways to p ublicize World Population Day.
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Attract attention to the message by inviting politicians and celebrities to make public statements and take a leadership role in promoting gender equality.
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Organize public contests for posters, essays and plays about the benefits of equality to all people—women, girls, men, boys, families, communities, nations.
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Hold workshops, debates and seminars.
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Contact the media through press kits and conferences, preparing ‘sound bites' to convey the message and linking the issue to local examples.
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Emphasize the benefits to development of investing in education for girls, women's economic opportunity, and reproductive health and rights.
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Highlight the role of equality in achieving the ICPD Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals.
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Analyze the positive steps taken towards equality in your country, and identify lessons learned and needed action.
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Write and publicize success stories about reproductive health projects showing positive results.
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Link to the UNFPA Web site (www.unfpa.org).
