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Census is Key to Good Governance Says United Nations Population Fund

PRETORIA– The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says countries that adhere to principles of good and sustainable governance have to regularly conduct a national population census in order to have reliable…

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UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Wins Jonathan Mann Award for AIDS Work

Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mpule Kwelagobe, has received the Jonathan Mann Award for her work on HIV/AIDS, at a ceremony in Chicago in December.

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Peace Process Must Include Women, UN Expert Tells Meeting

BRATISLAVA—“Everyone knows women are victims of war, but they are never represented at the peace table,” Elisabeth Rehn, a United Nations advocate for women in wartime and post-war situations told an expert meeting that…

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Minister for Public Health Opens All-Africa Workshop in Mombasa

Mombasa, Kenya - Kenya's Minister for Public Health, Hon. Sam K. Ongeri, today opened a workshop attended by health experts from all over Africa.

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UNFPA Releases State of World Population 2001

Unbalanced consumption harms the environment and environmental destruction has a disproportionate impact on the poor, said Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the UNFPA, as she launched The State of World Population…

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Local Women’s NGOs Play Crucial Role for Afghan Refugee Women

Afghan women from all walks of life must be part of designing the humanitarian response, and male leaders should encourage their inclusion, says relief worker Sippi Azerbaijani-Moghaddam of the Women’s Commission, an…

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AIDS is Development Threat Influential People Must Tackle – Shabana Azmi

The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes it have moved beyond being a medical issue and become threats to the survival of societies and to development, a…

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International Poster Contest Winners Named

United Nations–Young artists from 61 countries took part in this year’s International Poster Contest organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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Integrate Women's Reproductive Needs in Humanitarian Assistance and Development Efforts, Executive Director Urges

<p>The reproductive needs of women need to be recognized as both emergency and development priorities, and should be integrated into both humanitarian assistance and development efforts, Thoraya Obaid, Executive…

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