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  • 11 Jul 2013
  • Statement

World Population Day 2013 Focuses on Adolescent Pregnancy

Complications from pregnancy and child birth are the leading cause of death among the 6 million girls aged 15-19 who give birth each year, especially in developing countries. Adolescent pregnancy is…

World Population Day 2013 Focuses on Adolescent Pregnancy

Complications from pregnancy and child birth are the leading cause of death among the 6 million girls aged 15-19 who give birth…

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  • 01 Jul 2013
  • Speech

Enabling Choices: Population Priorities for the 21st Century

In her speech at the opening session of the UNECE Regional Conference for the ICPD Review, Anne-Brigitte Albrectsen addresses opportunitites and challenges in the field of population and development…

Enabling Choices: Population Priorities for the 21st Century

In her speech at the opening session of the UNECE Regional Conference for the ICPD Review, Anne-Brigitte Albrectsen addresses…

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  • 26 Jun 2013
  • Speech

Development Challenges and Population Dynamics in a Changing Arab World

<p>CAIRO -- In his statement for the opening of the Arab States Regional Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin addresses population and development…

Development Challenges and Population Dynamics in a Changing Arab World

<p>CAIRO -- In his statement for the opening of the Arab States Regional Conference on Population and Development in Cairo…

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  • 26 Jun 2013
  • Opinion

Investing in Women's Health - the Key to Africa's Economic Development

<p>Investing in women's health is a key to economic development. In this opinion piece for Kyodo News, Dr. Osotimehin calls for increased investments in women's health in Africa,…

Investing in Women's Health - the Key to Africa's Economic Development

<p>Investing in women's health is a key to economic development. In this opinion piece for Kyodo News, Dr. Osotimehin…

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  • 19 Jun 2013
  • Speech

Sustainable Development and Population Dynamics: Placing People at the Centre

<p>In this speech, the UNFPA Deputy Executive Director outlines challenges and opportunities presented by population trends and dynamics, and underscores their importance to post-2015…

Sustainable Development and Population Dynamics: Placing People at the Centre

<p>In this speech, the UNFPA Deputy Executive Director outlines challenges and opportunities presented by population trends…

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  • 10 Jun 2013
  • Opinion

Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime

In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million women living with obstetric fistula. "We cannot allow this grave…

Let Us End Fistula In Our Lifetime

In this blog for the Huffington Post, the UNFPA Executive Director sketches out the grim, everyday reality faced by 200 million…

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  • 10 Jun 2013
  • Speech

Statement by the Executive Director to the Executive Board

Remarks of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin at the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board 2013

Statement by the Executive Director to the Executive Board

Remarks of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin at the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board 2013

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  • 28 May 2013
  • Opinion

The Teen Pregnancy Divide

In this Opinion piece published in The Hill'sCongress Blog, the Executive Director of UNFPA argues that high rates of adolescent pregnancy in the developing world, caused by lack of access to…

The Teen Pregnancy Divide

In this Opinion piece published in The Hill'sCongress Blog, the Executive Director of UNFPA argues that high rates of…

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  • 23 May 2013
  • Statement

Statement on the Occasion of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

<p> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">An…

Statement on the Occasion of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

<p> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman…

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