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  • 09 May 2002
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United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children. -- "Meeting the Needs of Adolescents and Families"

More than a decade after the 1990 World Summit for Children, the challenge remains the same: to improve the lives of the world's children and adolescents and respect their human rights. Children and…

United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children. -- "Meeting…

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  • 25 Apr 2002
  • Statement

Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "Youth and Population in the Middle East: Expanding Opportunity and Hope"

Thank you for the kind introduction and for inviting me to present my views on Demography, Politics and Stability in the Middle East. It is a pleasure to be here at the Washington Institute for Near…

Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "Youth and Population in the…

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  • 25 Apr 2002
  • Statement

"Building Bridges for Human Development" -- Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Thank you for the kind introduction and thank you for inviting me to speak tonight about the role of culture and religion in population and family planning. These issues are very important to me and…

"Building Bridges for Human Development" -- Center for Contemporary…

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  • 08 Apr 2002
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Statement at the Launch of HelpAge International's State of the World's Older People

Thank you for this opportunity to participate in this event for the launch of HelpAge International’s publication, ‘State of the World’s Older People’. UNFPA would like to congratulate HelpAge…

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  • 08 Apr 2002
  • Statement

Second World Assembly on Ageing

I am very pleased to be here in Madrid to participate in the Second World Assembly on Ageing and to make this joint intervention on behalf of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United…

Second World Assembly on Ageing

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  • 07 Apr 2002
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World Health Day

"Move for Health", the theme of this year's World Health Day, should encourage all of us to increase our physical activity. This is important for young people to stay healthy through old age, and for…

World Health Day

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  • 01 Apr 2002
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"Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights with Special Reference to HIV/AIDS" " -- UN Commission on Population and Development

It gives me great pleasure to address the 35th session of the Commission on Population and Development. Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to Mr. Joseph Chamie and the Population Division for…

"Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights with Special Reference to HIV…

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  • 18 Mar 2002
  • Statement

United Nations Conference on Financing for Development. "Invest in Women, Invest in Change"

Mr. Secretary-General, Chairman, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to address you. We are gathered in Monterrey to try to resolve a paradox: the paradox of a world where…

United Nations Conference on Financing for Development. "Invest in Women,…

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  • 13 Mar 2002
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Global Consultation on Child and Adolescent Health and Development -- Preparing The First Generation Of Adults In The New Century

Thank you for inviting me to participate in this global consultation on child and adolescent health and development. This is a topic that I care about very deeply. I have two daughters who are now…

Global Consultation on Child and Adolescent Health and Development -- Preparing…

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