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  • 01 Dec 2001
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Statement on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2001

Never before has the issue of HIV/AIDS been so high on the political agenda. Never before have we seen such high levels of awareness and commitment. Yet, today on World AIDS Day, we must confront the…

Statement on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2001

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  • 24 Oct 2001
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Statement at EURONGOS, in Paris, France

Thank you for the kind introduction. It is so nice to be here with all of you today and to have the opportunity to get to know each other better. I will keep my remarks brief so we can have time for…

Statement at EURONGOS, in Paris, France

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  • 02 Oct 2001
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"Responding To Events, Building the Global Community", Statement to the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, in Bern, Switzerland

This is a very difficult time for all of us who care about development and the values that lie behind it. We have seen such sudden, terrible violence that it fills our minds and hearts, and…

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  • 13 Sep 2001
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UNFPA Executive Director Extends Condolences to U.S. People and Government After Terrorist Attacks

In remarks to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director We convene our…

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  • 11 Jul 2001
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Population, Development and the Environment

Billions of ordinary people share the same aspirations: a secure life, a place to live, economic opportunity for themselves, education and health care for their children. Modest goals—yet half the…

Population, Development and the Environment

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  • 16 May 2001
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Statement at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, in Brussels, Belgium.

Mr President, Since this is my first address to a United Nations conference at the global level, perhaps I may be allowed to introduce myself. I am Thoraya Ahmed Obaid of Saudi Arabia, and the…

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  • 03 May 2001
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"Securing Contraceptives, and Condoms for HIV/AIDS Prevention", Statement at the opening of the Global Meeting on Meeting the Reproductive Health Challenge, in Istanbul.

I am very happy to join all of you here today. Meeting reproductive health supply needs is a key element of the global effort to improve people’s lives by protecting their reproductive and sexual…

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  • 27 Apr 2001
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Statement at the African Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases, in Abuja, Nigeria.

President Obasanjo; Mr. Chairman; Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; distinguished delegates; ladies and gentlemen: It is an honour for me to address a conference of the OAU, for the first…

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  • 05 Apr 2001
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Statement on World Health Day

The United Nations Population Fund joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in celebrating World Health Day, which falls on 7 April, and is devoted this year to Mental Health. The Day’s slogan, "…

Statement on World Health Day

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