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Exploring the Human Rights Aspects of Sexual and Reproductive Health
NEW YORK — Postulating that all human beings have inalienable rights is one thing. Actually achieving that is a long process with many dimensions.
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Looking Back and Moving Forward
NEW YORK — On 12 October, the General Assembly of the United Nations will hold a high-level meeting to mark the 15th anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development and discuss the visionary 20-…
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Accelerating Progress in Maternal and Newborn Health: 'H4' Agencies Present their Plan
NEW YORK — Improving maternal health and reducing newborn deaths is a complex undertaking because, among other things, it involves strengthening health systems, scaling up programmes to reach remote rural areas and…
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Fifteen Years After: Revisiting the International Conference on Population and Development
NEW YORK — Fifteen years after a conference in Cairo captured the world’s attention, some of its key leaders had a conversation about what it all meant -- to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to the world, and…
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ICPD at 15
The ICPD/15 process was more decentralized than the previous and subsequent reviews, and focused primarily on country and regional implementation. It included a number of technical meetings and consultations that took…
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Contraception Can Save Lives in Humanitarian Emergencies
New York – In Afghanistan, where fertility and maternal death rates are among the highest in the world, restricted access to certain conflict areas makes it nearly impossible to deliver contraceptives to woman who would…
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The 2005 World Summit
Five years after the landmark Millennium Development Summit, which resulted in the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations convened a followup meeting,It was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take bold…
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ICPD at 10 Review
The 10th Anniversary of the ICPD, in 2004, marked the mid-point of its 20-year Programme of Action. This offered an opportunity to reflect on progress to date and take stock of challenges ahead. Towards this end, UNFPA…
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Millennium Development Summit of the United Nations
"Only through broad and sustained efforts to create a shared future, based upon our common humanity in all its diversity, can globalization be made fully inclusive and equitable", world leaders stated as they…
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