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New Report Outlines Plan to Reduce Infectious Disease and Poverty
"Today, perhaps for the first time in history, it is possible to launch a truly global response to the major infectious diseases that keep people in poverty."
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Mongolia Again Honours UNFPA Representative
The Mongolia Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Linda Demers, has received an honorary doctorate degree in Economic Science from the National University of Mongolia, the nation's oldest…
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Don't Forget Population at Johannesburg Summit, Says UNFPA Executive Director
<p class="bodytext">The implications of rapid population growth for development and the environment will be far-reaching, Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),…
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Experts Say Increased Investment in Health Will Lead to Economic Gains
Just a handful of health conditions, including HIV/AIDS and unsafe pregnancy, are responsible for almost one third of all deaths in low- and middle-income countries, a leading group of economics and health experts has…
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Respect For Religion, Values, Will Help Cairo Programme, Says President Khatami
Respecting developing countries’ religions and cultural values will promote the successful implementation of the Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development by the United…
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Family Planning Music Receives Royal Blessing in Benin
The Organization for Service and Life (Organisation pour le Service et la Vie (OSV), a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Francophone West African country of Benin, has launched a collection of family…
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UNFPA Gives New Meaning to My Life, Says Actress
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has given new meaning to the life of a Portuguese film and theatre actress, Catarina Furtado, who recently made that revelation in an interview with a Portuguese magazine,…
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World AIDS Day Observed from New York to London
World AIDS Day was marked across the globe on 30 November 2001. In New York, it was commemorated with a town hall meeting at United Nations Headquarters, with such participants as the Executive Director of the United…
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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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