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  • 22 Jul 2012
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Saving Lives by Preventing Unintended Pregnancies and HIV during Pregnancy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bold new commitments have been made to deliver on the promise to end child and maternal death and improve health. The Preventing HIV and Unintended Pregnancies Strategic Framework…

Saving Lives by Preventing Unintended Pregnancies and HIV during Pregnancy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bold new commitments have been made to deliver on the promise to end child and maternal death and improve…

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  • 12 Jul 2012
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Innovative Partnership to Deliver Convenient Contraceptives to Some Three Million Women

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Public and private partners today announced plans to collaborate to reach approximately three million women in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from 2013-2016 with up to…

Innovative Partnership to Deliver Convenient Contraceptives to Some Three…

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Public and private partners today announced plans to collaborate to reach approximately three million…

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  • 11 Jul 2012
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Asia-Pacific Countries Join Global Campaign for Universal Access to Reproductive Health and Family Planning

BANGKOK—Today, on World Population Day, countries across Asia and the Pacific will highlight the need for universal access to sexual and reproductive health services, as leaders in London launch an…

Asia-Pacific Countries Join Global Campaign for Universal Access to…

BANGKOK—Today, on World Population Day, countries across Asia and the Pacific will highlight the need for universal access to…

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  • 11 Jul 2012
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World Population Day Marked with Renewed Push to Expand Family Planning Access Around the Globe

UNITED NATIONS, New York—Family planning is anchored on respect for human rights, women’s empowerment and social justice and equality, according to Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of…

World Population Day Marked with Renewed Push to Expand Family Planning Access…

UNITED NATIONS, New York—Family planning is anchored on respect for human rights, women’s empowerment and social justice and…

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  • 02 Jul 2012
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UNFPA to Work with UK and Gates Foundation to Give 120 Million More Women Access to Family Planning by 2020

UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA is calling on governments around the world to commit more resources to the critical issue of voluntary family planning.

UNFPA to Work with UK and Gates Foundation to Give 120 Million More Women…

UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA is calling on governments around the world to commit more resources to the critical issue of…

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  • 22 Jun 2012
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Rio Consensus Vision, ‘The Future We Want’, Cements Central Role of Reproductive Health in Sustainability

UNITED NATIONS, New York —The World’s Heads of State and Government adopted, ‘The Future We Want’, a common global vision that reaffirmed commitments their nations made in the Programme of Action of…

Rio Consensus Vision, ‘The Future We Want’, Cements Central Role of…

UNITED NATIONS, New York —The World’s Heads of State and Government adopted, ‘The Future We Want’, a common global vision that…

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  • 21 Jun 2012
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Population Key to Sustainable Development, Says New UNFPA Report

RIO DE JANEIRO — Countries need to promote sustainable patterns of production and consumption – which are the defining features of the green economy – but also address demographic change through…

Population Key to Sustainable Development, Says New UNFPA Report

RIO DE JANEIRO — Countries need to promote sustainable patterns of production and consumption – which are the defining features…

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  • 19 Jun 2012
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New Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception in the Developing World

A new study by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA finds that the number of women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraception declined only slightly…

New Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception in the…

A new study by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA finds that the number of women in developing countries who want to avoid…

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  • 25 May 2012
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Policymakers Recommit to Unfinished Agenda of Landmark Cairo Population Conference

ISTANBUL—Lawmakers from 110 countries reaffirmed today their support to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, emphasizing their continued…

Policymakers Recommit to Unfinished Agenda of Landmark Cairo Population…

ISTANBUL—Lawmakers from 110 countries reaffirmed today their support to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International…

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