- 01 Dec 2006
- Press Release
UNFPA Requests $20 Million to Assist Crisis-Stricken Populations in 29 Countries in 2007
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is requesting that international donors contribute $20 million for projects to address the…
UNFPA Requests $20 Million to Assist Crisis-Stricken Populations in 29…
<p> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong> — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is requesting that…
Read story- 30 Nov 2006
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West African Youth Commit to a Better Future
<p> <strong>BISSAU, Guinea Bissau</strong> — More than 80 youth representatives from 10 West African countries pledged Friday to improve the lives of their peers throughout the…
West African Youth Commit to a Better Future
<p> <strong>BISSAU, Guinea Bissau</strong> — More than 80 youth representatives from 10 West African countries…
Read story- 27 Nov 2006
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Zimbabwe Filmmaker Takes First Prize in Film Festival
<p align="left"> <strong>DAKAR, Senegal</strong> — Zimbabwean filmmaker Tawanda Gunda-Mupengo took home the $1,000 first prize in the continent’s largest Pan African Film…
Zimbabwe Filmmaker Takes First Prize in Film Festival
<p align="left"> <strong>DAKAR, Senegal</strong> — Zimbabwean filmmaker Tawanda Gunda-Mupengo took…
Read story- 23 Nov 2006
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Violence Against Women: Stories You Rarely Hear About
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—Every day, women all over the world are abducted into forced marriage; subjected to harmful traditional…
Violence Against Women: Stories You Rarely Hear About
<p align="left"> <strong>UNITED NATIONS, New York</strong>—Every day, women all over the world are…
Read story- 22 Nov 2006
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Lawmakers Vow Greater Support for Safe Motherhood, Family Planning and HIV Prevention
<p align="left"> <strong>BANGKOK</strong>—“Quality reproductive health care saves lives, and reduces poverty,” lawmakers from 103 countries agreed today, pledging to step…
Lawmakers Vow Greater Support for Safe Motherhood, Family Planning and HIV…
<p align="left"> <strong>BANGKOK</strong>—“Quality reproductive health care saves lives, and reduces…
Read story- 06 Nov 2006
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UN Agencies Call for Greater Integration of Health Services to Halt the Spread of HIV
<p align="left"> <strong>SUBANG, Malaysia</strong> — With an estimated 930,000 new HIV infections in Asia and the Pacific in 2005, UN agencies have called for urgent…
UN Agencies Call for Greater Integration of Health Services to Halt the Spread…
<p align="left"> <strong>SUBANG, Malaysia</strong> — With an estimated 930,000 new HIV infections in…
Read story- 27 Oct 2006
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'Low Prevalence' Does Not Mean HIV Prevention Is Low Priority, Asians Say
<p align="left"> <strong>ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia</strong> — Low rates of HIV infection must not lead to complacency, representatives of 10 Asian and Pacific “low prevalence…
'Low Prevalence' Does Not Mean HIV Prevention Is Low Priority, Asians…
<p align="left"> <strong>ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia</strong> — Low rates of HIV infection must not lead to…
Read story- 26 Oct 2006
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Critical Food Aid and Medical Care Provided to Drought Victims in Mugu and Humla Districts of Nepal
<p align="left"> <strong>KATHMANDU, Nepal</strong> — The United Nations World Food Programme and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, have joined forces to provide…
Critical Food Aid and Medical Care Provided to Drought Victims in Mugu and…
<p align="left"> <strong>KATHMANDU, Nepal</strong> — The United Nations World Food Programme and…
Read story- 13 Oct 2006
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Dakar Film Festival Inaugurated to Fight for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>DAKAR, Senegal</strong> — Filmmakers from around the continent are being invited to submit their films and…
Dakar Film Festival Inaugurated to Fight for the Elimination of Violence…
<p align="left" class="bodytext"> <strong>DAKAR, Senegal</strong> — Filmmakers from around…
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