- 04 May 2004
- Statement
International Session on Population and Development - ICPD at 10: Moving Forward
<p>I would like to extend my warm appreciation to the Government of Mexico for inviting me to be part of the launching of the 10-year report on the national implementation of the Programme of…
International Session on Population and Development - ICPD at 10: Moving Forward
<p>I would like to extend my warm appreciation to the Government of Mexico for inviting me to be part of the launching of…
Read story- 22 Mar 2004
- Statement
Health and the Links to Nutrition: Maternal Health is Key
<p>Today, at this second, a baby girl is being born somewhere in the world. She is being born to a mother who is undernourished. The mother herself is young, 18 years old. It is likely that the…
Health and the Links to Nutrition: Maternal Health is Key
<p>Today, at this second, a baby girl is being born somewhere in the world. She is being born to a mother who is…
Read story- 22 Mar 2004
- Statement
Cairo at 10: Moving Forward
<p>It gives me great pleasure to address the opening of this thirty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development. Let me begin, Mr. Chairman, by congratulating you and the…
Cairo at 10: Moving Forward
<p>It gives me great pleasure to address the opening of this thirty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and…
Read story- 09 Mar 2004
- Statement
Cairo and Beyond: Reproductive Rights and Culture
<p>Today, 9 March 2004, at the conclusion of the two-day meeting, “Cairo and Beyond: Reproductive Rights and Culture”, organized by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the…
Cairo and Beyond: Reproductive Rights and Culture
<p>Today, 9 March 2004, at the conclusion of the two-day meeting, “Cairo and Beyond: Reproductive Rights and Culture”,…
Read story- 08 Mar 2004
- Statement
International Women's Day
<p>Today, on International Women’s Day, let us focus on the urgent issue of women and AIDS. It is a cruel irony that the first place where women have achieved equality is among those infected…
International Women's Day
<p>Today, on International Women’s Day, let us focus on the urgent issue of women and AIDS. It is a cruel irony that the…
Read story- 08 Mar 2004
- Statement
Beyond Cairo: Reproductive Rights and Culture
<p>I hope you are all rested, both from travel and from our surprise culinary activity of last night. It was a wonderful idea. It was not only a very welcome ice-breaker, which is critical to…
Beyond Cairo: Reproductive Rights and Culture
<p>I hope you are all rested, both from travel and from our surprise culinary activity of last night. It was a wonderful…
Read story- 04 Mar 2004
- Statement
Population and Development: Responses to the Challenges of the 21st Century
<p>Good morning. It is a great pleasure to participate with you at this important and timely International Colloquium. It is especially gratifying to join you during the 10th anniversary year…
Population and Development: Responses to the Challenges of the 21st Century
<p>Good morning. It is a great pleasure to participate with you at this important and timely International Colloquium. It…
Read story- 28 Feb 2004
- Statement
Women and Religion: Advancing Gender Equity in a Globalized World -- Women's Rights are Human Rights
<p>It is a pleasure to be here today in Chiang Mai to deliver this statement on behalf of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United…
Women and Religion: Advancing Gender Equity in a Globalized World -- Women…
<p>It is a pleasure to be here today in Chiang Mai to deliver this statement on behalf of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, United…
Read story- 18 Feb 2004
- Statement
Working Together to Prevent and Treat Fistula
<p class="bodytext">It is a pleasure to be here at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. It is an honour to be here with the hospital’s founder, Catherine Hamlin, and all of the staff and…
Working Together to Prevent and Treat Fistula
<p class="bodytext">It is a pleasure to be here at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. It is an honour to be here…
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