- 11 Jun 2004
- Statement
Regional Ministerial Review Dakar/Ngor Declaration and Cairo @ 10
<p>It is a great honour to be with you here in Dakar, the capital of the famous land of teranga. Twelve years ago, African countries met in this beautiful city of Dakar and worked tirelessly to…
Regional Ministerial Review Dakar/Ngor Declaration and Cairo @ 10
<p>It is a great honour to be with you here in Dakar, the capital of the famous land of teranga. Twelve years ago, African…
Read story- 07 Jun 2004
- Statement
High Level Global Consultation on Linking HIV/AIDS with Sexual and Reproductive Health
<p class="bodytext">Today, I want to be very practical. I want to answer the question: Why should we link HIV/AIDS with sexual and reproductive health.</p>
High Level Global Consultation on Linking HIV/AIDS with Sexual and Reproductive…
<p class="bodytext">Today, I want to be very practical. I want to answer the question: Why should we link HIV/…
Read story- 04 Jun 2004
- Statement
Child Marriage: Advancing the Global Agenda
<p>Good morning. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this panel on child marriage. Before I begin, I would like to say how sad I am that the Global Health Council lost its funding…
Child Marriage: Advancing the Global Agenda
<p>Good morning. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this panel on child marriage. Before I begin, I would like to…
Read story- 15 May 2004
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Statement on the occasion of the International Day of Families
<p>Today, as we commemorate the International Day of Families, we also mark the tenth anniversary of the 1994 International Year of the Family.</p>
Statement on the occasion of the International Day of Families
<p>Today, as we commemorate the International Day of Families, we also mark the tenth anniversary of the 1994 International…
Read story- 09 May 2004
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Speak Truth to Power - United Nations: Listening to the Silent Voice of Mothers of the World
<p>Thank you, Latika, for the introduction. It is amazing, as Latika has said, that two young women, one a Hindu from India and the other from Muslim Saudi Arabia met 31 years ago and…
Speak Truth to Power - United Nations: Listening to the Silent Voice of Mothers…
<p>Thank you, Latika, for the introduction. It is amazing, as Latika has said, that two young women, one a Hindu from India…
Read story- 06 May 2004
- Statement
United Nations Commission on Population and Development
<p>The closing ceremony of the 37th session of the Commission on Population and Development comes nearly seven weeks later than we had anticipated.</p>
United Nations Commission on Population and Development
<p>The closing ceremony of the 37th session of the Commission on Population and Development comes nearly seven weeks later…
Read story- 04 May 2004
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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
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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- 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…
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