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10 June 2012
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Family planning summit could mark turning point for maternal health
By Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. UNFPA aims to give 120 million more women access to family planning by 2020…
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03 June 2012
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The International Network to Analyze, Communicate and Transform the Campaign against FGM/C (INTACT)
INTACT, managed by the Population Council, is an international group of researchers, scholars, and activists committed to bringing scientific evidence to bear on the campaign…
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27 May 2012
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Policymakers Recommit to Unfinished Agenda of Landmark Cairo Population Conference
ISTANBUL, 25 May 2012—Lawmakers from 110 countries reaffirmed today their support to the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on…
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16 May 2012
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Maternal deaths halved in 20 years, but faster progress needed
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 16 May 2012 – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new…
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13 May 2012
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Remembering and Honoring Our Mothers
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. My mother, Morenike Osotimehin, was a remarkable woman. A great…
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09 May 2012
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Discrimination begins before birth
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The Tribune (India), 8 May 2012 - The poor gender ratio continues to…
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02 May 2012
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International Day of the Midwife! Read the Executive Director of UNFPA and the Secretary General of ICM's Statement for the 5th May 2012
Click here for the version in Arabic Click here for the version in English
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24 April 2012
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Promises to Youth Remain Unfulfilled, New Report Says
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 23 April 2012—Urgent action is needed to protect and fulfill young people’s human rights, particularly their right to sexual and reproductive health…
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22 April 2012
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Family Planning: Making the Fundamental Human Right a Reality
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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