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25 November 2010
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No Rest for the Weary – Women Declare War on Gender Violence
Women from a dozen countries convened in New York this week to share their struggles to implement state legislation and empower women at the grassroots level to put an end to…
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25 November 2010
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Significant Declines in New Cases of HIV and AIDS-related Deaths Reported
GENEVA — A new report by UNAIDS, shows that the AIDS epidemic is beginning to change course as the number of people newly infected with HIV is declining and AIDS-related deaths…
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22 November 2010
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“Safe Cities” project arrives to Cairo to make urban settings safer for women
Cairo.- Women and girls are at higher risk of exposure to urban violence. As cities grow, stopping threats to these vulnerable groups must be central to municipal development…
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21 November 2010
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UNFPA Welcomes New Executive Director
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, a Nigerian, is currently Professor of Medicine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and the African Spokesperson for the Partnership for Maternal,…
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12 October 2010
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$750 Million Needed to Treat Obstetric Fistula Until 2015
UNITED NATIONS — A report released by the United Nations today calls for intensified investment in cost-effective interventions to address the problem of obstetric…
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24 September 2010
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UNFPA Welcomes World Leaders’ Action Plan for Progress on Maternal Health, Poverty
UNITED NATIONS — Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has welcomed the action plan adopted by world leaders to…
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21 September 2010
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UNFPA Head Asks World Leaders to Put Women’s Health at Heart of Development Priorities
UNITED NATIONS — UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid today called on world leaders to increase funding for reproductive health, including family…
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17 September 2010
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UNFPA welcomes appointment of Michelle Bachelet to Head UN Women
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s appointment of Michelle Bachelet to head United Nations Women (UN Women). …
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16 September 2010
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Maternal deaths worldwide drop by a third
UNITED NATIONS — The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34 percent from an estimated 546,000 in 1990 to 358,000 in 2008,…
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