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26 January 2005 Number of Countries Contributing to UNFPA Reaches New High in 2004
24 January 2005 Germany and Norway Support UNFPA Assistance to Tsunami Survivors
19 January 2005 Survivors Give Birth Without Basic Necessities
17 January 2005 UNFPA Welcomes Millennium Project's Emphasis on Critical Roles of Gender and Reproductive Health in Poverty Reduction; Urges Speedy Implementation of Recommendations
14 January 2005 UNFPA Ships Supplies to Ensure Safe Childbirth and Meet Women's Needs in Tsunami-Hit Countries
13 January 2005 Japan and the Netherlands Support UNFPA Efforts to Assist Tsunami Survivors
6 January 2005 UNFPA Appeals to Donors for $28 Million for Women and Youth Affected by Tsunami
5 January 2005 UNFPA Calls for Greater Security for Women Affected by Tsunami
31 December 2004 Women Survivors of Indian Ocean Disaster Face Urgent Needs, Warns UNFPA
27 December 2004 UNFPA Assists Tsunami Victims, Warns Women and Girls are Especially Vulnerable
1 December 2004 Canada Increases Its Financial Support To UNFPA
26 November 2004 Africa's Women Leaders Urge Ratification of African Protocol on Women's Rights
23 November 2004 The Arab Population Forum: From Cairo 1994 to Beirut 2004
4 November 2004 Young and Rubicam Takes on UK Campaign to End Fistula
28 October 2004 UNFPA Head Asks World Leaders, Security Council To Act Against Gender Violence, Degrading Treatment Of Women
27 October 2004 UNFPA Welcomes EU Emphasis on Links Between Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health Investments
25 October 2004 UNFPA Signs Agreement for Closer Partnership With Group of Developing Countries
19 October 2004 Parliamentarians Urge Countries to Promote and Defend Reproductive Health and Rights
18 October 2004 Parliamentary Meeting on Reproductive Health Opens in Strasbourg
14 October 2004 UNFPA Welcomes New European Contribution to Secure Reproductive Health Supplies
14 October 2004 United Nations Marks Cairo Population, Development Consensus
13 October 2004 UNFPA Welcomes World Leaders' Support for Cairo Consensus
12 October 2004 International Migration Recognized as Development Force
12 October 2004 Campaign to End Fistula Now Active in 30 Countries
7 October 2004 MEDIA ADVISORY: World Marks 10th Anniversary of Cairo Consensus on Population and Development
15 September 2004 Ten Years on, UNFPA Reports Uneven Progress in Implementing Landmark Population and Development Consensus
3 September 2004 MEDIA ADVISORY: New UN Report To Highlight Progress and Challenges 10 Years after Landmark Population and Development Consensus
31 August 2004 More Funding Needed to Back Strong Commitment to Reproductive Health and Women's Rights, UNFPA Executive Director Tells NGO Global Meeting
11 August 2004 Hepatitis Outbreak Could Cause Maternal Deaths to Skyrocket in Sudan
4 August 2004 Sexual Violence in Sudan Camps Often Preventable, Insists UNFPA
4 August 2004 Thoraya Obaid Thanks 34 Million Friends of UNFPA as Contributions Top $2 Million
16 July 2004 UNFPA Regrets U. S. Administration's Decision Not to Restore Funding
14 July 2004 Action Against AIDS Must Address Epidemic's Increasing Impact on Women, Says UN Report
9 July 2004 UNFPA Welcomes UK's Fund Increase to an Annual $36.4 Million For Four Years
2 July 2004 Latin America and Caribbean Set To Adopt Declaration on Population and Development
29 June 2004 Anti-Poverty Efforts Must Increase Respect For Human Rights, Says UNFPA Head At Meeting of the Americas
21 June 2004 Countries Committed to Population Issues and Reproductive Health, New Global Survey Shows
11 June 2004 Africa's Countries Reaffirm World Population Consensus
7 June 2004 African Experts Meet to Strengthen Efforts Related to Population, Poverty, HIV/AIDS and Maternal Deaths
4 June 2004 Married Adolescents Ignored In Global Agenda, Says UNFPA
24 May 2004 Pacific Countries Agree on Plan to Secure Reproductive Health Commodities
18 May 2004 Cultural Sensitivity Key to Development, New Report Shows
10 May 2004 Reproductive Health Essential to World Development, Nations Say Unanimously
4 May 2004 Women Suffer Brunt of Conflict in Western Sudan, UNFPA Warns
26 April 2004 Demographer John Caldwell and the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital Win 2004 United Nations Population Award
20 April 2004 Youth Leaders Advise UNFPA on their Generation's Rights and Needs
2 April 2004 UNFPA Sends Emergency Medical Supplies for Sudanese Refugees
26 March 2004 Emergency UNFPA airlift arrives in Haiti
22 March 2004 Lack of Funds For Cairo Consensus Threatens World's Poverty Reduction, Development Goals, UNFPA Warns
22 March 2004 Developing World, European Union Recommit To Help Cairo Consensus Boost Millennium Development Goals
11 March 2004 The Americas Reaffirm Reproductive Health Consensus
9 March 2004 Conference Examines Links Between Reproductive Rights and Culture
8 March 2004 International Women's Day
5 March 2004 International Poster Contest Winners Named
17 February 2004 New Guidelines for Including HIV Counselling and Testing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes
13 February 2004 Fistula Campaign Launched in Uganda, Supported by the First Lady
3 February 2004 New Report Documents Vast Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
23 January 2004 Iranian Earthquake Survivors Face Continuing Health Emergency, UNFPA Warns
23 January 2004 UNFPA Welcomes US Congress Support, Urges Administration to Release Funds
14 January 2004 Europeans Debate Their Future, Affirm Commitment to Cairo Agenda
12 January 2004 Experts Examine Europe's Population, Reproductive Health Concerns
6 January 2004 Experts to Examine European Population Trends and Policies
22 December 2003 Arab Parliamentarians Urge Governments to Meet Reproductive Health Needs
19 December 2003 Record Number of Donors Support UNFPA in 2003
17 December 2003 Making Knowledge Real
16 December 2003 UNFPA Welcomes African Experts' Declaration that Population Programmes are Indispensable to Poverty Reduction
12 December 2003 Obstetric Fistula is a Widespread Problem in South Asia, Says UNFPA
25 November 2003 World Should Promote Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women, Says UNFPA
12 November 2003 Caribbean Reaffirms Commitment to Reproductive Health, Gender Equality
4 November 2003 Maternal Deaths Nearly Triple in Iraq, Survey Shows
28 October 2003 UNFPA Calls Decade of "Missing" Girls, Discrimination, Alarming
21 October 2003 Timely Emergency Obstetric Care for Pregnant Women Will Spur Progress to Curb Maternal Mortality
20 October 2003 Maternal Deaths Disproportionately High in Developing Countries
13 October 2003 Cardinal's Statement "Could Contribute to Spread of HIV/AIDS," Warns UNFPA Leader
8 October 2003 Investment in Adolescents' Reproductive Health Is Critical to Fighting Poverty and HIV/AIDS, Says UNFPA Report
3 October 2003 UNFPA Replenishes Looted Hospitals in Liberia, Warns of Continuing Health Emergency as Hundreds of Thousands Remain Displaced
3 October 2003 UN Agencies Urge Governments to Take Key Actions to Encourage Appropriate Feeding Practices for All Infants and Young Children
16 September 2003 Impact of HIV/AIDS Should be Integral Part of Poverty-Reduction Strategies, New Report Says
19 August 2003 UNFPA Mourns Death Of International Personnel, Iraqis In Baghdad
6 August 2003 UNFPA Appeals for Funds for Safe Motherhood and Other Emergency Reproductive Health Needs in Liberia
23 July 2003 UNFPA Welcomes New WHO Director-General
22 July 2003 UNFPA Delivers Emergency Medical Supplies to Baghdad Hospitals
14 July 2003 Kabul Hospital Rebuilt by UNFPA Now Provides Lifesaving Obstetric Care
11 July 2003 World Population Day 2003
18 June 2003 New Report Maps Fistula in Africa
11 June 2003 UNFPA Emergency Medical Supplies Arrive in Baghdad
10 June 2003 Liberian Health Minister Reports Minimal Health Services in Monrovia, Increased Risk to Women
9 June 2003 Escalating Conflict in Liberia Threatens Health of Millions Across West Africa, UNFPA Warns
22 May 2003 UNFPA and Partners Expand Family Planning in Pakistan
12 May 2003 Reproductive Health Supplies from UNFPA Arrive in Mosul
9 May 2003 UNFPA Calls On World Leaders To Ensure Safe Motherhood For All Women
1 May 2003 34 Million Friends of UNFPA Campaign Hits $1 Million Milestone
25 April 2003 Midwives Get Motorcycles to Save Mothers' Lives in Timor-Leste
14 April 2003 Population Awareness Leader Werner Fornos and Family Planning Association of Kenya Win 2003 United Nations Population Award
9 April 2003 Iraq Fighting Further Imperils Expectant Mothers, UNFPA Warns
3 April 2003 Luxembourg Increases Contributions to UNFPA by 33 Per Cent
1 April 2003 UNFPA Expresses Concern Over Decline in Resources for Population, Reproductive Health
28 March 2003 UNFPA, European Union Sign 22-MLN-EURO Agreement
26 March 2003 Border Hospital Receives UNFPA Supplies to Better Assist Pregnant Refugee Women
21 March 2003 UNFPA Prepares to Aid Pregnant Iraqi Women
19 March 2003 Investments in Reproductive Health Can Reduce Water Insecurity, Says UNFPA Report
6 March 2003 U.N. Peacekeepers in Sierra Leone Fight a New War Against AIDS
27 February 2003 UNFPA Welcomes Projection of Slower Population Growth; Calls for Greater Efforts to Counter HIV/AIDS, Meet Needs of Poorest Countries
5 February 2003 UNFPA and Rotary Renew Cooperation on Population and Development Issues
27 January 2003 World Economic Forum Selects UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador as a Global Leader for Tomorrow
23 January 2003 Meetings on Food Crisis to Highlight Impact of HIV/AIDS as New Type of Famine Threatens Africa
20 December 2002 New $2.5 Million Grant from the Netherlands Helps Make Pregnancy and Childbirth Safer for Women
17 December 2002 Asian and Pacific Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Reproductive Health and Rights
3 December 2002 Ensuring Reproductive Health and Rights Would Go a Long Way in Overcoming Poverty, New Report Says
26 November 2002 UNFPA Workshop Trains Women's Groups in Dealing with Conflicts
21 November 2002 Lawmakers from 70 Countries Gather at Canadian Parliament to Promote Reproductive Rights
19 November 2002 UN Asks for $3 Billion to Address Global Humanitarian Needs in 2003
18 November 2002 UNFPA Joins Forces with OPEC Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Arab Region, Central America and the Caribbean
1 November 2002 UNFPA Launches two-year Campaign to Fight Obstetric Fistula in Sub-Saharan Africa
21 October 2002 Fight Against HIV/AIDS Should Address Women's and Girl's Specific Needs, African Women Leaders Say
14 October 2002 UNFPA Compiles Largest Socio-Demographic Data in Post-War Burundi
14 October 2002 The Power of One Idea and One Dollar
4 October 2002 Combating Trafficking in Women and Children Should be High Development Priority, Experts Say
27 September 2002 UNFPA Welcomes Timor-Leste Into the United Nations Family and Renews Commitment to its Reproductive Health Efforts
24 September 2002 African Countries Recognize Link Between Population and Development, According to New Findings
17 September 2002 UNFPA Expresses Commitment to NEPAD's Role in Africa's Development
12 September 2002 UNFPA Welcomes Swiss United Nations Membership
6 September 2002 Sweden Reaffirms Global Commitment to Women's Health
4 September 2002 Development Summit Reaffirms Global Commitment to Women's Health and Rights
30 August 2002 UNFPA Calls for Action on Women and Population
28 August 2002 UNFPA Supports National Population and Housing Census in Afghanistan
27 August 2002 Reproductive Health and Women's Rights are Key Issues for Sustainable Development Summit
22 August 2002 American Citizens Launch 34 Million Friends Campaigns to Support UNFPA
20 August 2002 UNFPA to Open Tokyo Office
16 August 2002 UNFPA Opens Emergency Mobile Hospital in Kabul to Ensure Safe Delivery and Save Afghan Women's Lives
16 August 2002 UNFPA Rejects False Allegations About Its Work in Afghanistan
13 August 2002 UNFPA Gratified by Developing World's Support
8 August 2002 UNFPA Welcomes Africa's Support, Recommits to Saving Lives in Developing World
26 July 2002 UNFPA Response to Reports of Peru Sterilizations
24 July 2002 UN Population Fund Welcomes European Union Pledge of €32 Million for Reproductive Health in 22 Countries
22 July 2002 UNFPA Expresses Regret at U.S. Decision Not to Grant it Funding
16 July 2002 Communities in Crisis at High Risk of AIDS, Experts Stress
9 July 2002 Step up HIV/AIDS Prevention Efforts that Work, United Nations Population Fund Urges
20 June 2002 UN Population Fund And IFRC Will Work To Make Pregnancy and Childbirth Safer in Disaster Situations
17 June 2002 Overcoming War's Devastating Health Legacy in Africa's Great Lakes Region
13 June 2002 Countries Must Ensure Access to Reproductive Health Supplies, Experts Stress
12 June 2002 UNFPA Says Women Should be Empowered to Reduce Hunger
31 May 2002 UN Population Fund Delivers Lifesaving Equipment to Kabul Maternity Hospitals
24 May 2002 Secretary-General Appoints Nafis Sadik of Pakistan as His Special Envoy For HIV/AIDS in Asia
11 May 2002 UNFPA To Replace Condoms Shipped To Tanzania
10 May 2002 Adolescents Need Access to Reproductive Health Information and Services, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid Stresses
3 May 2002 UN Population Fund Seeks $3.6 Million for Emergency Assistance in Occupied Palestinian Territory
29 April 2002 UN Population Fund and The Development Gateway Launch Portal on Population and Reproductive Health
28 April 2002 UN Population Fund and the Development Gateway Launch Portal on Population and Reproductive Health
24 April 2002 Experts Call for Action to Curb Spread of HIV/AIDS in Conflicts
24 April 2002 International Community Must Address Debilitating Effects of HIV/AIDS in Areas of Armed Conflicts, UN Expert Meeting Finds
22 April 2002 Web Reports Highlight UN Population Fund's Fast Response to Afghan Women's Health Needs
17 April 2002 Web Reports Highlight UN Population Fund's Fast Response to Afghan Women's Health Needs
16 January 2002 Grim Conditions in Kabul Maternity Clinics, Review by UN Population Fund Finds
21 December 2001 U.S. Congress Appropriates $34 Million to UN Population Fund for 2002
11 December 2001 Netherlands Again Number One Donor to United Nations Population Fund
11 December 2001 Jordan's Princess Basma Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
15 November 2001 Refugee and Peace-building Efforts Must Address Women’s Needs, Meeting Stresses
12 November 2001 Minister for Public Health Opens All-Africa Workshop in Mombasa
7 November 2001 UN Population Fund's State of World Population 2001 Report Links Environmental Protection, Poverty Alleviation, and Reproductive Health
2 November 2001 UN Population Fund's State of World Population 2001 Report Links Environmental Protection, Poverty Alleviation, and Reproductive Health
22 October 2001 Saving Afghan Women's Lives
22 October 2001 UNFPA News Conference: Saving Afghan Women's Lives
28 September 2001 UN Population Fund Launches Emergency Effort
13 September 2001 UNFPA Executive Director Extends Condolences to U.S. People and Government After Terrorist Attacks
1 August 2001 UNFPA Praises Canada's Support to Equip 900 Community Clinics, Fight HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
16 July 2001 Obstetric Fistula: United Nations and International Obstetricians Meet to Combat Hidden Disease
27 June 2001 'We Know Prevention Works', UNFPA Executive Director Tells UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS
22 June 2001 UNFPA Sends Reproductive Health Assistance to Central African Republic
22 June 2001 Prevention is Centrepiece of UN Population Fund's Response to HIV/AIDS, Says New Booklet for UN Special Session
6 June 2001 Rotary, UNFPA to Cooperate on Population, Development Issues
11 May 2001 Dr. Nafis Sadik and Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning win 2001 United Nations Population Award
3 May 2001 Nearly $1 Billion Needed for Family Planning Supplies and Condoms For HIV/AIDS Prevention, Says UNFPA’s Executive Director
27 April 2001 Stronger Prevention Effort Needed to Halt HIV/AIDS, UN Population Fund Executive Director Tells African Summit
17 April 2001 UNFPA GOODWILL AMBASSADOR, WARIS DIRIE, WINS AWARD
6 April 2001 African Youth Alliance Partners Visit Ghana and Botswana Fighting AIDS, Promoting Health
5 April 2001 Statement by UN Population Fund for World Health Day
23 February 2001 UN Population Fund Hails Landmark Verdict Branding Rape A Crime Against Humanity
16 February 2001 UN Population Fund Welcomes Increased Contributions From Ireland, Norway
15 February 2001 Making Motherhood Safer: Report Details UN Population Fund's Efforts to Reduce Maternal Mortality
15 February 2001 UNFPA Names Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta, as Goodwill Ambassador
7 February 2001 UNFPA Supports Mobile Health Clinics for Indian Quake Victims
6 February 2001 French Actress Elsa Zylberstein Named UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
26 January 2001 UNFPA Airlifts Reproductive Health Supplies to El Salvador Quake Victims
19 January 2001 UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Goes ‘Face to Face’ With Teens of India
17 January 2001 UN Population Fund Mourns Staff Member Killed in Mongolia Crash
7 December 2000 Ending Gender Bias Is Key to HIV/AIDS Prevention Dr. Nafis Sadik Tells African Leaders
5 December 2000 Responses to HIV/AIDS Must Redress Gender Inequality, African Development Forum is Told
30 November 2000 German Television Host, Alfred Biolek, Named UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
30 November 2000 HIV/AIDS Prevention Efforts Should Do More to Involve Men as Partners, Says New UNFPA Booklet
29 November 2000 UNFPA Asks Donors to Help Women in Conflict
10 November 2000 United Nations Population Fund Welcomes Netherlands and U.K. Action to Avert Condom Crisis
25 October 2000 Thoraya Obaid of Saudi Arabia Named as Next Executive Director of UNFPA; Dr. Nafis Sadik Welcomes Appointment
20 October 2000 Doctor Chea Samnang Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Cambodia
20 September 2000 UN Population Fund Launches The State of World Population 2000
3 July 2000 Reproductive Health and Rights Are Crucial to Women’s Advancement, New Booklet Shows
21 June 2000 UNFPA Airlifts Emergency Supplies for Eritrea; Board Endorses Rapid-Response Fund
12 June 2000 UNFPA Executive Director Urges Beijing+5 Session to Agree on Women’s Right to Health and Protection from Violence
6 June 2000 UNFPA Organizes Panel Discussion on Best Practices in Promoting Gender Equality; Also Hosts Press Conference about Opinion Poll on U.S. Women's Interest in Global Issues
4 April 2000 UN Population Fund Hails Gates Foundation’s $57 Million Grant to Protect African Youth against HIV/AIDS
20 March 2000 Egyptian Health Minister and Mexican Family Planning Foundation Win United Nations Population Award
14 March 2000 Population Fund Sends Emergency Safe Motherhood Supplies for Zimbabwe Cyclone Victims
8 March 2000 New Publication Highlights Support by UN Population Fund for Goals of Beijing Women's Conference
2 March 2000 Population Fund Sends Emergency Delivery Kits to Mozambique Flood Victims
8 February 2000 Miss Universe, Mpule Kwelagobe, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Botswana
1 February 2000 UN Population Fund Provides Modern Laundry to Kosovo Maternity Hospital
14 January 2000 Kunio Waki Named Deputy Executive Director of UN Population Fund
13 January 2000 Population Fund Sends Delivery Kits to Venezuela Flood Victims
16 November 1999 Bertrand Piccard, Round the World Balloonist, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Switzerland
11 October 1999 Mary Banotti, MEP, Appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
7 January 1999 Chinua Achebe Named Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Population Fund
1 November 1998 UNFPA Announces the Appointment of Ms. Shabana Azmi as its Goodwill Ambassador for India
20 October 1998 United Nations Population Fund Names Geri Halliwell Goodwill Ambassador
1 October 1998 Finnish Songwriter Mikko Kuustonen to be Named UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
20 January 1998 Linda Gray to Head Global Advocacy Campaign
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