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The World Leaders Statement in Support of the ICPD was officially presented to the leadership of the United Nations on Wednesday, October 13th at UN headquarters in New York, one day prior to the UN General Assembly review of the ICPD. The Statement was reported on widely in the international media and promoted through full-page advertisements placed in newspapers around the world. Click to view the advertisement.

Businessman and philanthropist Ted Turner presented the World Leaders Statement—signed by leaders from government, business, religion, science and non-governmental organizations—to UN Deputy Secretary-General. More than 200 people also took part in the ceremony, including the UN representatives of approximately 50 nations. Speakers included: Thoraya Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director; Kakenya Ntiaye, UNFPA Youth Representative; Adrienne Germain, President, International Women's Health Coalition; Hans van den Broek, Netherlands Special Envoy for the EU Presidency, and Senator Tim Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation.

Pictures from the October 13 2004 Official Presentation of the World Leaders Statement, UN Headquarters, New York City, NY

Press Clips
  • LA Times: October 14
    http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-populate14oct14,1,84268.story
  • Reuters: October 13
    http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID;=6494757
  • CBS News
    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/13/world/main649170.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories
  • Seattle Times
    http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=population14&date;=20041014&query;=edith+m.+lederer
  • Taipei Times
    http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/10/16/2003207120

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The World Leaders Supporting the ICPD Statement is a project of the Summit
Foundation and the United Nations Foundation, which support efforts to
implement the ICPD Programme of Action around the world.

For more information, contact us at leadersstatement@qwest.net