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calendar_today13 June 2002
It is an honour to address you today at the World Summit on Food Security on behalf of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund. The message I have come to...
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calendar_today11 May 2002
Address by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA -- Oakland, California
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calendar_today09 May 2002
More than a decade after the 1990 World Summit for Children, the challenge remains the same: to improve the lives of the world's children and adolescents and respect their human rights. Children and...
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calendar_today25 April 2002
Thank you for the kind introduction and thank you for inviting me to speak tonight about the role of culture and religion in population and family planning. These issues are very important to me and...
Learn more about "Building Bridges for Human Development" -- Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.Statement
calendar_today25 April 2002
Thank you for the kind introduction and for inviting me to present my views on Demography, Politics and Stability in the Middle East. It is a pleasure to be here at the Washington Institute for Near...
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calendar_today08 April 2002
Thank you for this opportunity to participate in this event for the launch of HelpAge International’s publication, ‘State of the World’s Older People’. UNFPA would like to congratulate HelpAge...
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calendar_today08 April 2002
I am very pleased to be here in Madrid to participate in the Second World Assembly on Ageing and to make this joint intervention on behalf of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United...
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calendar_today07 April 2002
"Move for Health", the theme of this year's World Health Day, should encourage all of us to increase our physical activity. This is important for young people to stay healthy through old age, and for...
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calendar_today01 April 2002
It gives me great pleasure to address the 35th session of the Commission on Population and Development. Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to Mr. Joseph Chamie and the Population Division for...
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calendar_today18 March 2002
Mr. Secretary-General, Chairman, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to address you. We are gathered in Monterrey to try to resolve a paradox: the paradox of a world where...
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calendar_today13 March 2002
Thank you for inviting me to participate in this global consultation on child and adolescent health and development. This is a topic that I care about very deeply. I have two daughters who are now...
Learn more about Global Consultation on Child and Adolescent Health and Development -- Preparing The First Generation Of Adults In The New CenturyStatement
calendar_today08 March 2002
If we are serious about global peace and security, we must do more to support the world's women. All over the globe, women are eager to participate in the development of their countries and the...
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