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Advocacy, Financial Support for Women’s Right to Reproductive Health Care Can Make Difference between Life, Death Secretary-General Tells Americans for UNFPA Gala

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Advocacy, Financial Support for Women’s Right to Reproductive Health Care Can Make Difference between Life, Death Secretary-General Tells Americans for UNFPA Gala

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Americans for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Gala for the Health and Dignity of Women, yesterday, 8 October:

Major United Nations Exhibit on Violence against Women, Based on Conflict In Democratic Republic of Congo, to Open at Headquarters

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Major United Nations Exhibit on Violence against Women, Based on Conflict In Democratic Republic of Congo, to Open at Headquarters

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is sponsoring a major exhibit on violence against women to be opened on Monday, 12 October, at a ceremony to be attended by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior United Nations officials and delegations. The ceremony also marks the fifteenth anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, and will allow a full-day session of the General Assembly commemorating the anniversary.

Food Production Must Double by 2050 to Meet Demand from World’s Growing Population, Innovative Strategies Needed to Combat Hunger, Experts Tell Second Committee

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Food Production Must Double by 2050 to Meet Demand from World’s Growing Population, Innovative Strategies Needed to Combat Hunger, Experts Tell Second Committee

Food production must double by 2050 to meet the demand of the world’s growing population and innovative strategies are needed to help combat hunger, which already affects more than 1 billion people in the world, several experts today told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) during a panel discussion on “New cooperation for global food security”.

Decolonization Was United Nations ‘Success Story,’ but Renewed Momentum Was Needed on Behalf of 16 Remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, Fourth Committee Told

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Decolonization Was United Nations ‘Success Story,’ but Renewed Momentum Was Needed on Behalf of 16 Remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, Fourth Committee Told

As the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) continued its general debate on decolonization issues today, Member States stressed that, with the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism about to wrap up in 2010, there was a crucial need to generate new momentum and ensure that the 16 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories were able to exercise the right to self-determination.

‘All People Benefit’ When Maternal Health Care Is Improved, Secretary-General Says, Marking Fifteenth Anniversary of Population and Development Conference

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‘All People Benefit’ When Maternal Health Care Is Improved, Secretary-General Says, Marking Fifteenth Anniversary of Population and Development Conference

Following is the full text of the remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the General Assembly’s commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in New York today, 12 October:
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