THE AMERICAS REAFFIRM REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONSENSUS

United States in Lone Dissent

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SANTIAGO (CHILE), 11 March (UNFPA) -- By a nearly unanimous decision, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean today reaffirmed support for the population and reproductive health action plan adopted at Cairo 10 years ago.

AMSTERDAM Conference Examines Links Between Reproductive Rights, Culture

IRANIAN EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS FACE CONTINUING HEALTH EMERGENCY, UNFPA WARNS

Appeals Seeks to Assist Vulnerable Women and Families

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UNFPA WELCOMES US CONGRESS SUPPORT, URGES ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE FUNDS

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New York, 23 January (UNFPA) – The UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today welcomed United States lawmakers’ decision to appropriate $34 million for the Fund for fiscal year 2004, and urged the Administration not to withhold the money.

EUROPEANS DEBATE THEIR FUTURE, AFFIRM COMMITMENT TO CAIRO AGENDA

Experts Address Population Trends, Challenges in Diverse Region

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GENEVA, 14 January (UNFPA) -- Population and reproductive health experts meeting in Geneva have affirmed Europe’s strong commitment to the 20-year action plan adopted in Cairo a decade ago.

EXPERTS EXAMINE EUROPE’S POPULATION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONCERNS

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Experts to Examine European Population Trends, Policies at European

Population Forum 2004, Geneva, 12-14 January

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NEW YORK, 6 January (UNFPA/ECE) -- International experts on population and reproductive health will meet at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 12 to 14 January 2004 to examine key issues in Europe and North America, their causes, consequences and policy responses.

RECORD NUMBER OF DONORS SUPPORT UNFPA IN 2003

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NEW YORK, 19 December (UNFPA) –- The UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, received contributions from 142 of the 191 United Nations Member States in 2003, the largest number of donors in the Fund’s history.  The top six donors were the Netherlands, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden.

WORLD POPULATION IN 2300 TO BE AROUND NINE BILLION, ACCORDING TO UN PROJECTIONS

WORLD SHOULD PROMOTE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, SAYS UNFPA

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