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5 June 1998


Press Release
POP/670


WINNERS OF 1998 UNITED NATIONS POPULATION AWARD ANNOUNCED

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NEW YORK, 5 June (UNFPA) -- The Sabiny Elders Association of Uganda, which dramatically curtailed female genital mutilation in its area of Uganda, and Dr. Hugh H. Wynter of Jamaica, a prominent leader in the Caribbean for family planning programmes, will share the 1998 United Nations Population Award.