1 December 2000

Press Release
OBV/187
PI/1311

EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE BEST INSURANCE AGAINST SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS, WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCE TOLD

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11 July 2000

Press Release
OBV/152
WOM/1234

UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND MARKS WORLD POPULATION DAY -- 'SAVING WOMEN'S LIVES'

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Statement by Nafis Sadik, Executive Director of UNFPA

NEW YORK, 11 July (UNFPA) -- Wherever they live in the world, women's lives are full of risk.

3 May 2000

Press Release
OBV/141
PI/1245

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY OBSERVED AT HEADQUARTERS WITH PANEL DISCUSSION ON ’REPORTING THE NEWS IN A DANGEROUS WORLD’

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Secretary-General Says Freedom of Journalists ‘Our Freedom’; Press Protection, Role in Conflict Settlement among Issues Highlighted

19 October 1999

Press Release
OBV/116
SAG/62

RURAL YOUTH MUST BE ENLISTED IN MODERN, SUSTAINABLE FARMING SPEAKERS TELL WORLD FOOD DAY GATHERING

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Young People Key to Multifaceted Food Security Programmes; Education Must Be Emphasized, Rural-Urban Migration Prevented

3 May 1999

Press Release
OBV/92
PI/1129

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY OBSERVED AT HEADQUARTERS WITH PANEL DISCUSSION ON GENERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FREEDOM OF PRESS

19990503 Secretary-General Stresses Press Freedom as Cornerstone of Human Rights

5 March 1999

Press Release
OBV/87
WOM/1111

UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADDRESS GLOBAL VIDEOCONFERENCE ON 'WORLD FREE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN'

19990305 In Message on Occasion of International Women's Day, Dr. Nafis Sadik Calls for Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women

24 November 1998

Press Release
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PAL/1862

20 October 1998

Press Release
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SAG/13

'WOMEN FEED THE WORLD' THEME OF SPECIAL COMMEMORATION TO MARK WORLD FOOD DAY 1998 AT HEADQUARTERS

19981020 International Community Fails To Ensure Adequate Food for All People, Deputy Secretary-General Says, Calling for Political Will to End Hunger

16 October 1998

Press Release
OBV/67
SAG/12

15 October 1998

Press Release
OBV/64
SAG/10

POPE JOHN PAUL II RECEIVES FAO'S AGRICOLA MEDAL FOR EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION

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ROME, 15 October (FAO) -- Pope John Paul II received today the Agricola medal struck in his honour by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in recognition of the Pontiff's "continuous struggle against hunger and malnutrition and his demonstrated concern for the plight of mankind's poor, and for peace in the world".