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17 September 2014
We want to reshape the development agenda beyond 2014: Pacific leaders
September 17, 2013 (Bangkok, Thailand) - The Pacific delegation to the 6th Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC) will speak with a strong collective voice for its…
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16 September 2014
Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda - An Opinion-Editorial by Noeleen Heyzer and Babatunde Osotimehin
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of "the population bomb." There were fears that humanity would suffer mass starvation. And that…
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13 September 2014
The Pacific Opening Statement by Cook Islands Minister for Health, Honourable Nandi Glassie
On behalf of the Pacific Countries, namely Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu,…
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13 September 2014
Pacific voice for global development agenda beyond 2014 - a Media Advisory
September 14, 2013 - From Monday, September 16 to Friday September 20, some 300 representatives of 40 countries will come together for the 6th Asian and Pacific…
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11 September 2014
Young aspirations - An article on the 3rd Conference of SIDS Youth Forum Outcome
A document which specifies the aspirations of young people in small island developing states, the T.A.L.A.V.O.U (Towards A Legacy of Achievements, Versatility, opportunity,…
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07 September 2014
Untapped resource - An Opinion-Editorial on World Population Day
FOR the most part, our families and villages will embrace a child even if it is born out of wedlock to an adolescent mother, something frowned upon in most conservative…
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07 September 2014
Connecting through the Moana - an Opinion-Editorial
A FRIEND of mine posted a picture this past weekend of the artwork by her five-year-old son who'd just been taught the formation of waves and was asked to draw his…
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04 September 2014
Investing in youth, imperative for sustainable development
The 3rd International Conference on Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) in Samoa ends today with final statements by heads of member states and United Nations agency…
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03 September 2014
Youth require investment for realization of full potential - UNFPA
Apia, Samoa (September 3) - The sustainability of social and economic development benefits, in whatever sector they may be, will be highly dependent on how much investment is…
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