South Africa gifts one ton oranges to ’seven-billionth’ baby
November 4th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kaliningrad (Russia), Nov 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Africa's Citrus Growers' Association has granted a gift certificate of a ton oranges to the mother of newborn Pyotr Nikolayev from Kaliningrad, who ... Read more...
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India should focus on its young, say experts
October 31st, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) As the world welcomed the "symbolic" seven billionth babies Monday, social experts said that India should stop worrying about capping the population and focus instead ... Read more...
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Philippines greets world’s 7 billionth baby
October 31st, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Oct 31 (IANS) The Philippines said one of the symbolic seven billionth babies in the world was born shortly after midnight Sunday in a hospital in Manila, according to ... Read more...
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World population will be 7 billion Oct 31
October 27th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Oct 27 (IANS) The world population is about to reach seven billion in the next few days, a UN agency's report has revealed.The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), whose work ... Read more...
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IANS journalist wins UNFPA award
March 14th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A journalist of newswire Indo-Asian News ServiceAzera Parveen Rahman, principal correspondent with IANS, got the Most Promising Young Woman Journalist award for the year 2007. ... Read more...
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‘1.72 million children die before age one in India’
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) A "savage preference for males" leads to the killing of 7 lakh girls by their parents in the mother's womb each year in India, according to a National ... Read more...
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Work on inequalities to get rid of AIDS: UN
December 1st, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Removing deep rooted inequities in gender, economic status and education - from which millions of AIDS and HIV positive women and children suffer - is crucial ... Read more...
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50 percent of Colombian men admit to abusive behaviour
October 13th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) Some 50 percent of Colombian men admit to having abused their wives, and 26 percent have at least once tried to intimidate them, a study in the Andean ... Read more...
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400,000 pregnant women among flood affectees in Pakistan
September 26th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 26(ANI): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has estimated that some 400,000 pregnant women are among the 20 million food-affected people in Pakistan.According to official figures, nearly 50,000 of ... Read more...
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India doing well in reducing maternal mortality: UNICEF
September 20th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Unicef Monday lauded India's effort in reducing maternal deaths.
"India ranks 25th among the countries in terms of percentage decline in maternal mortality rates, reducing it by ... Read more...
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WHO report: Officials say India’s maternal mortality has decreased
September 17th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Health officials here point out that a WHO report - saying India has the highest number of maternal deaths - doesn't paint the correct picture and in ... Read more...
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US pledges $60 mn more as aid to Pakistan
August 20th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) The US has pledged an additional $60 million to emergency relief efforts in flood-stricken Pakistan.
The announcement Thursday came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was taking ... Read more...
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Men can reduce HIV burden on women: ICAAP9
August 13th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IBNS
By Ranjita BiswasBali, Aug 13 (IBNS) Men with their image of ‘macho-ness’ are often seen as being on the opposite side of gender imbalance scale. It is particularly true in the context ... Read more...
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More than 52,000 pregnant Nigerian women die every year
December 15th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Dec 15 (Xinhua) The United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) has said more than 52,000 Nigerian women die every year from pregnancy-related complications, the Punch newspaper reported Monday. Unsafe sex has become ... Read more...
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BBC to air documentary on India’s preference for sons
August 14th, 2008 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 14 (IANS) A new documentary, funded in part by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), airs this week on BBC, spotlighting the issue of 700,000 missing girls in India ... Read more...
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Students form human chain to make masses aware on World Population Day
July 11th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, July 11 (ANI): Students of a women''s college here formed a human chain on the occasion of World Population Day today to generate awareness about disturbing consequences of ever escalating ... Read more...
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UN upholds family planning on World Population Day
July 11th, 2008 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
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New York, July 10 (DPA) The observances of World Population Day Friday present an opportunity to highlight the importance of family planning and to integrate it into national development plans, the UN ... Read more...
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Singer Suneeta Rao to release new album
May 17th, 2008 - 10:07 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Pop singer Suneeta Rao, known best for chartbusters like "Pari hoon main", "Kesariya" and "Ab ke baras" is all set to release her next album soon. "My ... Read more...
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‘One UN’ to begin operations in Pak from December
November 14th, 2007 - 2:50 am ICT by admin
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Maternal mortality declining in middle-income countries: WHO
November 14th, 2007 - 2:05 am ICT by admin
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