Babatunde Osotimehin Quotes
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights are universal human rights!They are an indivisible part of the broader human rights and development equation. Their particular power resides in the fact that they deal with the most intimate aspects of our identities as individuals and enable human dignity, which is dependent on control of our bodies, desires and aspirations.
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We plan to add an additional 33 centers in the first quarter.
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The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the time to invest in young people!
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The choices that women make have huge impact on families, on communities and on nations. Being able to provide an enabling environment for them to exercise their rights and make choices in their lives is crucial. It is at the heart of human development!
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We know what to do and we know how to do it, these investments save lives, empower women and girls, strengthen health systems and have a profound and lasting impact on development.
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The health and rights of women and adolescents should not be treated like an afterthought in humanitarian response, for the pregnant woman who is about to deliver, or the adolescent girl who survived sexual violence, life-saving services are as vital as water, food and shelter.
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We reckon that about 50,000 infected people are now receiving anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment nationwide.
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In countries where education has gone up and you see women in the work place and they are doing things for themselves, you see a rise in gender based violence.
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We have added new treatment centers, bringing the total number to 74.
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We are optimistic of achieving the target. We are already working with our partners and also reaching out to raise more resources to meet the target by 2006.
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All girls, all boys must have comprehensive sexuality education, that's really when they can make the choice in their lives.