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| | UNFPA in the News |
 | | The Daily Yomiuri (Japan) reported July 8 the "human security" approach can be applied to various issues, such as the environment, empowerment of people and community building, Sadako Ogata, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency and former U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said at an international symposium in Kyoto. |
 | | Following the keynote speech, a panel discussion was held, featuring Ogata; Nafis Sadik, former executive director of the U.N. Population Fund; Joao Clemente Baena Soares, former secretary general of the Organization of American States; and Shinichi Kitaoka, deputy permanent representative of Japan to the United Nations. |
 | | The Inquirer (Liberia) reported July 8 that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) has officially become the 10th co-sponsor of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), joining other UN member agencies (ILO, UNDCP, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO) as well as the World Bank to combat the virus. |
| www.unfpa.org /news/coverage/2004/july3-9-2004.htm (1902 words) |
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