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The PrepCom immediately entered into informal consultations to continue negotiations on the Chair's revised working paper . . . . |
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UNFPA Executive Director Nafis Sadik before informal discussions begin, with PrepCom Vice-Chair Ross Hynes, Canada (right) |
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G-77/China Chair June Persaud with Chair Chowdhury and UNFPA Executive Director Sadik. The G-77/China proposed using language from the POA, paragraph 8.25, stating that abortion should not be promoted as a means of family planning, prevention of unwanted pregnancies should be prioritized and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. The G-77/China also advocated assistence to developing countries and called for "special international assistance" to meet growing and urgent reproductive health and basic health needs. |
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