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Ending maternal mortality
Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
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Statement
International Day of the Girl Child
11 October 2012
October 11 marks the inaugural International Day of the Girl Child. This day focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face, promote their empowerment and…
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Empowering Girls in Nepal to Say ‘No’ to Child Marriage
10 October 2012
In Nepal, half of all girls are married by age 18, even though child marriage is against the law. Campaigns against the practice are starting to have an impact, and a growing…
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Escaping Child Marriage in Afghanistan
04 October 2012
KABUL – Recent surveys estimate some 46 per cent of Afghani women are married by age 18, with 15 per cent of them before age 15. Many factors contribute to persistence of…
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Press Release
Population of Over 60 Year-Olds to Reach One Billion within a Decade, New UN Report Finds
01 October 2012
TOKYO – The number of older persons is growing faster than any other age group, says a new report, Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and a Challenge, released…
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Women Development Officers in Sri Lanka Empowered with Transportation
27 September 2012
ANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka – UNFPA, with the support of the Norwegian Embassy, handed over the first batch of scooters to women development officers, allowing them to carry out their…
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Press Release
UNFPA Leader Meets Myanmar’s President and Aung San Suu Kyi
27 August 2012
NAY PYI TAW – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, met today with key national leaders to explore how the Fund can further support Myanmar’s development and its…
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Press Release
Addressing Population Challenges Is More Urgent Than Ever, UNFPA Executive Director Tells Asian Demographers
26 August 2012
BANGKOK – Dramatic demographic changes in Asia, coupled with persistent social inequality, require countries to urgently tackle population concerns with foresight and justice, the…
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News
World Humanitarian Day: Youth to the Rescue
19 August 2012
ILIGAN, Philippines – Life can change in an instant. When tropical storm Washi struck Mindanao in southern Philippines in December 2011, thousands of homes were suddenly destroyed…
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Statement
International Youth Day 2012
12 August 2012
Today, we celebrate the world’s 1.8 billion young people. And we pause to consider that 43 per cent of the world’s population is under the age of 25 – a figure that rises to 60…
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