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News
It’s Fun to Talk About Sex
29 July 2012
SHENZHEN, China – Sixty young people from all over the country attended the first national peer educators' training camp to learn how to spread messages on sexual and reproductive…
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For the Health of Women and Children - Let's Take Action!
24 July 2012
HA NOI – Today, a regional conference on midwifery was organized in the Vietnamese capital by the Viet Nam Association of Midwives (VAM).
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Statement
World Population Day 2012
11 July 2012
Giving birth is typically the most joyful moment in a woman’s life. Yet, this very process takes the life of so many women worldwide. Every day, some 800 women die in pregnancy or…
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Press Release
Asia-Pacific Countries Join Global Campaign for Universal Access to Reproductive Health and Family Planning
11 July 2012
BANGKOK – Today, on World Population Day, countries across Asia and the Pacific will highlight the need for universal access to sexual and reproductive health services, as leaders…
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Conducting a Social, Demographic and Economic Survey of Afghanistan
04 July 2012
BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Results from the first provincial Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey in Afghanistan have been published, contributing to a greater understanding…
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Press Release
Myanmar Conference Considers Needs of Older Asians
01 July 2012
With the number of older persons in Asia rising at an unprecedented pace and a scale unmatched anywhere else, supporting governments in addressing the issue of ageing has become a…
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Press Release
Humanitarian Kits Sent to Displaced Women in Rakhine State
20 June 2012
UNFPA has responded to recent violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by sending 2,000 dignity kits to assist women displaced by the disturbances. Clashes between ethnic Rakhine…
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Press Release
New Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception in the Developing World
19 June 2012
A new study by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA finds that the number of women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraception…
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Video Highlights Support of Luxembourg Government and UNFPA to the Viet Nam Family Planning Association
19 June 2012
A 13-minute video was recently produced to highlight key achievements of a project aimed to help Vietnamese people acquire the skills necessary to develop and sustain healthy and…
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