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06 October 2011
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Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment is Key to Correcting Imbalanced Sex Ratios at Birth
HA NOI – The Imbalance of Sex Ratios at Birth (SRB) is an increasing concern in some South, East and Central Asian countries, where about 117 million women and girls are reported…
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05 October 2011
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Ending Gender Imbalances Must Remain International Priority, Says UNFPA's Asia-Pacific Director
HA NOI – "Joint international and national actions to end prenatal sex selection and discrimination against women should remain a priority for all," Nobuko Horibe, the Director of…
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23 September 2011
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Midwives Go Back to School
NARAYANGANJ, Bangladesh – To make further progress in reducing maternal deaths and disability, Bangladesh is creating a cadre of full-time midwives trained according to…
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21 September 2011
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More Bangladeshi Mothers Get Vital Care During Childbirth
MAULVIBAZAR, Bangladesh – When a woman in labour seeks her help, Kanchan Bala Roy is confident she can ensure a safe delivery. The rural health centre where she works was recently…
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20 September 2011
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Midwives Are Key to Safe Deliveries for Afghani Women
KABUL – Women’s subordinate status in the household remains as much of an obstacle to reducing maternal death and injury in Afghanistan as geographic and conflict-related factors…
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16 September 2011
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UNFPA Rushes Reproductive Health Supplies to Sindh as Floods Worsen
ISLAMABAD – Responding to the Government’s call for international assistance, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is moving rapidly to deliver urgently needed reproductive…
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12 September 2011
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Men Too Can Make a Difference
COLOMBO – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, recently conducted a workshop to engage men in addressing gender-based violence in Sri Lanka. This was both a bold and a…
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06 September 2011
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European Parliamentarians Tour Indonesia
JAKARTA – Six parliamentarians from Europe went on a study tour in Indonesia from 21 to 27 August to examine the country’s family planning and reproductive health policies…
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27 August 2011
Press Release
NewGen Asia: Strengthening the Voice of Tomorrow's Leaders
BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Joint news release) – The Asia-Pacific Interagency Task Team on Young Key Affected Populations launched the New Generation (NewGen) Asia initiative today…
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