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Young People Fight to Get Their Voices Heard on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
01 April 2012
In February, twenty-five young leaders from 11 Asian and Pacific countries took part in an advocacy training and strategy meeting in Bangkok to help ensure that the voices of…
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Conference Aims to Promote Family Planning in Afghanistan
22 March 2012
KABUL – A wide range of Afghan and international participants took part in a February 28-29 conference on improving access to family planning in Afghanistan.
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Press Release
Joint Programme in Viet Nam on Gender Equality Draws to a Close
19 March 2012
HA NOI – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the United Nations in Viet Nam organized the closing ceremony for the Joint Programme on Gender Equality…
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Press Release
American Reproductive Health Pioneer and Malaysian NGO Win 2012 United Nations Population Award
16 March 2012
UNITED NATIONS, New York – An American reproductive health advocate, Adrienne Germain, and a Malaysian non-governmental organization, the Federation of Reproductive Health…
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Government and Development Partners Meet to Discuss Implemenation of Lao PDR's Household Survey
09 March 2012
VIENTIANE – The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Health, togehter with development partners, met in the Lao capital to discuss the progress of the Lao…
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Statement
International Women's Day: "Empowering Rural Women -- Ending Poverty and Hunger"
08 March 2012
"UNFPA renews its commitment to gender equality and human rights and dignity," states Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin in his message on the International Women's Day 2012.
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Awareness on Gender Equality is the Best Gift on International Women’s Day
08 March 2012
BEIJING – Together with Sohu.com, one of the largest portal websites in China, UNFPA China and its national partners held a forum on youth and gender-based violence on…
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Press Release
Policy Dialogue Calls for Empowerment of Rural Women in Viet Nam
07 March 2012
HA NOI – Coordinated by UNFPA and UN Women, the United Nations in Viet Nam, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), and the National Committee for the…
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Gender Equality and Its Progress in Lao PDR Discussed
05 March 2012
VIENTIANE – To mark the International Women's Day, the Lao National Commission for the Advancement of Women and the Lao Women's Union organized the seminar "Gender Equality and…
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