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Ending unmet need for family planning
Ending maternal mortality
Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
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Press Release
Population Ageing in Viet Nam: Challenges for the Country’s Socio-Economic Development
12 May 2011
Ha Noi – Viet Nam’s population is ageing quite rapidly as a result of longer life expectancy and declining fertility and mortality rates. This demographic trend represents a great…
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Statement
International Day of the Midwife
05 May 2011
More than one in three women in developing countries give birth alone – or with only relatives to oversee what is one of the most dangerous passages they will ever undergo. In…
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News
Partnering with Sex Workers in Viet Nam to Contain the HIV Epidemic and Protect Human Rights
01 May 2011
Research by the UN in 2009 shows that the HIV epidemic in Viet Nam is still in a concentrated phase. In the country, female sex workers have the third highest HIV prevalence as a…
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Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula
23 March 2011
KARACHI, Pakistan – At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula – damage to the bladder or large intestine caused by obstructed labour. Because of fistula,…
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Press Release
Mongolian Government and UN Sign Development Assistance Framework for 2012-2016
17 March 2011
ULAANBAATAR – The Mongolian Government and the UN signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2012-2016 at a ceremony held today at the Ministry of…
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Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin on Japanese Earthquakes and Tsunami
16 March 2011
UNITED NATIONS, New York – On behalf of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, I express our deepest sympathy to the people and Government of Japan following the catastrophic…
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Press Release
UN in Myanmar Identifies Strategic Priorities for the Future
15 March 2011
YANGON – Four strategic priorities and key elements of the new Strategic Framework for the United Nations in Myanmar were presented today at the monthly Humanitarian Partnership…
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News
100th International Women’s Day Marked in Bangkok
14 March 2011
BANGKOK – Promoting equal access to education, sexual and reproductive health services, and employment opportunities is crucial to ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment…
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Statement
International Women's Day: "It’s Time to Unleash the Full Potential of Women"
08 March 2011
"When girls are educated and healthy, and can avoid early marriage, unwanted pregnancy and HIV, they can contribute fully to society," states UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde…
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