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UN Campaign to Highlight Challenges and Opportunities in a World of 7 Billion
11 July 2011
BANGKOK – As human numbers climb towards a new milestone, UNFPA has launched a global initiative to highlight the critical role population concerns will play in shaping our future…
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Timor-Leste Presents Results of 2010 Census
08 July 2011
DILI – The National Statistics Directorate recently revealed the main results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census. Some tendencies stand out in the vast statistical material…
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UN-led Workshop Engages Sex Workers to Reduce HIV Transmission in China
05 July 2011
BEIJING (UNFPA/UNAIDS/WHO press release) – Sex workers’ grassroots organizations met with UN agencies and government representatives to discuss how to further efforts to reduce…
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Probing Causes of Violence Against Women in China
24 June 2011
HUNAN, China – More than 40 men and women attended an interviewers' training last spring on the innovative use of new technology to undertake field data collection on men and…
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New Cadre of Laotian Midwives Saving Lives
23 June 2011
XIENG KHOUANG, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – Pregnant again after suffering a stillbirth and a miscarriage at home, Ta Sivilay is comforted to know help is now available…
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A Sound Investment: Skilled Care in Bangladesh
20 June 2011
Despite significant progress in improving maternal mortality and reproductive health services in Bangladesh, there remain serious shortfalls in maternal health outcomes and access…
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Adequate Midwifery Could Save 3.6 Million Lives, New Report Shows
20 June 2011
GENEVA/DURBAN – Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing countries if midwifery services are upgraded by 2015, according to a major new report released…
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"Son Preference" Perpetuates Discrimination and Violations of Women's Rights -- It Must and Can End
14 June 2011
GENEVA – Gender-biased sex selection reflects and fuels a culture of discrimination and violence, and must be addressed urgently by all segments of government and society as a…
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Bold New AIDS Targets Set by World Leaders for 2015
10 June 2011
NEW YORK/GENEVA (UNAIDS press release) – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes the bold new targets set by world leaders at the United Nations General…
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