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Ending unmet need for family planning
Ending maternal mortality
Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
Responding to population matters
Ensuring rights and choices for all
News & Stories
News & Stories
Statement
Transforming the challenge of population ageing into an opportunity for all
24 October 2017
This is the age of ageing in Asia-Pacific and beyond. Our Executive Director explains what's at stake.
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Press Release
UNFPA, University of Melbourne & Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collaborate to improve measurement of violence against women in Asia-Pacific
19 October 2017
UNFPA, University of Melbourne & Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade collaborate to improve measurement of violence against women in Asia-Pacific.
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News
Empowering women and girls in Timor-Leste: The inequalities at the heart of the challenge
17 October 2017
Almost one in four teenage girls in Timor-Leste give birth by the age of 20
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In Cambodia, a stunning drop in maternal deaths
17 October 2017
In the remote farming village of Sakreang, community health volunteer Roman Pcheuk is visiting pregnant women in their homes.
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News
The State of World Population 2017
17 October 2017
Unchecked inequality, failure to protect the rights of poorest women could threaten unrest.
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How midwives are bridging inequalities in remote areas of Lao PDR
17 October 2017
Quality reproductive health reaches remote communities, helping address inequalities.
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The State of World Population 2017
17 October 2017
UNFPA's flagship State of World Population (2017) report looks at reproductive health and rights in an age of inequality.
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Mothers too young: how inequality fuels adolescent pregnancy in Thailand
17 October 2017
In Bangkok’s sprawling suburbs, the Emergency Home offers a safe haven for teenage mothers like Fern. But inequality lies at the heart of Thailand's teenage pregnancy crisis.
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