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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
The transformative force of population ageing
01 October 2016
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a challenge.
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Ageing populations in Asia-Pacific: Transforming challenges into opportunities
01 October 2016
Asia-Pacific is ageing fast. How can countries better prepare and transform challenges into opportunities? Astrid Bant, UNFPA Viet Nam Representative, explains.
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Statement
Take a stand against 'ageism'
01 October 2016
The International Day of Older Persons is our chance to take a stand against the destructive problem of ageism.
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A #Path2Equality for all: First UN high-level meeting on LGBT Rights
22 September 2016
At first-ever high-level UN meeting on LGBT rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon affirms UN commitment to rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons worldwide, and…
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Statement
The SDGs as Building Blocks for Peace: International Day of Peace 2016
21 September 2016
The International Day of Peace is observed on 21 September. It's a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The Day’s theme…
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UNFPA helps restore women's dignity in flood-ravaged DPRK
20 September 2016
UNFPA DPRK is delivering essential Dignity Kits and reproductive health services for women and girls under coordinated UN humanitarian efforts in areas devastated by flash floods…
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Krishna's story: how dealing with my dad's dementia gave rise to the Ageing Nepal charity
07 September 2016
Krishna Gautam is the founder of the charity Ageing Nepal. Why and how did you start Ageing Nepal? A year after my mother’s death in 2003, my father began to age…
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Making the most of a fast changing demographic landscape
06 September 2016
HelpAge Asia-Pacific Regional Conference: The Implications of Ageing Hanoi, Viet Nam. 6-8 September 2016 Opening Remarks: Lubna Baqi - Deputy Regional Director, UNFPA Asia…
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HelpAge Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
06 September 2016
Asia and the Pacific is home to over half the world’s people over 60 years of age.
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