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Ageing populations - implications, challenges and opportunities: the way forward in Asia and the Pacific
06 September 2016
As more and more countries in Asia and the Pacific face rapidly ageing populations, strategically preparing for these shifting demographics is a top priority for governments…
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By caring for one another, China’s seniors find a new lease on life
02 September 2016
Though no longer young themselves, Gaoban's seniors are caring for others.
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Luc Stevens - United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand: Remarks at the consultative meeting on the draft 20 year population policy for Thailand
31 August 2016
In Thailand, people are healthier and wealthier than ever – but many are still left out and unable to fully exercise their right to a good quality of life.
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Growing old in Myanmar: One in five elderly people still have to work
30 August 2016
Myanmar is ageing, yet one in five elderly people still have to work.
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In the Maldives, youth join hands to secure a fragile future
26 August 2016
Young people in are joining hands to tackle the growing environmental crisis in the Maldives.
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The power of numbers: using data to better address violence against women
24 August 2016
kNOwVAWdata: measuring the prevalence of violence against women across Asia-Pacific
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Breaking the silence, knowing the data: essential to ending violence against women
24 August 2016
New 'kNOwVAWdata' project to help build a body of evidence to tackle violence against women.
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Using data to tackle violence against women
22 August 2016
UNFPA’s Asia-Pacific Regional Office and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have launched kNOwVAWdata - a landmark three year initiative to help…
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World Humanitarian Day
19 August 2016
Every day, humanitarian aid workers stand on the front lines of war and disaster, braving tremendous dangers and difficulties to deliver assistance to those who need…
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