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New population policy to boost opportunities for women and youth in Cambodia
12 May 2016
Phnom Penh – Cambodia’s new National Population Policy aims to raise the status of women, bring more opportunities for young people and drive wider socio…
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Family planning and gender equality In Timor-Leste
10 May 2016
This week the fourth Ministerial Meeting on Equality of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) is taking place in Dili, Timor-Leste. For the United Nations…
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Statement
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
05 May 2016
Statement on the Occasion of International Day of the Midwife 2016 by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund On this…
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Against all odds, quadruplets are born safely in the remote Afghan mountains
05 May 2016
Late at night in the remote Afghan mountain village of Balakoh, Zainab was deep in the throes of labour.
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Midwives save lives in remote Myanmar
05 May 2016
The remote region of Magway has the highest infant mortality rate in Myanmar.
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Bhutan's holy women share lessons for humanity
29 April 2016
Words of wisdom from the Buddhist nuns of Bhutan.
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'Dignity First' and other key lessons from the Nepal earthquake
25 April 2016
On the first anniversary of the devastating Nepal earthquake of April 2015, UNFPA Nepal Representative Giulia Vallese reflects on the lessons learnt.
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Women emerge stronger in quake-hit Nepal
25 April 2016
One year on from Nepal's devastating earthquake, women and girls are tackling the deeper issues that drive sexual and domestic violence.
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Nepal earthquake - one year on
25 April 2016
As the world rushed to help survivors, UNFPA worked flat out to make sure the needs of women, girls and young people were not forgotten.
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