17 June 2015
RASUWA DISTRICT, Nepal - Ishwari Dangol lost her seven year old son in the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal on 25 April. She was also seven months pregnant at the time and…
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Press Release
Bangkok, Thailand – Recognizing the urgent need to step up efforts to tackle violence against women (VAW), representatives from several countries across South Asia are in Bangkok…
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DHUNKHARKA, Nepal – Shuvadra Acharya, 28, gave birth only one day before Nepal’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. When the quake struck, her house began to shake apart – with…
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Press Release
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - A comprehensive profile of Myanmar’s 51.5 million people and how they live is available for the first time in three decades, after the release of the 2014…
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NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - Despite challenges in counting certain ethnic groups, the census -- Myanmar's first in 30 years -- represents a significant milestone in the country's…
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – More than a month has passed since homes and lives were shattered by Nepal’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The disaster triggered landslides and violent…
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Press Release
KATHMANDU, Nepal — As the calendar approaches the one-month mark following the devastating Nepal earthquake of April 25, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with the…
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DHAKA, Bangladesh – For women suffering from obstetric fistula, a traumatic and debilitating childbirth injury, the effects are much more than physical. The condition often leaves…
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Statement
UNITED NATIONS, New York - Significant gains have been made in improving sexual and reproductive health and advancing reproductive rights since the 1994 Cairo International…
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