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20 May 2015
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Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam highlights need for access to family planning
Breaking down barriers to contraception in Vanuatu - Cyclone Pam drives up demand for sexual and reproductive health
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11 May 2015
Press Release
UNFPA Nepal Goodwill Ambassador Manisha Koirala to support women and girls devastated by the earthquake
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Bollywood star and social activist Manisha Koirala, one of Nepal's most renowned citizens globally, has announced her support for the United Nations…
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11 May 2015
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For the quake-shattered women of Sindhupalchowk, dignity has arrived in a simple packet
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nepal – Rapidly expanding their operations in the field, UNFPA personnel visited Sindhupalchok District – one of the worst-hit by the Nepal earthquake…
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06 May 2015
Press Release
UNFPA and IPPF to partner in providing Sexual and Reproductive Health services to earthquake affected women and girls in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) have entered into a partnership to ensure that the need for…
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06 May 2015
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Restoring health, hope and dignity for affected women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal
KAVRE DISTRICT, Nepal – Dignity cannot be delivered in a kit alone – it is a human right. But dignity kits have gone a long way in alleviating the spirits of Bipana…
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05 May 2015
Statement
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
Statement for the International Day of the Midwife
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05 May 2015
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International Day of the Midwife: Celebrating the work of midwives in Asia-Pacific and around the world
Midwives – and people with midwifery skills – are the main caregivers for women and their newborns during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the post-delivery…
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05 May 2015
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International Day of the Midwife in earthquake-shattered Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal – This year’s International Day of the Midwife in Nepal comes at an especially poignant time, a little more than a week after the devastating April…
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30 April 2015
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New estimates show 126,000 pregnant women affected by Nepal quake
UNITED NATIONS, New York/BUNGMATI, Nepal – Needs are quickly escalating in Nepal, in the aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake. The most recent UN estimates indicate…
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