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Kaila! - Pacific Voice for Action on Agenda 2030
01 December 2015
As the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference gets underway in Paris, Pacific island nations are emphasizing the devastating impact of climate change not only from an environmental…
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Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030
01 December 2015
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for World AIDS Day This year, World AIDS Day coincides with the African conference on controlling HIV…
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How data can strengthen the fight to end violence against women
30 November 2015
The Op-Ed is orignally published in South China Morning Post. Yoriko Yasukawa and Henrica Jansen say governments need accurate information for the best policies to protect women…
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World Must End Violence against Women
25 November 2015
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women One in three women worldwide has…
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
25 November 2015
From November 25 through December 10, the United Nations, governments and civil society mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. UNiTE and join the movement to …
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Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia
19 November 2015
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – At 16 years old, Svet is struggling with the challenges of motherhood. Having dropped out of school after grade 4, she had not received any…
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Phone line answers burning questions of Afghan youth
11 November 2015
KABUL, Afghanistan – "We had a case where one of the callers, a girl, was pregnant, and when she told her boyfriend about her condition, he disappeared. She was…
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Reaching pregnant women, new mothers in wake of Typhoon Koppu
11 November 2015
MANILA, Philippines – Relief and recovery efforts are ongoing in the Philippines as floodwaters from Typhoon Koppu, known locally as Typhoon Lando, continue to recede…
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Putting People First in Pakistan's Development Agenda
06 November 2015
Islamabad, Pakistan - The importance of family planning underpinned by individual rights was a key theme at the 2015 Pakistan Population Summit, held in Islamabad on November 5-6…
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