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Focusing on the urgent needs of women and girls amid devastating floods in Myanmar
05 August 2015
Amid the devastation wrought by flooding and landslides triggered by Cyclone Komen and further exacerbated by monsoon rains in many parts of Myanmar, the United Nations Population…
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Young humanitarian responders vital in Nepal quake relief
23 July 2015
Out of the catastrophic Nepal earthquake, a new kind of hero emerged – young humanitarian responders. Working with UNFPA, they have proved essential to relief efforts.
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Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh
15 July 2015
HANTI HAZRADANGA, Bangladesh – Traditions run deep in the indigenous communities of northwestern Bangladesh, where many people are reluctant to seek professional…
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World Population Day 2015: Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies in Asia-Pacific
11 July 2015
SuperTyphoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. A devastating earthquake and flooding in Pakistan. Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Four of…
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After months adrift at sea, Asia's most vulnerable migrants receive crucial protection and reproductive health care from UNFPA
03 July 2015
Montas spent the first months of her pregnancy at sea, adrift. Crowded onto a boat with hundreds of other migrants, she had set out to find a better life, but ended up more…
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UNFPA Asia-Pacific Special Event for World Population Day 2015: Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies
01 July 2015
BANGKOK, Thailand — Humanitarian crises - whether caused by natural disasters or conflict - always affect women and girls the most. At times of upheaval, pregnancy-related deaths…
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From tsunami survivor to heroic midwife
01 July 2015
The morning of 26 December, 2004, started out like any other Sunday for Nur Asiah. The midwife and mother of two was up early washing clothes outside her house in a coastal…
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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia
24 June 2015
KRATIE PROVINCE, Cambodia – When pregnant women need emergency care in Cambodia’s rural Kratie Province, help is often out of reach. The 11,000 square km province is served by…
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In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care
22 June 2015
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Not long ago, 22-year-old Enkhtsetseg would have had to travel for nearly two days to reach treatment for serious pregnancy complications. Maternal health…
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