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News & Stories
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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As monsoon looms, UNFPA and partners scale up mobile camps, prioritize remote areas
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
To Tackle Violence against Women Effectively, Countries Need More Effective Data
09 June 2015
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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Mobile camps bring life-saving care to Nepal's quake-affected
03 June 2015
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
Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs
29 May 2015
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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I lived through three Myanmar censuses – but this one I trust!
28 May 2015
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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One month after Nepal's quake, needs of women, girls still enormous
27 May 2015
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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