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Press Release
Government, UNFPA Nepal launch campaign for earthquake response and beyond
23 May 2015
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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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect
23 May 2015
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
End fistula, restore women's dignity: Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
22 May 2015
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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Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam highlights need for access to family planning
20 May 2015
Breaking down barriers to contraception in Vanuatu - Cyclone Pam drives up demand for sexual and reproductive health
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For the quake-shattered women of Sindhupalchowk, dignity has arrived in a simple packet
11 May 2015
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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Press Release
UNFPA Nepal Goodwill Ambassador Manisha Koirala to support women and girls devastated by the earthquake
11 May 2015
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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Restoring health, hope and dignity for affected women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal
06 May 2015
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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Press Release
UNFPA and IPPF to partner in providing Sexual and Reproductive Health services to earthquake affected women and girls in Nepal
06 May 2015
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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International Day of the Midwife in earthquake-shattered Nepal
05 May 2015
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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