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Ending unmet need for family planning
Ending maternal mortality
Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
Responding to population matters
Ensuring rights and choices for all
News & Stories
News & Stories
News
UNFPA responds to needs of most vulnerable as displaced population surges in northern Pakistan
03 October 2014
BANNU DISTRICT, Pakistan – When Farhat Begum heard that the ongoing military operations in North Waziristan had displaced more than one million people, she knew that it was time…
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Statement
Leaving no one behind, promoting a society for all
01 October 2014
On this 24th International Day of Older Persons, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the worldwide celebration of longevity and acknowledges the contributions that…
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Human rights, dignity must form cornerstone of future sustainable development
23 September 2014
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “We cannot talk about sustainable development without addressing women’s empowerment, gender inequality, and discrimination and violence,” said UNFPA’s…
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Investing in young people to beat the odds in the Blue Continent
22 September 2014
FIJI, South Pacific – When Bobby Shing’s grandmother died in 2001, it was a turning point. The musician from Aneityum, one of the most remote islands of Vanuatu, was just a child…
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In Thailand’s refugee camps, shifting attitudes about sexual and reproductive health
16 September 2014
MAE SOT, Thailand – Visiting a sexual and reproductive health clinic may seem ordinary for many women. But this is not the case for Saba, a 21-year-old mother who has been living…
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Ageing population doesn’t have to be a ‘time bomb’, Asia conference hears
01 September 2014
CHIANG MAI, Thailand—The predicted catastrophe resulting from the rapid ageing of Asian populations is not inevitable, experts said today at a regional conference of the HelpAge…
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Press Release
Myanmar releases population count from census
30 August 2014
YANGON—Myanmar has a population of 51.4 million people, according to provisional census data released today by the Minister of Immigration and Population.
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Statement
Statement for World Humanitarian Day
19 August 2014
As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, I salute those who respond to crises and work tirelessly to save people in times of deep distress and danger. Today’s theme, “The World…
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Statement
Statement on the International Youth Day "Mental Health Matters"
12 August 2014
A safe and healthy passage from adolescence into adulthood is the right of every child. Being healthy means not merely the absence of illness, but complete physical, mental and…
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