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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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Press Release
United Nations Population Fund and Global Citizen launch worldwide “#showyourselfie” petition - mobilizing millions to say “YOUNG PEOPLE MATTER!”
12 August 2014
NEW YORK, 12 AUGUST, 2014 - On International Youth Day, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund and Global Citizen are launching #showyourselfie, a global campaign to urge…
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UNFPA responds to the needs of some 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan
25 July 2014
For over a month, more than 900,000 people from Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency have been displaced due to a government-launched military operation. UNFPA, the United Nations…
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World Population Day in Asia-Pacific: Selfies, creative contests and calls for youth-led policies
23 July 2014
BANGKOK—The Asia-Pacific region marked World Population Day (11 July) with a flurry of “selfie” campaigns and creative contests organized by country offices of UNFPA, the United…
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Statement
Message for World Population Day: the power of young people
11 July 2014
11 July 2014 - Today’s 1.8 billion young people are a powerful force, individually and collectively. They are shaping social and economic realities, challenging norms and values…
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News
Mongolian musicians take back public spaces with Orange Sessions
25 June 2014
ULAANBANTAR, MONGOLIA – Illuminating an urban alleyway, the soulful singer-songwriter Chimika performed at UNFPA Mongolia’s very first Orange Session on Wednesday, June 25
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Mobile teams resume reproductive health care in Rakhine, Myanmar
23 June 2014
SITTWE, Myanmar – UNFPA-supported mobile medical teams have resumed providing life-saving reproductive health services in 15 camps for displaced people in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
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