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World Conference Calls for a Youth Goal in Post-2015 Agenda
29 May 2014
COLOMBO—Over 1,500 young people from 163 countries and ministers from nearly 30 countries gathered in Sri Lanka from 6-10 May to discuss, negotiate and place young people at the…
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A new lease on life for women living with obstetric fistula in Afghanistan
23 May 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan – “I was 15 years old when I got married, and my husband was 22. My sister-in-law saw me at one of my relative’s wedding and made all the arrangements for her…
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Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
23 May 2014
New York, 23 May 2014 -The theme of this year’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, “Tracking Fistula – Transforming Lives,” reflects an important step forward in…
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South Asian Youth and Governments Develop a Youth Charter and Action Plan
20 May 2014
MALÉ, Maldives—Government and youth representatives from the eight South Asian countries met in Male over two days, 13-14 May, to review a regional youth charter and develop an…
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Statement
Statement on the International Day of Families
15 May 2014
Twenty years ago, at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, the world community recognized that families, in their various forms, should be strengthened…
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In Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women's Empowerment, Girls Education
08 May 2014
SUVA, Fiji — If alarming rates of violence against women are to be effectively addressed, the status of women needs to be elevated. UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde…
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Statement
Statement for the International Day of the Midwife 2014
05 May 2014
Globally, in the past two decades, maternal death has declined by nearly half. In the same period, skilled birth attendance has increased by 15 per cent, with two out of three…
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Purple is the Colour of a Safer Future for Afghan Mothers
05 May 2014
KABUL—Purple is the color midwifery students proudly wear in a small but revolutionary school in this busy capital. Apart from the purple scarf, they all have something in common:…
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UNFPA Pacific Assists Mothers Displaced by Solomon Islands Flood
25 April 2014
HONIARA, Solomon Islands—In the aftermath of a deadly flood that followed three days of heavy rainfall earlier this month, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is providing…
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