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10 September 2013
Press Release
UN Survey of 10,000 Men in Asia and the Pacific Reveals Why Some Men Use Violence against Women and Girls
Bangkok, 10 September 2013 — A UN study of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific, released today, found that overall nearly half of those men interviewed reported using physical and…
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11 July 2013
Statement
Adolescent Pregnancy is not Just a Health Issue; it's a Development Issue
There are over 600 million girls in the world today, more than 500 million of them in developing countries. They are shaping humanity’s present and future. The opportunities and…
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26 June 2013
Press Release
Asia-Pacific Experts Meet to Strengthen Health Providers’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence against Women
BANGKOK--Health officials and gender experts from 12 Asian countries are meeting this week to roll out new guidelines meant to help health workers provide better care for women…
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11 June 2013
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In Thai-Myanmar Refugee Camps, Reproductive Health Services Take Hold
SOB MOEI, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand - A Karen couple with four children is seeking counselling on family planning, at a clinic in the Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp, along the…
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04 June 2013
Investing in Women and Girls Pays
KUALA LUMPUR - The imperative to invest in girls and women was spotlighted at the opening of the Women Deliver conference, the largest global conference in a decade focusing on…
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04 June 2013
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Inter-agency Workshop in Kabul Seeks to Improve Services for Survivors of Gender-based Violence
Kabul- This month, UNFPA and UNICEF in Afghanistan jointly hosted a four-day workshop in Kabul to help improve services and coordination for gender-based violence (GBV) in…
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30 May 2013
Press Release
UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at Heart of Transformative Development Efforts
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 30 May 2013—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, warmly welcomed the report of the High-Level…
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30 May 2013
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30 May 2013 ‘Girls and Women Must Be at the Heart of Post-2015 Development Agenda’
KUALA LUMPUR--Women's place in the global development agenda took centre stage on the final day of the Women Deliver conference. Sexual and reproductive health, gender equality…
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30 May 2013
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Pledges to Give Poor Women Access to Family Planning Are Having an Impact
KUALA LUMPUR—Enabling family planning use to empower girls and women and protect their health was the theme of day two of the Women Deliver conference. Nine months after…
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