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Gender-responsive Disaster Risk Reduction
14 October 2024
Protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future
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A silver lining: Ageing with dignity in Asia-Pacific
01 October 2024
On International Day of Older Persons, the Regional Director for UNFPA in Asia and Pacific, Mr. Pio Smith, highlights why it is important to invest in every stage of a person's…
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Big's Journey: From Struggles to Champion of Rights and Choices in Lao PDR
26 September 2024
Sinnalath Padith, affectionately known as “Big,” embodies the power of resilience and transformation. At just 18 years old, this youth leader from Vientiane, the capital of Lao…
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Statement by the Regional Director at the launch of the State of World Population Report 2024 in New Zealand
17 September 2024
UNFPA's State of World Population Report 2024 was launched in Wellington on 17 September 2024 by the Regional Director for Asia-Pacific at an event co-hosted by the New Zealand…
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UNFPA report launched in Wellington reveals major health disparities for women and girls in Asia-Pacific
17 September 2024
Presenting the State of World Population Report 2024 findings at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, today, Mr. Pio Smith, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific,…
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Opening Statement by the Regional Director at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Population Ageing
11 September 2024
The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing was officially opened on 11 September 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Pio…
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UNFPA urges private sector to invest in women employees' sexual and reproductive health, citing economic gains for businesses
04 September 2024
Across Asia and the Pacific, millions of women are employed in the garment and manufacturing sectors – the majority are young, often migrants, and from low-income families with…
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Regional Perspective on the Future of Girls' Education and Empowerment
22 August 2024
Keynote speech by Mr. Pio Smith, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific on the 'Regional Perspective on the Future of Girls' Education and Empowerment - Going Beyond…
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Profile: Jackie Viemilawati on gender-based violence and mental health in emergencies
19 August 2024
Jackie Viemilawati is a counselor and experienced humanitarian with Yayasan Pulih, a non-government organization that works on mental health and psychosocial support in Indonesia…
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