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News & Stories
News & Stories
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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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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News
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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Press Release
UNFPA Statement on Myanmar Census and Violence in Rakhine State
28 March 2014
YANGON—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is very concerned about the mob attacks on international NGO and UN offices in Sittwe yesterday, and supports the call by the UN…
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News
Building Consensus on the Census
26 March 2014
DVB’s Angus Watson spoke to Janet Jackson, Myanmar Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and her assistant Hla Hla Aye, about the international agency’s…
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News
Youth Peer Educators Making a Difference
24 March 2014
“Y-Peer saved my life. For that, I am so thankful,” Oyuka* explains, recalling her recent contemplation of suicide, before a youth peer educator reached out to her.
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Statement
International Women’s Day: Progress for Women and Girls is Progress for All
07 March 2014
As we commemorate International Women’s Day and celebrate the many achievements of women and girls, we should also remember that for far too many, the ability to live a healthy,…
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Press Release
Support for Health, Protection of Women and Girls Still Slow 100 Days After Haiyan
17 February 2014
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — One hundred days since typhoon Yolanda hit central Philippines and left massive destruction and loss of lives, recovery efforts have shown some progress but…
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Press Release
Development is Being Derailed by Ignoring Equality, Rights and Women’s Health, UN Cautions
12 February 2014
New UN report says development gains from the past 20 years cannot be sustained unless governments tackle the inequalities that hurt the poorest and most marginalized
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