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Press Release
Medical Teams Start Providing Services for Pregnant Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan
28 November 2013
TACLOBAN, the Philippines—Medical teams organized by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund have started delivering reproductive health services to expecting and nursing…
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Press Release
At First Meeting of White Ribbon Volunteers, Chinese Men and Boys Pledge to End Gender-Based Violence
24 November 2013
BEIJING—Marking the 14th International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, the China White Ribbon Volunteers Network held its first meeting here to promote the…
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Press Release
UNFPA Launches Master Plan to Protect Women and Girls in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
23 November 2013
MANILA, Philippines -- Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan caused unprecedented devastation in the Philippines, over 3.2 million women and girls of reproductive age are still in need…
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Statement
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
23 November 2013
Violence against women and girls is a violation of their fundamental human rights, an affront to human dignity and a serious threat to their health and well-being. It impedes…
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Press Release
UNFPA Launches Master Plan to Protect Women and Girls in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
23 November 2013
MANILA, Philippines -- Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan caused unprecedented devastation in the Philippines, over 3.2 million women and girls of reproductive age are still in need…
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Press Release
More than 200,000 Pregnant Women Need Care after Super Typhoon
18 November 2013
MANILA—Some 235,000 pregnant women affected by typhoon Haiyan face heightened risks in the storm’s aftermath, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today. They urgently need…
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UNFPA Estimates 200,000 Pregnant Women Need Help in Aftermath of Super Typhoon
11 November 2013
Two days after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened, heartbreaking scenes are unfolding. Yet amidst the devastation, there was a story of…
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News
New Life Springs Amid Chaos
11 November 2013
Harija Idris, 32, gave birth on the boat assisted by a hilot, or a traditional birth attendant, who was a relative, when her family fled their house as gun fighting between…
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Rekha, a Child Mother
30 October 2013
Rekha (not real name), is 14 years old and lives in the Rangpur Division northern part of Bangladesh. She got married when she was 13, years old, in her words “just after my first…
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