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24 January 2013
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New Report Says Mongolian Economy Grows but Poverty Persists; Ageing Also Remains a Challenge
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia– Economic growth in Mongolia from 2000 to 2010 surpassed population growth, but poverty was not reduced, according to a new report by UNFPA, the United…
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23 January 2013
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Bhutanese Midwife Learns from Thailand’s Experience
LOEI, Thailand — After four days of trekking from his village by foot, a two-day bus ride across Bhutan, an international flight to Bangkok and a long van ride, Sonam finally…
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24 December 2012
Press Release
Myanmar and UNFPA Launch 2014 Census Project
The Ministry of Immigration and Population and UNFPA jointly launched Myanmar’s 2014 Population and Housing Census Project Document, a roadmap for preparing and implementing…
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19 December 2012
Press Release
South Asian Partners Review Commitments to End Child Marriage
Every three seconds another girl becomes a child bride. Every three seconds another childhood stands violated. Coerced or too young to even understand its implications, every…
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17 December 2012
Press Release
Asia-Pacific Countries Agree to Strengthen Statistics Systems
BANGKOK (ESCAP) - Leading statisticians and senior officials from 41 Asian and Pacific countries agreed to ambitious steps to improve environment and social statistics, critical…
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10 December 2012
Press Release
UNFPA Works to Ensure Women’s Health and Protection after Philippines Typhoon
In the aftermath of super typhoon Bopha, UNFPA is mobilizing its partners to conduct medical missions and provide health information sessions in the two hardest-hit provinces in…
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10 December 2012
News
Piloting Community Maternal Health Care to Save Mothers’ Lives in Tibet
A “village doctor” from a remote region is trained to ensure that no woman dies from giving life.
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06 December 2012
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‘I’m So Happy to be Completely Cured’
UNFPA Cambodia has partnered with the Children's Surgical Centre since 2009 to provide free treatment services to almost 30 women who had suffered silently for decades from…
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30 November 2012
Statement
Getting to Zero - World AIDS Day 2012
There is much to celebrate this World AIDS Day with AIDS-related deaths declining globally and a 60 per cent increase over the last two years in the number of people accessing…
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