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Ending maternal mortality
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When Children Give Birth to Children in Nepal
24 October 2013
Radhika Thapa was just 16 years old when she married a 21-year-old man three years ago. Now, she is expecting a baby and is well into the last months of her pregnancy. This is not…
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Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
17 October 2013
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the United Nations General Assembly last month, some observers and development…
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Statement
Innovating for Girls’ Education
14 October 2013
More girls are in school today than ever before. However, too many girls, especially the most marginalized, have never seen the inside of a classroom, or they go to school only…
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Press Release
Asian and Pacific Countries Adopt Ground-Breaking Agenda on Population, Development and Rights
21 September 2013
BANGKOK -- A regional ministerial conference of Asian and Pacific governments has issued a strong reaffirmation that gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights…
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Press Release
ESCAP, UNFPA and Plan International Call for Improved Civil Registration to Advance Rights and Governance in Asia and the Pacific
20 September 2013
BANGKOK- Asia-Pacific countries must prioritise the improvement of civil registration to allow their people to achieve equal access to education, healthcare and social protection,…
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Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda
20 September 2013
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of “the population bomb.” There were fears that humanity would suffer mass starvation. And that societies would…
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Midwives are key to safe deliveries for Afghan women
20 September 2013
September 20, 2011 marks the one-year anniversary of Every Woman, Every Child, a global effort to achieve country-led commitments to bring life-saving health care to millions of…
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Asia-Pacific Conference Hears Inspiring Statements on Advancing the ICPD Agenda
19 September 2013
BANGKOK - “The vision we set out here together is NOT in where we commit to travel today but where we might bravely travel tomorrow and for the decades ahead.” Today, Kate Gilmore…
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Statement
Opening Remarks by Kate Gilmore, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, at the Ministerial Segment of the Sixth Asian and Pacific Population Conference
19 September 2013
In these brief days together we are to deliberate on the most certain pathways by which we may ensure that, across this magnificent region, each and every person attains the…
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