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22 March 2012
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Conference Aims to Promote Family Planning in Afghanistan
KABUL – A wide range of Afghan and international participants took part in a February 28-29 conference on improving access to family planning in Afghanistan.
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19 March 2012
Press Release
Joint Programme in Viet Nam on Gender Equality Draws to a Close
HA NOI – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the United Nations in Viet Nam organized the closing ceremony for the Joint Programme on Gender Equality…
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16 March 2012
Press Release
American Reproductive Health Pioneer and Malaysian NGO Win 2012 United Nations Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York – An American reproductive health advocate, Adrienne Germain, and a Malaysian non-governmental organization, the Federation of Reproductive Health…
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09 March 2012
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Government and Development Partners Meet to Discuss Implemenation of Lao PDR's Household Survey
VIENTIANE – The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Health, togehter with development partners, met in the Lao capital to discuss the progress of the Lao…
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08 March 2012
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Awareness on Gender Equality is the Best Gift on International Women’s Day
BEIJING – Together with Sohu.com, one of the largest portal websites in China, UNFPA China and its national partners held a forum on youth and gender-based violence on…
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08 March 2012
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International Women's Day: "Empowering Rural Women -- Ending Poverty and Hunger"
"UNFPA renews its commitment to gender equality and human rights and dignity," states Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin in his message on the International Women's Day 2012.
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07 March 2012
Press Release
Policy Dialogue Calls for Empowerment of Rural Women in Viet Nam
HA NOI – Coordinated by UNFPA and UN Women, the United Nations in Viet Nam, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), and the National Committee for the…
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05 March 2012
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Gender Equality and Its Progress in Lao PDR Discussed
VIENTIANE – To mark the International Women's Day, the Lao National Commission for the Advancement of Women and the Lao Women's Union organized the seminar "Gender Equality and…
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17 February 2012
Press Release
Asia-Pacific Makes Big Gains Against Poverty, But Slow to Reduce Hunger, Child and Maternal Deaths
NEW DELHI – The Asia-Pacific region has made great strides in reducing poverty and is moving fast towards other development goals, but levels of hunger and child and maternal…
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