UNFPA Asia and the Pacific

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ICPD at 15: Priority Challenges for Asia and the Pacific

Based on the inputs from a regional review organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in March 2009, this report reviews the progress achieved...

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Asia and the Pacific at a Glance

The Asia and the Pacific region is home to nearly 3.7 billion people, which amounts to about 60 percent of the world's total population. While the region has made signifi...

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Youth Declaration at the 5th APCRSHR

There are approximately 450 million young people in the Asia-Pacific region, with only few of them able to receive reproductive health services. This leaves them potentially vulner...

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The Impact of Social Pensions: Perceptions of Asian Older Persons

World population is ageing fast. The number of people aged 60 years and over is projected to double in the next four decades. In Asia, the proportion of older population is expecte...

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Reproductive Health Commodity Security Advocacy Briefs

Having adequate level of political commitment to reproductive health commodity security (RHCS) is key to improving national capacity to estimate current and future reproductive hea...

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Papers in Population Ageing No.5

This report focuses on the rapid demographic change that has taken place in Thailand during the last three to four decades, leading to the country becoming the most 'aged' ...

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Reproductive Health of Ethnic Minority Groups in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region

The Greater Mekong Sub-Region is one of the fastest growing economic sub-regions in the world and is expected to emerge as an important economic hub in Asia. But many of Mekong'...

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Asia and the Pacific Regional Forum on Strengthening Partnerships with Faith-Based Organisations in Addressing ICPD

UNFPA country offices in Asia and the Pacific region and faith-based organizations came together for a two-day consultation to assess the impact of their partnership in the areas o...

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Papers in Population Ageing No.3

With the proportion of older persons now increasing rapidly, Indonesia is becoming increasingly aware of the need to address the socio-economic consequences of this demographic cha...