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We offer this book to recognize and chronicle with our deepest and heartfelt gratitude and appreciation Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck’s transformative work in a...
Annual Report
Our region, Asia and the Pacific, is home to more than half of the world’s 8 billion population. Changing demographic trends, characterized by overall lower fertili...
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In 2021-2022, the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) in the Philippines introduced Cash for Maternal Health - Emergency Fund in the conflict-affected Maguindanao province. The C...
Fact Sheet
UNFPA Papua New Guinea, with support from Zonta International, is working to enhance the quality of services available to survivors of gender-based violence. Building on the stron...
Fact Sheet
UNFPA Timor-Leste, with support from Zonta International, is working to enhance the quality of services available to survivors of gender-based violence. Building on the strong fou...
State of World Population Report
The State of World Population report is produced by a panel of external advisers, researchers and writers, who work alongside UNFPA technical staff and editors, bringing the insigh...
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The South Asian region has made great strides in reducing instances of child marriage – where a girl’s risk of marrying in childhood has dropped by more than a third, from nearly 5...
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Nepal has the third-highest prevalence of child marriage, with 41 per cent of women aged 20 to 24 married before they turn 18.1 Nepal also ranks in the top 10 countries for the pre...
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Data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) suggests a 50 per cent rise in child marriage cases in 2020 compared with the year before. This includes formal marriages and infor...