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Lao PDR: The First Country In ASEAN To Achieve ICM’s Midwifery Education Accreditation

calendar_today 10 February 2023

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Lao PDR: The First Country In ASEAN To Achieve ICM’s Midwifery Education Accreditation

ICM's Midwifery Education Accreditation Programme (MEAP) is an international best practice benchmark for evaluating pre-service midwifery education programmes against ICM Global…

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Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2023

calendar_today 02 February 2023

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Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2023

The Executive Board holds its first regular session of the new year through 3rd February. The UNFPA segment begins on 2nd February, with a statement from Executive Director Dr…

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Tuvalu’s Drought-affected Women and Girls Receive AUD 51,000-worth of Essential SRH and GBV Supplies

calendar_today 16 January 2023

Press Release

Tuvalu’s Drought-affected Women and Girls Receive AUD 51,000-worth of Essential SRH and GBV Supplies

FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu – A Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Pacific, Tuvalu, has been suffering from drought in many parts of the country since August 2022 due to La Niña…

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What does it mean to live in a world of 8 billion people, and counting?

calendar_today 12 January 2023

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What does it mean to live in a world of 8 billion people, and counting?

Perhaps you’ve heard that we will soon overload the Earth’s carrying capacity – or that, on the contrary, population collapse will crash the global economy. What should you…

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“A dream to achieve”: Making Myanmar more disability-inclusive

calendar_today 06 January 2023

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“A dream to achieve”: Making Myanmar more disability-inclusive

“I applied for a job at a local sewing shop. When they saw my physical impairment, they rejected my application without any other reason,” said Myo Myo, a 19-year-old woman living…

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2022: A year of relentless work for girls and women in Asia-Pacific

calendar_today 05 January 2023

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2022: A year of relentless work for girls and women in Asia-Pacific

Thanks to our donors, partners and supporters, UNFPA has continued working for women, girls, and young people around the region throughout 2022, to advance their sexual and…

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Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian organizations

calendar_today 27 December 2022

Statement

Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian organizations

By denying women and girls the right to education, the de facto authorities are denying the contributions of half the Afghan population to the country’s national development,…

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Standing up for sexual and reproductive rights for all

calendar_today 09 December 2022

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Standing up for sexual and reproductive rights for all

As we observe Human Rights Day, let us remember the role that women from the Asia and the Pacific region have played in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,…

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Doorway to dignity and health for gender-based violence survivors in Papua New Guinea

calendar_today 25 November 2022

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Doorway to dignity and health for gender-based violence survivors in Papua New Guinea

Edna is a social worker and manages a hospital’s Family Support Centre in Papua New Guinea, offering services to survivors of gender-based violence.

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