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24 October 2015
Statement
The UN at 70: Don’t Give Up
Yoriko Yasukawa is Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia-Pacific Regional Office The 70th anniversary of the United Nations is a good…
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24 October 2015
Statement
Secretary-General's message for United Nations Day
National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world. But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United…
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22 October 2015
Grim but essential, autopsies are saving lives in Bangladesh
MOHESHALI, Bangladesh – Something went terribly wrong when Asta Banu gave birth. Her labour was difficult and seemed to take forever. When the baby – a boy …
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17 October 2015
Statement
A New Era in the Fight against Poverty
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty The International Day for the Eradication of…
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11 October 2015
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She Holds the World in her Hands: Power of the Adolescent Girl - Vision for 2030
International Day of the Girl Child What kind of future do we wish to create for Asia and the Pacific? The answer to that sweeping question, in large part, lies in how we…
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30 September 2015
Nepal Earthquake: 5 Month Progress Report of the Humanitarian Response
Nepal Earthquake: 5 Month Humanitarian Response Progress Report
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25 September 2015
UNFPA & the Sustainable Development Goals
From 25 to 27 September, all 193 member states of the United Nations will come together at the Sustainable Development Summit to launch the Sustainable Development Goals, a set…
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21 September 2015
In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty
The 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly is currently underway in New York. This meeting of the world's leaders will see the adoption of a new set of global…
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09 September 2015
Stemming the tide of violence: From abuser to reformer
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Ry Chan, a gentle father in his mid-30s, was once an abuser. He believed that “a woman deserves to be beaten when she commits a mistake,”…
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