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23 July 2015
Young humanitarian responders vital in Nepal quake relief
Out of the catastrophic Nepal earthquake, a new kind of hero emerged – young humanitarian responders. Working with UNFPA, they have proved essential to relief efforts.
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15 July 2015
Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh
HANTI HAZRADANGA, Bangladesh – Traditions run deep in the indigenous communities of northwestern Bangladesh, where many people are reluctant to seek professional…
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11 July 2015
World Population Day 2015: Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies in Asia-Pacific
SuperTyphoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. A devastating earthquake and flooding in Pakistan. Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Four of…
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03 July 2015
After months adrift at sea, Asia's most vulnerable migrants receive crucial protection and reproductive health care from UNFPA
Montas spent the first months of her pregnancy at sea, adrift. Crowded onto a boat with hundreds of other migrants, she had set out to find a better life, but ended up more…
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01 July 2015
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UNFPA Asia-Pacific Special Event for World Population Day 2015: Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies
BANGKOK, Thailand — Humanitarian crises - whether caused by natural disasters or conflict - always affect women and girls the most. At times of upheaval, pregnancy-related deaths…
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01 July 2015
From tsunami survivor to heroic midwife
The morning of 26 December, 2004, started out like any other Sunday for Nur Asiah. The midwife and mother of two was up early washing clothes outside her house in a coastal…
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24 June 2015
The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia
KRATIE PROVINCE, Cambodia – When pregnant women need emergency care in Cambodia’s rural Kratie Province, help is often out of reach. The 11,000 square km province is served by…
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22 June 2015
In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Not long ago, 22-year-old Enkhtsetseg would have had to travel for nearly two days to reach treatment for serious pregnancy complications. Maternal health…
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17 June 2015
As monsoon looms, UNFPA and partners scale up mobile camps, prioritize remote areas
RASUWA DISTRICT, Nepal - Ishwari Dangol lost her seven year old son in the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal on 25 April. She was also seven months pregnant at the time and…
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