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24 October 2013
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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages
SAVANNAKHET, Lao People’s Democratic Republic— Kids grow up fast in some remote villages in southern Laos. With limited options to attend school, many opt to marry at age 14 or 15…
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17 October 2013
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Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the United Nations General Assembly last month, some observers and development…
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14 October 2013
Statement
Innovating for Girls’ Education
More girls are in school today than ever before. However, too many girls, especially the most marginalized, have never seen the inside of a classroom, or they go to school only…
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21 September 2013
Press Release
Asian and Pacific Countries Adopt Ground-Breaking Agenda on Population, Development and Rights
BANGKOK -- A regional ministerial conference of Asian and Pacific governments has issued a strong reaffirmation that gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights…
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20 September 2013
Press Release
ESCAP, UNFPA and Plan International Call for Improved Civil Registration to Advance Rights and Governance in Asia and the Pacific
BANGKOK- Asia-Pacific countries must prioritise the improvement of civil registration to allow their people to achieve equal access to education, healthcare and social protection,…
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20 September 2013
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Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of “the population bomb.” There were fears that humanity would suffer mass starvation. And that societies would…
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20 September 2013
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Midwives are key to safe deliveries for Afghan women
September 20, 2011 marks the one-year anniversary of Every Woman, Every Child, a global effort to achieve country-led commitments to bring life-saving health care to millions of…
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19 September 2013
Statement
Opening Remarks by Kate Gilmore, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, at the Ministerial Segment of the Sixth Asian and Pacific Population Conference
In these brief days together we are to deliberate on the most certain pathways by which we may ensure that, across this magnificent region, each and every person attains the…
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19 September 2013
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Asia-Pacific Conference Hears Inspiring Statements on Advancing the ICPD Agenda
BANGKOK - “The vision we set out here together is NOT in where we commit to travel today but where we might bravely travel tomorrow and for the decades ahead.” Today, Kate Gilmore…
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