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20 June 2012
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Humanitarian Kits Sent to Displaced Women in Rakhine State
UNFPA has responded to recent violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by sending 2,000 dignity kits to assist women displaced by the disturbances. Clashes between ethnic Rakhine…
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19 June 2012
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Video Highlights Support of Luxembourg Government and UNFPA to the Viet Nam Family Planning Association
A 13-minute video was recently produced to highlight key achievements of a project aimed to help Vietnamese people acquire the skills necessary to develop and sustain healthy and…
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19 June 2012
Press Release
New Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception in the Developing World
A new study by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA finds that the number of women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraception…
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15 June 2012
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Lao PDR Celebrates the "Month of Midwives"
Normally, the International Day of the Midwives is celebrated on the fifth of May, but in Laos, the Ministry of Health has designated June as the "Month of Midwives" to ensure…
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14 June 2012
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UNFPA Supports Indonesia on Population Data for Disaster Management
JAKARTA – UNFPA is pleased to facilitate collaboration between the National Disaster Management Agency and the Central Agency on Statistics that has resulted in the provision of…
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14 June 2012
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Lao PDR Gets Ready for the ICPD Beyond 2014 Review
VIENTIANE – The Ministry of Planning and Investment, with support from UNFPA, organized the first consultation meeting in Lao PDR to review the ICPD’s Programme of Action at the…
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12 June 2012
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New Report Documents Good Practices in Reproductive Health Programmes in the Philippines
Quality reproductive health care for women is the very foundation where healthy families and a strong nation are built on. This, in essence, is the message conveyed by “Investing…
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12 June 2012
Press Release
Police Officers Graduate from Training on Gender Based Violence
DILI – Over 20 police officers from Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste had graduated from a specialized two-week training course on Gender Based Violence (GBV) investigations. The…
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11 June 2012
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Youth from 11 Countries Strengthen Advocacy Skills Through Advanced Training
BANGKOK – “Young people are afraid to talk about sex with parents. They are afraid to share their curiosity even with doctor or teacher,” said Anan Bouapha, a 25-year-old Laotian…
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