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06 June 2012
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More Pacific Countries to Conduct Studies on Violence Against Women
SUVA – Five countries in the South Pacific region will soon begin national studies of the prevalence and patterns of violence against women, after technical preparations for core…
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30 May 2012
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UNFPA and Afghanistan’s Central Statistics Organization Release Socio Demographic and Economic Survey Results for Bamiyan Province
KABUL – Abdul Rahman Ghafoori, President of Central Statistics Organization (CSO), Laurent Zessler, UNFPA Representative in Afghanistan, and Makoto Matsuda, Counselor from the…
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25 May 2012
Executive Director: Mission to Manila and Beyond
MANILA – In a whirlwind two-day mission to the Philippines, Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, met with President…
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25 May 2012
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Sex Education is a Young Person's Right
When five out of every 100 girls aged 15-19 in a country say they have been pregnant at one point in their lives, you probably want to sit up and listen. And then you want to do…
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25 May 2012
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UNFPA and Indonesia's Population and Family Planning Board Launch ICPD Beyond 2014 Review
JAKARTA – UNFPA and the National Population and Family Planning Board launched today in Indonesia a review of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)…
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16 May 2012
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Maternal Deaths Halved in 20 Years, but Faster Progress Needed
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by…
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16 May 2012
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Aiming for Change
KUALA LUMPUR – Around 100 delegates from civil society organizations from 31countries across the Asia-Pacific region, gathered from 2-5 May at a meeting organised by the Asia…
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16 May 2012
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UNFPA Executive Director Meets Thai Permanent Secretary of Public Health, Urges Action to Support Young People’s Reproductive Health and Rights
BANGKOK – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, and Dr. Paijit Warachit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, met today to discuss Thailand’s…
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12 May 2012
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Inclusion of Protections for Women and Girls Central to Transition Security Sector Framework
The Government of Afghanistan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should ensure that protections for women and girls are a central component of transition and post…
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