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5 November 2016
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Chloe Reynaldo being interviewed at the UNFPA AMCDRR stall

Blogging the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction: Part 2

Philippines youth leader and peer educator Chloe Reynaldo blogs from inside a top-level gathering to tackle the risks from disasters.

4 November 2016
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Putting women and girls at the centre of disaster risk reduction

Speech by Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

4 November 2016
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Blogging the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

Philippines youth leader and peer educator Chloe Reynaldo blogs from inside a top-level gathering to tackle the risks from disasters.

24 October 2016
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UN Day 2016 and the 17 SDGs

UN@71: The first UN Day in the SDGs Era

Today, 24 October 2016, marks the first UN Day in the era of the SDGs. Our Regional Director reflects on the UN's role - past, present and... Read more

21 October 2016
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UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director Yoriko Yasukawa signs the Book of Condolence for King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace in Bangkok (October 21, 2016)

UNFPA pays its respects to the memory of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej

UNFPA's Regional Director joins the wider UN family in Thailand in offering a message of condolence upon the passing away of King Bhumibol... Read more

20 October 2016
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10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

The State of World Population 2016 shows why we must do all we can to ignite the potential of every 10-year-old girl.

20 October 2016
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State of World Population 2016

Our shared future will be shaped by how we support the world’s 60 million 10-year-old girls of today, as they move from childhood to adolescence and... Read more

14 October 2016
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Health, respect and opportunity: advancing the rights of indigenous women in the Philippines

For too long, childbirth was a lottery of life and death for many indigenous women in the southern island of Mindanao.

13 October 2016
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (1927-2016)

Condolences on the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej

The United Nations pays its respects to the life and legacy of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

11 October 2016
Statement

Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era

Statement by the UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day of the Girl Child,

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