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5 January 2023
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Warmest holiday wishes

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2022: A year of relentless work for girls and women in Asia-Pacific

Thanks to our donors, partners and supporters, UNFPA has continued working for women, girls, and young people around the region throughout 2022, to... Read more

27 December 2022
Statement
UNFPA call on the de facto authorities to allow women and girls to return to school.

Taliban banning women from higher education and from working with humanitarian organizations

By denying women and girls the right to education, the de facto authorities are denying the contributions of half the Afghan population to the... Read more

9 December 2022
News
Young people from Laos People's Democratic Republic standing up for their rights.

Standing up for sexual and reproductive rights for all

As we observe Human Rights Day, let us remember the role that women from the Asia and the Pacific region have played in shaping the Universal... Read more

25 November 2022
News
Edna is a social worker and manages a hospital’s Family Support Centre in Papua New Guinea, offering services to survivors of ge

Doorway to dignity and health for gender-based violence survivors in Papua New Guinea

Edna is a social worker and manages a hospital’s Family Support Centre in Papua New Guinea, offering services to survivors of gender-based violence.

25 November 2022
News
Gladys is a community health worker who supports gender-based violence survivors in Papua New Guinea | Photo: UNFPA PNG

Treating mind and body after violence in Papua New Guinea

Health workers speak out on their responsibility to survivors of gender-based violence in Papua New Guinea.

24 November 2022
News
UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, met with young people to commemorate the world population reaching 8 billion

A world of 8 billion: Asian youth send a message through art

To commemorate the world population reaching 8 billion, young people from Asia came together to send a message to the world through art

16 November 2022
News
The Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Accelerating Action to End Child Marriage

India has seen a steady decline in the prevalence of child marriage, from 47.4 per cent in 2005 to 23.3 per cent in 2021, which has led to a 50%... Read more

15 November 2022
Press Release
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022

As the world’s population hits 8 billion people, UN calls for solidarity in advancing sustainable development for all

The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, signalling major improvements in public health that have lowered the risk... Read more

10 November 2022
Statement
Rachel Snow at the 6th Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Ageing

Keynote Speech: Dr. Rachel Snow, UNFPA – 8 November, 2022

6th Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Ageing

10 November 2022
News
The UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific meets with a lady and her newborn from the Binh Trung community in Vietnam

Opinion-Editorial: Why rights-based family planning is central to sustainable development

In the lead up to the International Conference on Family Planning, to be held in Pattaya, Thailand from 14- 17 November 2022, UNFPA’s Regional... Read more

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