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8 August 2023
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UNFPA Midwives

Midwives stand by women

This collection of photos and stories celebrates just a few of the incredible midwives saving lives in the Asia-Pacific region.

7 August 2023
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Photo of the launch even in Canberra

PRESS RELEASE: UNFPA's 'State of World Population' Report introduced to Parliamentarians in Australia

UNFPA's State of World Population Report 2023 calls for a radical rethink of how countries address changing demographics as population anxiety... Read more

1 August 2023
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Parliamentarians from Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Lao PDR, Maldives, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam gather in Bangk

Parliamentarians and experts discuss rights-based policies to address population trends in Asia-Pacific

In line with World Population Day, the UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office (APRO) together with the the Asian Population and Development Association (... Read more

30 July 2023
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UNFPA China Youth Photography Exhibition: Ripples on a pond -- the power of women through their lives and stories

UNFPA China Youth Photography Exhibition: Ripples on a pond -- the power of women through their lives and stories

UNFPA China Youth Photography Exhibition: Ripples on a pond -- the power of women through their lives and stories

11 July 2023
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A woman carries her child while both of them laugh

Opinion-Editorial: Why fertility policies must focus on individuals, not numbers

On World Population Day, UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Bjorn Andersson, stresses on why it is important for governments to ensure population... Read more

11 July 2023
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A happy family with grandparents, a mother, and a daughter

Promoting intergenerational solidarity for a more inclusive and sustainable Asia and the Pacific

Despite worldwide change and uncertainty, Asia and the Pacific remains the engine of global economic growth and replete with opportunities, given its... Read more

7 July 2023
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Florence Jaukae Kamel is a bilum weaver and entrepreneur. © UNFPA Papua New Guinea

The threads that bind: How bilum-weaving in Papua New Guinea tells stories from the lives of women and girls

Through different patterns, bilums tell stories of joy, pain, transition, beauty – and gender inequality. Below, learn how bilums relay the shared... Read more

3 July 2023
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Women from the village of Say Thamar Kyi receive health care and reproductive health services at a mobile clinic

“I want my baby safe, this is all I need.” Supporting women and girls in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha tears a path of destruction

Cyclone Mocha was one of the most powerful storms ever to hit Myanmar, affecting an estimated 3.4 million people. Howling winds tore homes to pieces... Read more

30 June 2023
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6, a group of friends are chatting about their experience of the Rupantaran skills development programme they have recently comp

Sisters looking forward to their futures

The 10-week course, Rupantaran skills development programme, is part of a package that includes pastoral care and mentoring in small groups for... Read more

19 June 2023
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Nasrin Khatun, 27, was one of the midwives on duty to assist Khadija* in safely delivering her baby boy, as Cyclone Mocha raged

Midwives in Bangladesh bring hope to survivors of Cyclone Mocha in world’s largest refugee camp

Khadija*, 21, lives in a displacement camp for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. A trained midwife, she knew all too well the danger she... Read more

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