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12 July 2024
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A panel discussion featuring experts at the Regional Dialogue on Adolescent Pregnancy

SAARC and UN call for commitment to support millions of pregnant girls and young mothers in South Asia

SAARC, UNICEF South Asia, UNFPA Asia Pacific and WHO called for increased commitment for critical services for over 2.2 million adolescent girls that... Read more

11 July 2024
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Picture shows an enumerator collecting data in Nepal

Power of data: Leaving no one uncounted or unaccounted

Data is the lifeblood of effective, equitable healthcare systems. It shows where we are succeeding and where we are falling short. It guides our... Read more

28 June 2024
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Rupa from West Nepal

Transforming lives

“I didn’t even know that violence against me was unacceptable. I just continued to endure the violence from my husband since I got married five years... Read more

27 June 2024
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Statement by the UNFPA Regional Director on the Launch of the State of World Population Report 2024 in Asia and the Pacific

We invite you, dear friends from the media, to take this message forward – help to hold countries accountable for the promise made thirty years ago... Read more

27 June 2024
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Pio Smith

UNFPA report: Are the most marginalized left behind or pushed behind?

Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth – millions of women and... Read more

26 June 2024
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Mr. Pio Smith, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Ms. Wanakanok Ratanaprasidhi, Managing Director of ERA Commu

UNFPA's Podcast Series Shines with Double Wins at PR Awards Asia-Pacific 2024

UNFPA is delighted to announce that its pioneering podcast series in Asia and the Pacific, titled 'Hold on a Minute', has been honoured... Read more

25 June 2024
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Delivering high-impact maternal and newborn health interventions

UNFPA remains committed to continue high-impact maternal and newborn health interventions in Lao PDR, building on the health systems strengthening... Read more

11 June 2024
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Timely, tailored and local cash and voucher cash and voucher assistance

Timely, tailored and local cash and voucher cash and voucher assistance

UNFPA’s individualised and localised cash and voucher assistance (CVA) contributes to positive outcomes for vulnerable women and adolescent girls in... Read more

3 June 2024
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Baniti Semilota is a climate activist from Kiribati, who serves as the President of the National Youth Centre and the Tungaru Yo

Young people spearheading climate action from Kiribati to Maldives

Young people spearheading climate action from Kiribati to Maldives

1 June 2024
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Dimpi Lama, an Online Volunteer with the UNFPA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, who contributed to raising awareness ab

Online Volunteers tackling child marriage in South Asia

Campaigns like UNFPA Asia-Pacific’s ‘#EveryGirlCounts’ show just how important digital advocacy really is and the power it has in reaching people. It... Read more

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