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16 August 2011
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Chief of UNFPA Pledges to Strengthen Support for Afghan Maternal, Newborn Health
KABUL (UNAMA news release) – “One in 16 women of reproductive health dies in child birth. For every one that dies, five or six have permanent damage. It is important that we put…
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15 August 2011
Executive Director on Mission to Afghanistan and Bangladesh
KABUL – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin chose Afghanistan and Bangladesh as the first developing countries in Asia to visit. Both are considered high priority…
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13 August 2011
News
Debate Competition Highlights Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Sri Lankan Youth
COLOMBO – The first nationwide youth led debate competition on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) was recently held in the Sri Lankan capital in celebration of the…
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28 July 2011
Press Release
Flood-affected Pakistanis Still Need Reproductive Health Services — UNFPA Works to Fill the Gap
ISLAMABAD – One year after Pakistan’s worst flooding in decades, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, continues to deliver comprehensive reproductive health care services as…
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21 July 2011
Press Release
Asia-Pacific Countries Seek to Broaden Reach of Sexuality Education
BANGKOK (UNESCO/UNFPA news release) – Nearly 100 delegates from 18 Asia-Pacific countries met on 18-21 July to discuss how to provide more and better sexuality education for the…
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11 July 2011
Statement
World Population Day 2011
This year, on October 31st, world population reaches 7 billion. This milestone represents a challenge, an opportunity and a call to action. Today on World Population Day, I am…
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11 July 2011
Press Release
UN Campaign to Highlight Challenges and Opportunities in a World of 7 Billion
BANGKOK – As human numbers climb towards a new milestone, UNFPA has launched a global initiative to highlight the critical role population concerns will play in shaping our future…
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08 July 2011
Press Release
Timor-Leste Presents Results of 2010 Census
DILI – The National Statistics Directorate recently revealed the main results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census. Some tendencies stand out in the vast statistical material…
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05 July 2011
Press Release
UN-led Workshop Engages Sex Workers to Reduce HIV Transmission in China
BEIJING (UNFPA/UNAIDS/WHO press release) – Sex workers’ grassroots organizations met with UN agencies and government representatives to discuss how to further efforts to reduce…
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