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20 September 2011
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Midwives Are Key to Safe Deliveries for Afghani Women
KABUL – Women’s subordinate status in the household remains as much of an obstacle to reducing maternal death and injury in Afghanistan as geographic and conflict-related factors…
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16 September 2011
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UNFPA Rushes Reproductive Health Supplies to Sindh as Floods Worsen
ISLAMABAD – Responding to the Government’s call for international assistance, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is moving rapidly to deliver urgently needed reproductive…
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12 September 2011
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Men Too Can Make a Difference
COLOMBO – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, recently conducted a workshop to engage men in addressing gender-based violence in Sri Lanka. This was both a bold and a…
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06 September 2011
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European Parliamentarians Tour Indonesia
JAKARTA – Six parliamentarians from Europe went on a study tour in Indonesia from 21 to 27 August to examine the country’s family planning and reproductive health policies…
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27 August 2011
Press Release
NewGen Asia: Strengthening the Voice of Tomorrow's Leaders
BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Joint news release) – The Asia-Pacific Interagency Task Team on Young Key Affected Populations launched the New Generation (NewGen) Asia initiative today…
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26 August 2011
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New UNAIDS Report Shows HIV Epidemic at Critical Juncture in Asia-Pacific Region
BUSAN, Republic of Korea (UNAIDS news release) – The AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific is at a crossroads, according to a new report from the Joint United Nations Programme on…
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22 August 2011
UNFPA Executive Director Pledges Financial Support to Bangladesh
DHAKA – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin pledged that the Fund will work to raise $70 million to support the country's next five-year (2012-16) plan to improve…
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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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