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10 November 2022
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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 Director in Asia and the Pacific,…
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10 November 2022
Statement
Keynote Speech: Dr. Rachel Snow, UNFPA – 8 November, 2022
6th Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Ageing
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08 November 2022
Press Release
Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Ageing kicks off with calls for strengthening demographic resilience
As more and more countries struggle with the consequences of low fertility rates and population ageing, governments must strengthen resilience towards demographic change by…
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06 November 2022
Press Release
Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Ageing to be held in Seoul on 8-10 November
In the month in which the world population is expected to reach 8 billion, a global symposium will discuss the implications of low fertility and population ageing and what can be…
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24 October 2022
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Innovating for equality & inclusion
This collection takes a look at innovations advancing the rights of women, girls and the most marginalised across the Asia-Pacific region. Using tools like blockchain and TikTok,…
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20 October 2022
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Photo story: Pakistan floods
The multiple crises facing millions of women and girls as Pakistan reels from worst flood in its history
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05 October 2022
Press Release
Promoting gender equality is key to ending son preference
The preference of having a son remains a pervasive form of gender inequality and discrimination in a number of countries in Asia, the Balkans and the Caucasus, as well as in…
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01 October 2022
News
Investing in every stage of her life
Opinion-editorial by Mr. Björn Andersson, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, calling on countries to…
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03 September 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the devastating floods in Pakistan
Heavy monsoon rains have flooded a third of Pakistan affecting more than 33 million people, of which an estimated 650,000 are pregnant women. UNFPA Executive Director, Natalia…
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