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11 July 2016
Statement

Message for World Population Day 2016

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world.

11 July 2016
Statement

A world where all girls can be happy is simply a better world

A message from Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA's Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

11 July 2016
Statement

Message for World Population Day 2016

A central objective of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development is to leave no one behind.

8 June 2016
News

After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

For 49 years, a traumatic childbirth injury left Noorjahan living in the shadows. A prolonged, obstructed labour, and lack of emergency maternal... Read more

26 May 2016
News

Safer childbirth, stronger nations

Statement by Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA's Asia-Pacific Regional Director

25 May 2016
News

Blogging the World Humanitarian Summit - Day 2

Youth leader and activist Chloe Reynaldo blogs on day two of the global gathering.

24 May 2016
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Blogging the World Humanitarian Summit - Day 1

Youth leader and activist Chloe Reynaldo blogs on day one of the global gathering.

23 May 2016
News

World Humanitarian Summit

Share humanity. Leave no one behind.

23 May 2016
Statement

Ending fistula within a generation

Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund... Read more

23 May 2016
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Humanitarian action saves thousands of lives across Asia and the Pacific: UNFPA report

80% of all natural disasters strike in Asia and the Pacific. UNFPA provides lifesaving care and support to women, girls and youth across the region.

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