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21 September 2015
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In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

The 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly is currently underway in New York. This meeting of the world's leaders will see the adoption of a new set of global goals – the Sustainable... Read more

9 September 2015
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Stemming the tide of violence: From abuser to reformer

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Ry Chan, a gentle father in his mid-30s, was once an abuser. He believed that “a woman deserves to be beaten when she commits a mistake,” he regretfully told UNFPA in his home... Read more

28 August 2015
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An extraordinary honour for an extraordinary colleague: Devanna De la Puente receives the 2015 Marsh Award for Peacemaking and Peacekeeping

Bangkok, Thailand – The Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, congratulates Devanna De la Puente for receiving the 2015 Marsh Award for Innovation in Peacemaking... Read more

21 August 2015
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UNFPA Asia-Pacific welcomes Yoriko Yasukawa as its new Regional Director

Bangkok, August 21 - The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, extends a warm welcome to Yoriko Yasukawa who has been appointed the new Director of its Asia-Pacific Regional Office as of August 2015... Read more

20 August 2015
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Myanmar youth volunteers on the front-line of emergency flood response

Myanmar youth volunteers on the front-line of emergency flood response

Yangon, Myanmar - Natural disasters are occurring with greater frequency and intensity around the world, and Myanmar is no exception.  Many parts of the country have been devastated by flooding and... Read more

19 August 2015
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UNFPA's Response to Nepal Earthquake: 100-Day Review

In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake on 25th April 2015, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Population, the Ministry of Women, Children... Read more

19 August 2015
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Message of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin in commemoration of World Humanitarian Day

Nearly 60 million people are forcibly displaced by conflict, war and persecution, the largest number since the United Nations was created 70 years ago in the ashes of the Second World War. And due to... Read more

18 August 2015
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From a disheartened pregnant adolescent to a determined mother

A disheartened pregnant adolescent after losing her home to the April 25 earthquake, Shreejana BK is an enthusiastic and determined mother today. The 16-year-old living in Goljung VDC in rural Rasuwa... Read more

13 August 2015
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Realizing Young People’s Potential: The Path to a Brighter Future

Jakarta, Indonesia -  When Ayu Oktariani discovered that she was HIV positive in 2009, the mother-of-one refused to feel sorry for herself. “I was obviously surprised, but I didn’t get depressed,”... Read more

12 August 2015
Statement

Investing in the Power of Young People, Transforming our World

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director for International Youth Day

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