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9 June 2015
Press Release

To Tackle Violence against Women Effectively, Countries Need More Effective Data

Bangkok, Thailand – Recognizing the urgent need to step up efforts to tackle violence against women (VAW), representatives from several countries... Read more

3 June 2015
News

Mobile camps bring life-saving care to Nepal's quake-affected

DHUNKHARKA, Nepal – Shuvadra Acharya, 28, gave birth only one day before Nepal’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. When the quake struck, her... Read more

29 May 2015
Press Release

Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs

NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - A comprehensive profile of Myanmar’s 51.5 million people and how they live is available for the first time in three decades,... Read more

28 May 2015
News

I lived through three Myanmar censuses – but this one I trust!

NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - Despite challenges in counting certain ethnic groups, the census -- Myanmar's first in 30 years -- represents a... Read more

27 May 2015
News

One month after Nepal's quake, needs of women, girls still enormous

UNITED NATIONS, New York – More than a month has passed since homes and lives were shattered by Nepal’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The disaster... Read more

23 May 2015
News

Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

DHAKA, Bangladesh – For women suffering from obstetric fistula, a traumatic and debilitating childbirth injury, the effects are much more than... Read more

23 May 2015
Press Release

Government, UNFPA Nepal launch campaign for earthquake response and beyond

KATHMANDU, Nepal — As the calendar approaches the one-month mark following the devastating Nepal earthquake of April 25, UNFPA, the United Nations... Read more

22 May 2015
Statement

End fistula, restore women's dignity: Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

UNITED NATIONS, New York - Significant gains have been made in improving sexual and reproductive health and advancing reproductive rights since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population... Read more

20 May 2015
News

Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam highlights need for access to family planning

Breaking down barriers to contraception in Vanuatu - Cyclone Pam drives up demand for sexual and reproductive health

11 May 2015
Press Release

UNFPA Nepal Goodwill Ambassador Manisha Koirala to support women and girls devastated by the earthquake

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Bollywood star and social activist Manisha Koirala, one of Nepal's most renowned citizens globally, has announced her support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as its... Read more

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