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UNFPA Asia-Pacific Special Event for World Population Day 2015: Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies
BANGKOK, Thailand — Humanitarian crises - whether caused by natural disasters or conflict - always affect women and girls the most. At times of... Read more
The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia
KRATIE PROVINCE, Cambodia – When pregnant women need emergency care in Cambodia’s rural Kratie Province, help is often out of reach. The 11,000... Read more
In remote Mongolia, telemedicine connects pregnant women to faraway care
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Not long ago, 22-year-old Enkhtsetseg would have had to travel for nearly two days to reach treatment for serious pregnancy... Read more
As monsoon looms, UNFPA and partners scale up mobile camps, prioritize remote areas
RASUWA DISTRICT, Nepal - Ishwari Dangol lost her seven year old son in the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal on 25 April. She was also seven... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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