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12 May 2016
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New population policy to boost opportunities for women and youth in Cambodia
Phnom Penh – Cambodia’s new National Population Policy aims to raise the status of women, bring more opportunities for young people and drive wider socio…
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10 May 2016
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Family planning and gender equality In Timor-Leste
This week the fourth Ministerial Meeting on Equality of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) is taking place in Dili, Timor-Leste. For the United Nations…
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05 May 2016
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Against all odds, quadruplets are born safely in the remote Afghan mountains
Late at night in the remote Afghan mountain village of Balakoh, Zainab was deep in the throes of labour.
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05 May 2016
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Midwives save lives in remote Myanmar
The remote region of Magway has the highest infant mortality rate in Myanmar.
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05 May 2016
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Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
Statement on the Occasion of International Day of the Midwife 2016 by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund On this…
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29 April 2016
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Bhutan's holy women share lessons for humanity
Words of wisdom from the Buddhist nuns of Bhutan.
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25 April 2016
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Women emerge stronger in quake-hit Nepal
One year on from Nepal's devastating earthquake, women and girls are tackling the deeper issues that drive sexual and domestic violence.
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25 April 2016
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Nepal earthquake - one year on
As the world rushed to help survivors, UNFPA worked flat out to make sure the needs of women, girls and young people were not forgotten.
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25 April 2016
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One year on, new lives and new hope for Nepal’s earthquake survivors
When the devastating earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015, Ishwori Dangol lost her son. Seven months pregnant, in increasing pain and afraid she would miscarry, she didn’t know…
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