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06 November 2015
Quality reproductive care reaches remote communities in Lao PDR
Savanakhet Province, Lao PDR - Nestled in a remote forest near the border with Viet Nam, the village of Labangkhok is one of the poorest in the Lao People's Democratic…
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05 November 2015
Youth in Papua New Guinea take the future in their hands
Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea - Grace Lasi was one of many children who grew up in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB) during the Bougainville…
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30 October 2015
Statement
Statement on China's population policy changes
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, notes the important…
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25 October 2015
Nepal Earthquake: Six Months Later
The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the country's worst in almost a century, caused devastation on a massive scale. But it also brought people together to help rebuild…
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24 October 2015
Statement
Secretary-General's message for United Nations Day
National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world. But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United…
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24 October 2015
Statement
The UN at 70: Don’t Give Up
Yoriko Yasukawa is Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia-Pacific Regional Office The 70th anniversary of the United Nations is a good…
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22 October 2015
Grim but essential, autopsies are saving lives in Bangladesh
MOHESHALI, Bangladesh – Something went terribly wrong when Asta Banu gave birth. Her labour was difficult and seemed to take forever. When the baby – a boy …
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17 October 2015
Statement
A New Era in the Fight against Poverty
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty The International Day for the Eradication of…
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11 October 2015
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She Holds the World in her Hands: Power of the Adolescent Girl - Vision for 2030
International Day of the Girl Child What kind of future do we wish to create for Asia and the Pacific? The answer to that sweeping question, in large part, lies in how we…
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