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Minority Midwives at the Centre of Viet Nam’s Strategy to Reduce Maternal and Child Deaths
HA NOI—In an effort to make childbirth safer for ethnic minority women, who typically give birth at home, Viet Nam has trained 1,000 minority... Read more
VIA Screening Turns a New Page in Preventing Cervical Cancer in the Maldives
MALE’, the Maldives--To better prevent and treat cervical cancer, the Ministry of Health and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, have begun to... Read more
Strengthening Birth and Death Registration
19 April 2013, BANGKOK - At the first-ever Global Summit on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) that concluded today in Bangkok,... Read more
Myanmar Tests Procedures for Its 2014 Census
YANGON—The Myanmar Government with support from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, undertook a pilot census exercise from 30 March to 10... Read more
Addressing emerging challenges of fertility decline: Key to maintaining the country's sustainable development
Ha Noi, 27 March 2013 - During the past 50 years, many East Asian countries have witnessed a remarkable decline in Total Fertility Rates (TFR) from a... Read more
Expert Group Meeting on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
BALI, Indonesia, 25 March 2013 - For sustainable development that is equitable and respects human rights, the Post-2015 Development Agenda should... Read more
New Evidence Reveals High Rates of Violence against Women and Girls in the Asia and Pacific Region
New York - One in two men said they had used physical or sexual violence against an intimate partner, one in four reported having raped a woman and... Read more
Child Marriages: 39,000 Every Day
NEW YORK, 7 March 2013 – Between 2011 and 2020, more than 140 million girls will become child brides, according to United Nations Population Fund (... Read more
Strengthening Afghanistan’s National Police Force to Address Violence Against Women
KABUL, Afghanistan - “When I was 14 my family married me to an addict who continuously bit me and our two children. One day I decided to return to my... Read more
Statement on the Occasion of International Women's Day 2013
On the occasion of International Women's Day, I want to take this opportunity to renew the commitment of UNFPA, the United Nations Population... Read more