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UNFPA Executive Director Meets Thai Permanent Secretary of Public Health, Urges Action to Support Young People’s Reproductive Health and Rights
BANGKOK – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, and Dr. Paijit Warachit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, met... Read more
Aiming for Change
KUALA LUMPUR – Around 100 delegates from civil society organizations from 31countries across the Asia-Pacific region, gathered from 2-5 May at a... Read more
Maternal Deaths Halved in 20 Years, but Faster Progress Needed
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to... Read more
Inclusion of Protections for Women and Girls Central to Transition Security Sector Framework
The Government of Afghanistan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should ensure that protections for women and girls are a central... Read more
Working from Within
In the last couple of months, Fiji has seen some of its worst flooding, particularly in the Western Division and the upper reaches of the Sigatoka... Read more
Discrimination Begins Before Birth
Since Amartya Sen first brought global attention in the 1990s to Asia's "missing women," the problem of prenatal sex selection has... Read more
UNFPA Promotes Midwifery and Natural Delivery in China
BEIJING – While China’s promotion of hospital deliveries in the past 20 years has significantly reduced maternal mortality, midwifery education and... Read more
Why Midwives?
Today is the International Day of the Midwife! You might wonder, what is a "midwife?" And, why is there even a special international day... Read more
International Day of the Midwife: "Investing in Midwifery Pays"
On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) commend the important work of midwives in... Read more
Maldives Enacts Domestic Violence Prevention Law
MALÉ – On 23 April 2012, President Mohamed Waheed of the Maldives signed the Prevention of Domestic Violence Bill passed by the People’s Majlis (... Read more