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04 June 2014
Press Release
Investing in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns
BANGKOK—More midwives and midwifery services could reduce maternal and newborn deaths by two thirds, saving millions of lives each year, according to a new report. The State of…
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04 June 2014
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Sri Lanka adopts new guidelines for addressing sexual abuse survivors with dignity
COLOMBO—Sri Lanka last week launched its first medico-legal guidelines for examining and caring for survivors of sexual abuse and reporting the abuse to law enforcement…
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30 May 2014
In Nepal, fight against obstetric fistula marches on
DHARAN, Nepal – Dhani Devi Mukhiya remembers the days when her relatives shunned her in public and her husband threatened to bring home another wife. For some of the villagers in…
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29 May 2014
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World Conference Calls for a Youth Goal in Post-2015 Agenda
COLOMBO—Over 1,500 young people from 163 countries and ministers from nearly 30 countries gathered in Sri Lanka from 6-10 May to discuss, negotiate and place young people at the…
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23 May 2014
Statement
Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
New York, 23 May 2014 -The theme of this year’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, “Tracking Fistula – Transforming Lives,” reflects an important step forward in…
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23 May 2014
A new lease on life for women living with obstetric fistula in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – “I was 15 years old when I got married, and my husband was 22. My sister-in-law saw me at one of my relative’s wedding and made all the arrangements for her…
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20 May 2014
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South Asian Youth and Governments Develop a Youth Charter and Action Plan
MALÉ, Maldives—Government and youth representatives from the eight South Asian countries met in Male over two days, 13-14 May, to review a regional youth charter and develop an…
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15 May 2014
Statement
Statement on the International Day of Families
Twenty years ago, at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, the world community recognized that families, in their various forms, should be strengthened…
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08 May 2014
In Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women's Empowerment, Girls Education
SUVA, Fiji — If alarming rates of violence against women are to be effectively addressed, the status of women needs to be elevated. UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde…
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