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New UNAIDS Report Shows HIV Epidemic at Critical Juncture in Asia-Pacific Region
BUSAN, Republic of Korea (UNAIDS news release) – The AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific is at a crossroads, according to a new report from the... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director Pledges Financial Support to Bangladesh
DHAKA – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin pledged that the Fund will work to raise $70 million to support the country's next... Read more
Chief of UNFPA Pledges to Strengthen Support for Afghan Maternal, Newborn Health
KABUL (UNAMA news release) – “One in 16 women of reproductive health dies in child birth. For every one that dies, five or six have permanent damage... Read more
Executive Director on Mission to Afghanistan and Bangladesh
KABUL – UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin chose Afghanistan and Bangladesh as the first developing countries in Asia to visit. Both... Read more
Debate Competition Highlights Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Sri Lankan Youth
COLOMBO – The first nationwide youth led debate competition on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) was recently held in the Sri Lankan... Read more
Flood-affected Pakistanis Still Need Reproductive Health Services — UNFPA Works to Fill the Gap
ISLAMABAD – One year after Pakistan’s worst flooding in decades, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, continues to deliver comprehensive... Read more
Asia-Pacific Countries Seek to Broaden Reach of Sexuality Education
BANGKOK (UNESCO/UNFPA news release) – Nearly 100 delegates from 18 Asia-Pacific countries met on 18-21 July to discuss how to provide more and better... Read more
UN Campaign to Highlight Challenges and Opportunities in a World of 7 Billion
BANGKOK – As human numbers climb towards a new milestone, UNFPA has launched a global initiative to highlight the critical role population concerns... Read more
World Population Day 2011
This year, on October 31st, world population reaches 7 billion. This milestone represents a challenge, an opportunity and a call to action. Today on... Read more
Timor-Leste Presents Results of 2010 Census
DILI – The National Statistics Directorate recently revealed the main results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census. Some tendencies stand out in... Read more