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Asia-Pacific Experts Meet to Strengthen Health Providers’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence against Women

calendar_today 26 June 2013

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Asia-Pacific Experts Meet to Strengthen Health Providers’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence against Women

BANGKOK--Health officials and gender experts from 12 Asian countries are meeting this week to roll out new guidelines meant to help health workers provide better care for women…

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In Thai-Myanmar Refugee Camps, Reproductive Health Services Take Hold

calendar_today 11 June 2013

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In Thai-Myanmar Refugee Camps, Reproductive Health Services Take Hold

SOB MOEI, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand - A Karen couple with four children is seeking counselling on family planning, at a clinic in the Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp, along the…

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Investing in Women and Girls Pays

calendar_today 04 June 2013

Investing in Women and Girls Pays

KUALA LUMPUR - The imperative to invest in girls and women was spotlighted at the opening of the Women Deliver conference, the largest global conference in a decade focusing on…

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Inter-agency Workshop in Kabul Seeks to Improve Services for Survivors of Gender-based Violence

calendar_today 04 June 2013

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Inter-agency Workshop in Kabul Seeks to Improve Services for Survivors of Gender-based Violence

Kabul- This month, UNFPA and UNICEF in Afghanistan jointly hosted a four-day workshop in Kabul to help improve services and coordination for gender-based violence (GBV) in…

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UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at Heart of Transformative Development Efforts

calendar_today 30 May 2013

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UNFPA Welcomes Eminent Persons’ Call to Place People, Particularly Women, at Heart of Transformative Development Efforts

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 30 May 2013—Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, warmly welcomed the report of the High-Level…

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30 May 2013 ‘Girls and Women Must Be at the Heart of Post-2015 Development Agenda’

calendar_today 30 May 2013

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30 May 2013 ‘Girls and Women Must Be at the Heart of Post-2015 Development Agenda’

KUALA LUMPUR--Women's place in the global development agenda took centre stage on the final day of the Women Deliver conference. Sexual and reproductive health, gender equality…

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Pledges to Give Poor Women Access to Family Planning Are Having an Impact

calendar_today 30 May 2013

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Pledges to Give Poor Women Access to Family Planning Are Having an Impact

KUALA LUMPUR—Enabling family planning use to empower girls and women and protect their health was the theme of day two of the Women Deliver conference. Nine months after…

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UNFPA Drives Family Planning Innovation to Reach World’s Most Marginalized, at Major Women’s Health Conference

calendar_today 23 May 2013

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UNFPA Drives Family Planning Innovation to Reach World’s Most Marginalized, at Major Women’s Health Conference

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 22 May 2013—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will launch two new initiatives that will increase access to family planning and improve maternal…

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Commission on the Status of Women: A Breakthrough for the Health and Rights of Women and Girls

calendar_today 22 May 2013

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Commission on the Status of Women: A Breakthrough for the Health and Rights of Women and Girls

The agreed conclusions of the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March, 2013 promise to protect women and girls from violence and to initiate…

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