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21 May 2013
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Inaugural Day to End Fistula Highlights Progress, Challenges
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 20 May 2013—Countries around the world will mark the first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May, with a variety of events to raise…
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04 May 2013
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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 midwives from 30 provinces. Chamaléa…
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28 April 2013
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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 promote a new methodology to…
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19 April 2013
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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, governments, UN and development…
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02 April 2013
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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 April to prepare for a nationwide…
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27 March 2013
Press Release
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 high level of 5 or more…
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25 March 2013
Press Release
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 take into account population…
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20 March 2013
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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 one in 25 admitted to having…
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10 March 2013
Press Release
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 (UNFPA). If current levels of…
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