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Lao Ministry of Health’s Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health and Nutrition Programme Receives Boost from the UN
VIENTIANE – The health and nutrition of mothers, babies and young children in the remote areas of Lao PDR will receive a major boost – thanks to the... Read more
Australia Supports Lao PDR in Social Indicator Survey
VIENTIANE – The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) signed today an agreement with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, to... Read more
UNFPA and Iran’s Ministry of Health Mark International Day of the Midwife
TEHRAN– One hundred thirty Iranian midwives, were honoured for their contribution to a safe delivery and healthy newborn in the ceremony marking the... Read more
Symposium Analyzes Impact of Demographic Change in Thailand
BANGKOK – According to a recent report, Thailand is entering a new era of slow population growth and its population decline is likely to set in... Read more
Population Ageing in Viet Nam: Challenges for the Country’s Socio-Economic Development
Ha Noi – Viet Nam’s population is ageing quite rapidly as a result of longer life expectancy and declining fertility and mortality rates. This... Read more
International Day of the Midwife
More than one in three women in developing countries give birth alone – or with only relatives to oversee what is one of the most dangerous passages... Read more
Partnering with Sex Workers in Viet Nam to Contain the HIV Epidemic and Protect Human Rights
Research by the UN in 2009 shows that the HIV epidemic in Viet Nam is still in a concentrated phase. In the country, female sex workers have the... Read more
Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula
KARACHI, Pakistan – At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula – damage to the bladder or large intestine caused by obstructed... Read more
Mongolian Government and UN Sign Development Assistance Framework for 2012-2016
ULAANBAATAR – The Mongolian Government and the UN signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2012-2016 at a ceremony held... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin on Japanese Earthquakes and Tsunami
UNITED NATIONS, New York – On behalf of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, I express our deepest sympathy to the people and Government of... Read more