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09 March 2012
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Government and Development Partners Meet to Discuss Implemenation of Lao PDR's Household Survey
VIENTIANE – The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Health, togehter with development partners, met in the Lao capital to discuss the progress of the Lao…
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08 March 2012
Statement
International Women's Day: "Empowering Rural Women -- Ending Poverty and Hunger"
"UNFPA renews its commitment to gender equality and human rights and dignity," states Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin in his message on the International Women's Day 2012.
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08 March 2012
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Awareness on Gender Equality is the Best Gift on International Women’s Day
BEIJING – Together with Sohu.com, one of the largest portal websites in China, UNFPA China and its national partners held a forum on youth and gender-based violence on…
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07 March 2012
Press Release
Policy Dialogue Calls for Empowerment of Rural Women in Viet Nam
HA NOI – Coordinated by UNFPA and UN Women, the United Nations in Viet Nam, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), and the National Committee for the…
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05 March 2012
News
Gender Equality and Its Progress in Lao PDR Discussed
VIENTIANE – To mark the International Women's Day, the Lao National Commission for the Advancement of Women and the Lao Women's Union organized the seminar "Gender Equality and…
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17 February 2012
Teaming Up to Provide Maternal Care Following Severe Floods in the Philippines
NORTHERN MINDANAO, Philippines – In the midst of the severe flooding brought on by tropical storm Washi, Analiza Tumanda was resigned to the idea of giving birth on the rooftop of…
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17 February 2012
Press Release
Asia-Pacific Makes Big Gains Against Poverty, But Slow to Reduce Hunger, Child and Maternal Deaths
NEW DELHI – The Asia-Pacific region has made great strides in reducing poverty and is moving fast towards other development goals, but levels of hunger and child and maternal…
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20 January 2012
Rewarding the Heroic Work of Midwives in Afghanistan
KABUL – In mid-December, Maliha walked for five days to reach Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, in northeastern Afghanistan, to receive her award as best midwife in the…
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17 January 2012
Press Release
UNFPA Joins the 'Hellosmile' Global Project to Prevent Cervical Cancer
TOKYO – UNFPA has joined Tokyo FM Radio and other Japanese partners – including the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Sanrio, maker of the popular Hello Kitty…
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