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07 March 2012
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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
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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
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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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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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
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Our Human Footprint
In June this year, the 'world' will meet in Brazil for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or Rio+20 – twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio where…
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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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16 January 2012
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At the Heart of Sex Selection, a Preference for Boys
The sex-ratio imbalance that has plagued certain Asian countries has been increasing in the last few years with one exception, the Republic of Korea, while a few European…
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14 January 2012
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A Fruitful Trip to Seoul for UNFPA Executive Director
SEOUL – Strengthening the partnership with the Republic of Korea at all levels – with parliamentarians, civil society, media and young people – is a top mission for UNFPA, said…
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