07 March 2012
Press Release
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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