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The Asia and the Pacific region is home to nearly 3.7 billion people, which amounts to about 60 percent of the world's total population. While the region has made significant progress in reducing...
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The International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) is a biennial congress which brings together people from various backgrounds in the Asia-Pacific region to meet and share knowledge...
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During the 1950s and 1960s, most less developed countries were characterized by high fertility levels. Recognizing this, governments undertook sustained measures to promote family planning and...
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Fifteen years ago, the world came together at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, and agreed by consensus on a 20-year Programme of Action that integrated a...
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Home to more than 60 per cent of the world’s population, Asia-Pacific is a culturally, economically and politically diverse region. Gender disparities persist in access to health, sexual and...
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Several UNFPA country offices in Asia and the Pacific have ongoing efforts designed to strengthen the capacities of health sectors to respond efficaciously to gender-based violence (GBV). While these...
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This brochure provides brief introduction of UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific (APRO), and its priorities – including safe motherhood, family planning, HIV prevention, adolescents’ health, women’s rights...
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Over half a million women die each year due to complications during pregnancy and child birth. Forty-four percent of these women are from Asia and the Pacific. The vast majority of these deaths are...
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Asia has an enormous population of young people, with some 850 million between the ages of 10-24. There is great diversity among these groups, and they face significant social, cultural and political...
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On 31 October 2000, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. UNSCR 1325 is a landmark legal and political document that obliges all actors involved in...