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1 November 2013
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Census count down for regional and local officials in northern Myanmar

With the Myanmar census only a few months away, UNFPA joined the Ministry of Immigration and Population in town hall awareness raising events across... Read more

27 October 2013
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Can you put on a price tag on friendship or being happy, UNFPA asks the youth

More than 3200 young people have participated in a joint programme operated by the UNFPA and Myanmar Medical Association (MMA) to educate young... Read more

27 September 2013
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UNFPA staff to rally public support for 2014 Myanmar census

Six months before Myanmar embarks on its first census in more than 30 years, staff members of UNFPA Myanmar agreed they would all do their part in... Read more

27 September 2013
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Expert workshop discusses guidelines on combatting HIV/AIDS in Myanmar

Approximately 50 people from Yangon-based United Nations agencies, local INGOs and female and transgender persons working within the sex trade,... Read more

23 September 2013
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UNFPA delivers UN message on the International day of Democracy in Myanmar

Myanmar parliamentarians and international officials led observations of this year’s International Day of Democracy at the Assembly of the Union, the... Read more

19 September 2013
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Myanmar Youth: Let’s talk about sex and health

Like the famous song goes “let’s talk about sex” and that is exactly what the UNFPA is doing to empower Myanmar's youth and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention. The UNFPA has teamed up with... Read more

17 September 2013
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UNFPA addresses preparations on Myanmar’s upcoming Census in 2014

Experts from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other organisations addressed issues and concerns related to the highly anticipated 2014... Read more

11 September 2013
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UN Cares Training for PEP Starter Kit Custodians

A landmark training aimed at providing emergency medical response for individuals who are possibly exposed to the HIV virus, has been undertaken in... Read more

5 September 2013
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UNFPA opens maternity ward in deprived area of Yangon

In the rural, low income township of Shwe Pyi Thar, at the outskirts of Yangon live a group of remarkable female nurse-midwives who, on a voluntary... Read more

29 August 2013
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Celebrating International Youth Day in Myanmar

Message to the youth: “I would like to send a message to Myanmar migrants living abroad. The situation in Myanmar is now improving, please come back... Read more

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