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EU joins UNFPA's "Women and Girls First" programme with EUR 5 Million funding
Yangon, Myanmar – The European Union has allocated 5 million Euros to support the Women and Girls First programme managed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The funding allows UNFPA to... Read more
As we march to Nairobi, Myanmar calls for youth participation and equal access to quality education
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar – “The education system must be all-inclusive, enabling participation regardless of sex, being rich or poor, or from rural or urban areas. Only then can all the youth have the... Read more
UNFPA and EU sign agreement to kick off the second phase of Women and Girls First Programme in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar – The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed an agreement to support the second phase of the Women and Girls First (WGF) Programme in Myanmar.... Read more
Myanmar fully committed to the ICPD agenda
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar – The ICPD is a precursor to attaining most of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This was the key message stressed by the Vice President of the Republic of the Union of... Read more
World Population Day 2019: 25 years of ICPD
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar – On 11 July 2019, a ceremony was held in Nay Pyi Taw to mark the commemoration of World Population Day 2019 under the theme 25 years of ICPD: accelerating the promise. Jointly... Read more
Myanmar at ICPD25: What’s Changed and what’s Unfinished Business?
Video of “Now I can breathe between my pregnancies” YANGON, Myanmar – 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the 1994 meeting in... Read more
UNFPA and the Government of Myanmar sign Letter of Agreement
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar – On June 12, 2019, UNFPA and the Government of Myanmar signed a Letter of Agreement on the Cooperation for UNFPA’s 4th Country Programme (2018-2022). The agreement was signed by... Read more
In communities torn apart by armed conflict, youth centres nurture health, values and well-being
BHAMO, Myanmar – “There is a beautiful saying in Myanmar that youth are the brightest stars of the nation. But until young people know their own potential, and know what their rights are, this... Read more
Ground-breaking guidelines turn the tide on how medical staff respond to gender-based violence
MYITKYINA, Myanmar – “Over the years, so many physically and sexually abused women have come this hospital. I used to just treat their injuries. I didn’t support them emotionally, and I didn’t refer... Read more
“We must realize rights and choices for all – If not now, then when?”
2019 marks a double anniversary: 50 years for UNFPA, and 25 years since the ground-breaking International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994. UNFPA’s flagship report... Read more