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15 March 2017
Census report projects population growth over 35 years, and supports long-term planning
The newly released census report 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Thematic Report on Population Projections 2014-2050, projects the growth of Myanmar’s population…
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14 March 2017
“Women and Girls First” celebration for International Women’s Day
On the advent of International Women’s Day, UNFPA celebrated the first year of the Women and Girls First initiative together with a host of local and international partners…
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08 March 2017
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Be bold for change
UNFPA marks the 2017 International Women’s Day with a celebration of the Women and Girls First initiative. Women and Girls First captures the spirit of #BeBoldForChange by…
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17 February 2017
News
No more silence - UNFPA raises GBV awareness among local communities in Myanmar
In late 2016, UNFPA, in collaboration with partner organizations the Myanmar Medical Association (MMA), Marie Stopes International and Association François-Xavier Bagnoud…
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15 February 2017
News
UNFPA help reaches through lines of fire in Myanmar’s Kachin State
Since the armed conflict in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State intensified in December 2015, almost 7,000 people have fled the area amid shelling and airstrikes. Among the…
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30 January 2017
Statement
UN Resident Coordinator's press statement on killing of U Ko Ni
Yangon, Myanmar - The UN Resident Coordinator in Myanmar condemns in the strongest terms the killing of U Ko Ni who was shot dead at the Yangon airport on 29 January, 2017 and…
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18 January 2017
Press Release
Census report: 4.25 million people born in Myanmar now live abroad
YANGON, Myanmar - A new census report reveals that an estimated 4.25 million people who were born in Myanmar now live abroad. This number includes the 2.02 million household…
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10 January 2017
Press Release
One million new jobs needed for young people in the next four years
YANGON, Myanmar, 10 January 2017 — A new census report reveals that despite its young population, Myanmar must position itself well if it is to harness a…
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26 December 2016
News
Mobile clinics bring reproductive health care to displaced women
When Dr Kyaw Linn Htun arrives at the Thar Ga Ya camp for displaced people on a Tuesday morning, almost 20 women are already lined up to see him. They fled their homes four years…
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