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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
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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
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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
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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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19 December 2016
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Mock trial enables open discussion on cyber bullying and date rape
Thuzar, an undergraduate student from Yangon’s Dagon University, read the statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund, and…
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06 December 2016
News
The men who stand up against domestic violence
Aung Htwe, 41, had to flee his home in Nam San Yam village in northern Myanmar when fighting between armed forces reached his village. For the last five years, he’s lived…
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