calendar_today 05 May 2017

Midwives bring family planning to the last mile with new commodities logistics system

Ma Mar Mar Win listens carefully as the midwife explains about different contraceptive methods. All the time, she thinks about her family. Her husband works in a variety of jobs …

calendar_today 05 April 2017

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Young people who bear the scars of war build peace in Myanmar

The drive to Kat Pa Li Village in Kayin is breath taking. Limestone hills lie bare amid patches of cultivation and green forest. Smoke rising from hamlets under the setting sun…

calendar_today 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…

calendar_today 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…

calendar_today 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…

calendar_today 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…

calendar_today 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…