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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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19 December 2016
News
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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02 December 2016
News
Violence against women – a heartbreak in Myanmar
“Some women are very upset and are not able to immediately explain what has happened. I have to help them relax and become calm before they can talk.” Daw Lu Bu is a…
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01 December 2016
News
World AIDS Day: Giving HIV-positive sex workers access to family planning
Ma San San Aye, a woman in her forties with short hair, picked up the ringing mobile phone and spoke for a few minutes. “Sorry, it’s one of my peers,” she…
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29 November 2016
Statement
Safeguarding women and girls affected by the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Statement on Safeguarding Women and Girls in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
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28 November 2016
News
Message man to man - Changing attitudes to violence against women in Myanmar
On a Wednesday afternoon in the monsoon month of September, the community hall at the Myo Ma camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Waing Maw Township, Kachin, Myanmar,…
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25 November 2016
Statement
A silent emergency: Violence against women and girls
Violence against women and girls is a silent emergency in Myanmar. It ranges from groping on buses to human trafficking. It includes harassment, cyber exploitation, psychological…
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