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25 November 2016
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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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21 October 2016
Statement
ITAB Statement of 21 October, 2016
Nay Pyi Taw Note: The International Technical Advisory Board (ITAB) was formed in January 2013. ITAB’s role in the 2014 Population and Housing Census in Myanmar is to…
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20 October 2016
Statement
UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin On the Occasion of the Launch of The State of World Population 2016
Welcome to the release of The State of World Population 2016, published by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. This year’s report is entitled, “10: How our…
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20 October 2016
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Horizon Still Limited for Many 10-Year-Old Girls in Myanmar
According to the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, young people, aged 10-24, account for almost 30 per cent of the total population; a huge potential reservoir for the…
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11 October 2016
Statement
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the International Day of the Girl Child “Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?…
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07 October 2016
News
Chin women write heartfelt letter to Health and Hope after receiving UNFPA’s Kits
Yangon - In 2016, Help and Hope established an office in Lailenpi town, Chin State: the State where married women on average give birth to nine children, according to the…
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04 October 2016
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Findings of the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Workforce Assessment
As part of the Joint UN Health System Strengthening Initiative supported by the 3MDG Fund, UNFPA, with the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Sports, and with expertise…
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30 September 2016
Press Release
New census report reveals alarmingly high child death in districts: In Labutta, one in six boys die before their fifth birthday
YANGON, Myanmar — Infant and under-five mortality in Myanmar is the second-highest in ASEAN. But there is significant geographical variation within the country. A new…
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29 September 2016
Press Release
New census report reveals hardship and family planning needs: Married women in Myanmar give birth to five children on average
YANGON, Myanmar — While the total fertility rate in Myanmar is 2.5 children per woman, and on par with ASEAN averages, new and more detailed data tell a very different…
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