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11 July 2016
Statement
Speech for World Population Day, 11 July 2016
Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world in Myanmar Janet E. Jackson, UNFPA representative for Myanmar Teenage years for some girls are a…
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27 June 2016
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Supporting community health and harmony through Chin Lone
UNFPA, and its partner the Myanmar Medical Association (MMA), has brought together Muslim and Rakhine communities through the traditional game of Chin Lone in an initiative to…
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16 June 2016
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How data journalism can impact on media reporting in Myanmar
Yangon - An excel sheet was displayed on the screen with a plethora of data. Some might feel overwhelmed by the presence of so many figures, but for Ms. Aye Thidar Kyaw it was…
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02 June 2016
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UNFPA Supplies: Promoting choice not chance
Thandar Oo looks older than her 38 years, but as she begins to speak it is apparent that the last year has taken its toll. Thandar did not use any contraceptives during the…
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27 May 2016
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“Women and Girls First”: Donors visit to Northern Shan on Joint Mission
Donors visit to Northern Shan on Joint Mission
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27 May 2016
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UNFPA supports the Myanmar media to move towards data journalism
On the 26th May, UNFPA, in coordination with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Myanmar Journalist Institution (MJI), held a…
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25 May 2016
Statement
Time to Put Women and Young People at Centre of Humanitarian Action
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Victoria fled Syria, got married when she was 16, and now — at the…
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24 May 2016
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Report: UNFPA Responding to Emergencies across Asia and the Pacific
Asia-Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. It is also home to a number of long- running conflicts that exact a human toll. The United Nations Population…
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23 May 2016
Statement
End fistula within a generation: Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA
United Nations, New York Obstetric fistula is almost exclusively a condition of the poorest, most vulnerable and most marginalized women and girls. It afflicts those who…
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