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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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18 May 2016
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My dream is changing: I just want to go home
Khin Me Me Htun was 22 years old when a wave of inter-communal violence swept across the Myanmar state of Rakhine in 2012. She had just completed her BA in English at Sittwe…
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17 May 2016
Statement
Regional Director's message for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Choose Love Let us celebrate love instead of punishing it. Let us rather punish hatred and violence. This is the central message of Free and Equal, a campaign launched by…
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05 May 2016
UNFPA and its partner Myanmar Nurses and Midwives Association support midwives in hard-to-reach communities
Yangon - It was almost midnight when she arrived at the village where she would work as a midwife for the next year. The car left her in the middle of the village. Alone, she was…
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05 May 2016
Statement
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
International Day of the Midwife 2016 Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund On this International Day…
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11 April 2016
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Census champions: Immigration Director in Rakhine uses census data for development
Census champions
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03 April 2016
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Census data for non-government controlled areas: Building bridges across frontlines
Census data for non-government controlled areas
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31 March 2016
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Psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence in flood zones
The after effects of a natural disaster can be felt in abundance. In 2015, Cyclone Komen caused flooding and landslides across the country’s states and regions. Reports of gender…
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