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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

calendar_today 23 May 2016

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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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My dream is changing: I just want to go home

calendar_today 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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Regional Director's message for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

calendar_today 17 May 2016

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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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Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns

calendar_today 05 May 2016

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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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UNFPA and its partner Myanmar Nurses and Midwives Association support midwives in hard-to-reach communities

calendar_today 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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Census data for non-government controlled areas: Building bridges across frontlines

calendar_today 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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Psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence in flood zones

calendar_today 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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Presentation on the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Census Report Volume 2B Occupation and Industry

calendar_today 29 March 2016

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Presentation on the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Census Report Volume 2B Occupation and Industry

This presentation from the launch of the Census Report Volume 2B Occupation and Industry, gives insight into what people in Myanmar are doing on a daily basis…

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