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UNFPA supports the Myanmar media to move towards data journalism

calendar_today 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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Time to Put Women and Young People at Centre of Humanitarian Action

calendar_today 25 May 2016

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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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Report: UNFPA Responding to Emergencies across Asia and the Pacific

calendar_today 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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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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