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22 February 2016
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UNFPA provides support to the 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Myanmar
UNFPA is sponsoring 50 youth and 200 professionals working in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) from across Myanmar, to attend the Asia Pacific…
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18 February 2016
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Australia supports UNFPA to improve women's health
In September 2015, UNFPA Myanmar partnered with RedR Australia, a humanitarian agency for international emergency relief, together with the Australian Department of Foreign…
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10 February 2016
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Young people are key for change in Magway
Young people in rural areas are key for the sustainable development of Myanmar, where approximately 70 per cent of the population live in rural areas. Young people in Magway are…
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08 February 2016
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UNFPA supports training in prepartion for the publication of census thematic reports
From the 21st to 29th January 2016, UNFPA supported training for national officers from the Department of Population, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Welfare and…
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04 February 2016
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Zika virus outbreak monitored by UNFPA
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on the Zika Virus UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is closely monitoring the…
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03 February 2016
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6th Data User-Producer Consultation on Census Thematic Reports
Nay Pyi Taw - The 6th user-producer consultation took place in in Nay Pyi Taw on 3rd February 2016, looking at the themes and data that will shape the thematic reports on…
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03 February 2016
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Ending early marriage in rural Myanmar
UNFPA’s nationwide review of its support to rural youth has indicated that early marriage remains under-addressed in Myanmar. The review showed that early marriage in rural…
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27 January 2016
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Six months on from the floods that devasted parts of Myanmar
It is now six months since the severe flooding in 12 of Myanmar’s 14 States and Regions affected approximately 1.7 million of the country’s population. UNFPA reflects on its…
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19 January 2016
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The Story of A HIV Positive Sex Worker
The 26 year old Zin Zin (not her real name) is a native of Taungoo. She was brought up in a low income family of six. Her father, a railway worker, died of pneumonia when she was…
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