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27 May 2015
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88 Generation Peace and Open Society: What’s in the census for the people?
Braving the rains on the 16th May, fifty two people from 88 Generation Peace and Open Society gathered in an eastern suburb of Yangon for a workshop on the launch of the main…
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27 May 2015
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The wait is over
After more than three decades, H.E.U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, will open the ceremony to launch the main results of the Myanmar Population and…
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27 May 2015
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I lived through three Myanmar censuses – but this one I trust!
U Thein Tun was a skeptic of previous Myanmar government in its ability to carry out a worthwhile census but he thinks that this past year's nation-wide population count is…
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26 May 2015
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What will the census data look like?
Once the census data is released on May 29th 2015, the Union and State/Region reports, a non-technical short publication on the Highlights of the Census as well as a wall chart…
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26 May 2015
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Improving Myanmar’s maternal health care and boosting midwifery skills are UNFPA priorities
More than 500 midwives from the Yangon region, all dressed in their bright red longyis and white hats, the tell-tale sign of Myanmar’s midwives locally known as the “Red Angels,”…
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21 May 2015
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We are getting ready for the launch of the main census – Are you?
Yangon-- A massive amount of printing is underway for the launch of the main census results on the 29th May 2015 in Nay Pyi Taw. A Union Report is being printed which contains…
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21 May 2015
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Data Journalism is on its way for Myanmar’s 2014 census
During the month of May, Internews, with support from the Department of Population and technical assistance from UNFPA, is training journalists from public and private TV and…
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20 May 2015
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How are civil societies organisations preparing their communities for the main census results?
Civil Society Organisations, selected as UNFPA grantees, are preparing communities across the country for the main census results, armed with a copy of the census toolkit which…
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19 May 2015
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UNFPA supports census awareness training for disability group in Yangon
Approximately forty representatives from various disabilty groups living in the Yangon region attended a two-day training session from 29-30 April, 2015, organised by the United…
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