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Myanmar SWOP 2013 launch kicks off in Yangon
Girls under the age of 15 account for 2 million of the annual total of 7.3 million new adolescent mothers. If current trends continue, the number of births to girls under the age of 15 could rise... Read more
UNFPA launches State of World Population 2013 in Myanmar
Yangon, Myanmar Every day, 20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth in in developing countries. Nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage... Read more
UNFPA celebrates World youth AIDS day with Youth bash in Yangon
More than 3000 youths, families, friends and members of the general public showed up for a fun filled day of activities and awareness raising for the... Read more
UNFPA discusses empowerment of rural women at Myanmar first Women’s Forum
More than 600 mainly women from all corners of Myanmar, representing the Parliament, civil society, NGOs, INGOs, UN organisations, local media, as... Read more
UNFPA conducts annual programme review meeting with partners
UNFPA representatives met with its implementing partners for its annual programme review meeting to discuss progress on the Myanmar 3rd Country... Read more
UNFPA discusses safe sex and HIV/AIDS preventative measures in Mandalay
UNFPA experts travelled to Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, to discuss AIDS prevention with HIV health workers, government officials and key... Read more
Myanmar celebrates World AIDS Day with walk-a-thon in Yangon
In the twilight hours of Saturday morning, on 30 November 2013, more than 460 men, women and children from various Myanmar based UN agencies,... Read more
UNFPA pushing the boundaries in outreach to Myanmar youth
Hugs, candle-light testimonials and music. The UNFPA is using unconventional means to reach out to Myanmar youth to increase their knowledge of basic... Read more
UNFPA sees former foes unite for Census in Wa Region in eastern Myanmar
The UNFPA and the Government of Myanmar conducted a special five-day joint mission to the non-government controlled area in the far north east of the... Read more
Stop Violence Against Women in Myanmar, UNFPA supports 16 Days of activism campaign
Over 200 men, women and children from across the country participated in a rally to mark the “Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence... Read more