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16 August 2019
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As we march to Nairobi, Myanmar calls for youth participation and equal access to quality education
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar – “The education system must be all-inclusive, enabling participation regardless of sex, being rich or poor, or from rural or urban areas. Only…
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22 July 2019
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UNFPA and EU sign agreement to kick off the second phase of Women and Girls First Programme in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar – The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed an agreement to support the second phase of the Women and Girls First …
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14 July 2019
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Myanmar fully committed to the ICPD agenda
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar – The ICPD is a precursor to attaining most of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This was the key message stressed by the Vice President of the…
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11 July 2019
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World Population Day 2019: 25 years of ICPD
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar – On 11 July 2019, a ceremony was held in Nay Pyi Taw to mark the commemoration of World Population Day 2019 under the theme 25 years of ICPD:…
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19 June 2019
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Myanmar at ICPD25: What’s Changed and what’s Unfinished Business?
YANGON, Myanmar – 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the 1994 meeting in Cairo where 179 governments…
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14 June 2019
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UNFPA and the Government of Myanmar sign Letter of Agreement
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar – On June 12, 2019, UNFPA and the Government of Myanmar signed a Letter of Agreement on the Cooperation for UNFPA’s 4th Country Programme (2018…
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24 May 2019
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In communities torn apart by armed conflict, youth centres nurture health, values and well-being
BHAMO, Myanmar – “There is a beautiful saying in Myanmar that youth are the brightest stars of the nation. But until young people know their own potential, and know…
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22 April 2019
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Ground-breaking guidelines turn the tide on how medical staff respond to gender-based violence
MYITKYINA, Myanmar – “Over the years, so many physically and sexually abused women have come this hospital. I used to just treat their injuries. I didn’t…
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10 April 2019
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“We must realize rights and choices for all – If not now, then when?”
2019 marks a double anniversary: 50 years for UNFPA, and 25 years since the ground-breaking International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994. …
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