- 12 Nov 2015
- Press Release
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
Report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division highlights progress GENEVA/NEW YORK, 12 November 2015 – The maternal death ratio has fallen by 44 per cent…
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
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Read story- 22 Sep 2015
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As Europe’s Refugee Crisis Worsens, Thousands of Women and Girls on the Move Urgently Need Reproductive Health Care
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK/ISTANBUL – With hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants moving from Greece through the Balkans to reach Western and Northern Europe, the countries along the transit…
As Europe’s Refugee Crisis Worsens, Thousands of Women and Girls on the Move…
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK/ISTANBUL – With hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants moving from Greece through the Balkans to…
Read story- 08 Sep 2015
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New UNFPA Tool on Implementing HIV and STI Programmes with Men who have Sex with Men
A tool for implementing comprehensive programmes on HIV and sexually transmitted infections with men who have sex with men was released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The…
New UNFPA Tool on Implementing HIV and STI Programmes with Men who have Sex…
A tool for implementing comprehensive programmes on HIV and sexually transmitted infections with men who have sex with men was…
Read story- 27 Jul 2015
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UNFPA helping Pregnant Women Deliver Safely in Yemen
As the United Nations intensifies its humanitarian efforts to respond to the ongoing crisis in Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is working with partners to ensure safe birth for…
UNFPA helping Pregnant Women Deliver Safely in Yemen
As the United Nations intensifies its humanitarian efforts to respond to the ongoing crisis in Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations…
Read story- 16 Jul 2015
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World Leaders’ Commitment to New Social Compact on Poverty, Unfinished MDGs, Boon to Millions of Women, Girls, Says UNFPA
ADDIS ABABA—World leaders have agreed on measures to generate additional investments to tackle economic, social and environmental challenges at the United Nations Third International Conference on…
World Leaders’ Commitment to New Social Compact on Poverty, Unfinished MDGs,…
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Read story- 29 May 2015
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Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs
NAY PYI TAW—A comprehensive profile of Myanmar’s 51.5 million people and how they live is available for the first time in three decades, after today’s release of the 2014 Population and Housing…
Census Results Highlight Myanmar’s Development Needs
NAY PYI TAW—A comprehensive profile of Myanmar’s 51.5 million people and how they live is available for the first time in three…
Read story- 08 Apr 2015
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Former UNFPA Executive Director, African NGO Win 2015 UN Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, a former Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), an African non…
Former UNFPA Executive Director, African NGO Win 2015 UN Population Award
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, a former Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the…
Read story- 12 Feb 2015
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$56 Million Needed to Provide Services in Ebola-affected Countries to Avoid Maternal Death Toll of Civil Wars Years
UNITED NATIONS, New York—More than $56 million is urgently needed to provide vital reproductive, maternal and newborn health services in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This amount, according to…
$56 Million Needed to Provide Services in Ebola-affected Countries to Avoid…
UNITED NATIONS, New York—More than $56 million is urgently needed to provide vital reproductive, maternal and newborn health…
Read story- 09 Dec 2014
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Reproductive health care critical for pregnant women affected by Typhoon Hagupit
MANILA, Philippines – Two million people have been affected by Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby), according to the latest government figures in the Philippines. They include more than 30,000…
Reproductive health care critical for pregnant women affected by Typhoon Hagupit
MANILA, Philippines – Two million people have been affected by Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby), according to the latest…
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