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12 July 2017
Just $8.39 per person could give women control over their fertility
Written by Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA's Asia-Pacific Regional Director, this article was originally published by the World Economic Forum.  Nestled in a remote forest near the border with Vietnam, the... Read more
11 July 2017
Press Release
No woman should die giving birth. Babies must survive and thrive: The urgent need to invest in family planning, maternal and newborn health care
Bangkok, July 11, 2017 – Family planning is not only a fundamental human right that empowers individuals, especially women and girls, and helps save the lives of women and newborns, it is vital to... Read more
28 June 2017
Press Release
Partnerships, empowerment and action: an essential services package to end violence against women and girls in Asia-Pacific
  United Nations agencies convene over 100 government and civil society partners from 12 countries for a landmark regional meeting in Bangkok to respond to gender-based violence Bangkok, June 28,... Read more
5 June 2017
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA
UNFPA mourns the passing away of Executive Director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin
UNITED NATIONS — With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last night. He was... Read more
4 November 2014
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Estimated 75,000 pregnant women affected by floods in Pakistan
People seek shelter on higher ground after late monsoon rains caused widespread flooding across Pakistan's Punjab region, affecting more than 2.5 million people, including an estimated 75,000... Read more
28 July 2014
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UNFPA responds to needs of 36,000 pregnant women displaced in Pakistan
Thousands of displaced families have been living for years in the Jalozai camp in Pakistan's Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of June, military operations in  North Waziristan sent... Read more

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