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New Executive Director Reaches Out to Partners

<p>NEW YORK -- During his first two weeks of duty, UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin has been busy meeting with UNFPA partners, including several government and civil society representatives, and…

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New Video on Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines

MANILA -- Family planning is widely practised in Asia, but it remains controversial in the Philippines.

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State of World’s Midwifery: New Report to Document Birth Attendance in 60 Countries

The health of women and their newborns took centre stage in global development discussions in 2010, when the United Nations Secretary.General launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.

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One Year after the Earthquake, Haiti’s Recovery Proceeds Slowly

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, recovery is occurring in fits and starts as the country continues to struggle against adversity.

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Providing Support to Sudanese Returning Home to Vote

JUBA, Southern Sudan  — Tens of thousands of Sudanese citizens are on the move, returning from the North to the South to participate in a referendum that will determine whether the South will secede.

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New Research Analyzes Intersections between Women’s Rights, Religion and Politics

UNFPA has been a leader in applying cultural fluency to development and in garnering support from faith-based organizations to help carry out its mandate.

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UN Secretary-General Welcomes the New Year and New Executive Director with Visit to UNFPA

<p>NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took time out of his busy schedule yesterday to visit UNFPA, personally wish staff a happy New Year, thank them for their work and welcome the new UNFPA Executive…

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Taking Stock: Chad’s Population and Housing Census

It is difficult to analyze demographic and reproductive health trends for Chad, one of the world’s poorest countries. That’s because so many data points are missing.

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New Video Captures the Recovery Efforts for Survivors of Pakistan’s Floods

More than five months after one of the worst floods in history, millions of people in Pakistan remain displaced and living without basic necessities.

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