- 29 Nov 2010
- Press Release
UNFPA Helps Prevent and Address Gender-based Violence among Pakistan Flood Survivors
ISLAMABAD—As part of its humanitarian response to Pakistan’s worst natural disaster in living memory, UNFPA is coordinating interventions to prevent and respond to gender-based violence among the…
UNFPA Helps Prevent and Address Gender-based Violence among Pakistan Flood…
ISLAMABAD—As part of its humanitarian response to Pakistan’s worst natural disaster in living memory, UNFPA is coordinating…
Read story- 25 Nov 2010
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Princess Basma Leads United Nations Event on The State of World Population 2010
<p>AMMAN—UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Princess Basma Bint Talal, received the Fund’s The State of World Population 2010 at a round-table forum at the United Nations building.</p>
Princess Basma Leads United Nations Event on The State of World Population 2010
<p>AMMAN—UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Princess Basma Bint Talal, received the Fund’s The State of World Population 2010 at a…
Read story- 23 Nov 2010
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Making Sure Every Tanzanian Counts
<p>DAR ES SALAAM—UNFPA and the United Kingdom Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), today signed a 5-million-pound agreement to help the 2012 Population and Housing…
Making Sure Every Tanzanian Counts
<p>DAR ES SALAAM—UNFPA and the United Kingdom Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), today signed a…
Read story- 19 Nov 2010
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UNFPA Welcomes New Executive Director
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York–UNFPA today welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General's announcement naming Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin as Executive Director of UNFPA, to succeed Thoraya…
UNFPA Welcomes New Executive Director
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York–UNFPA today welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General's announcement naming Dr.…
Read story- 16 Nov 2010
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UNFPA Assists Women Displaced by Indonesian Volcano
<p>JAKARTA—Tens of thousands of pregnant women are among the 340,000 people uprooted by two recent eruptions of Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia. To protect their health, UNFPA has…
UNFPA Assists Women Displaced by Indonesian Volcano
<p>JAKARTA—Tens of thousands of pregnant women are among the 340,000 people uprooted by two recent eruptions of Mount…
Read story- 11 Nov 2010
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UNFPA Helps Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women and People Living with HIV and AIDS in Haiti
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—As part of its efforts to improve hygiene conditions and prevent the recent spread of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, UNFPA has distributed nearly 7,000 hygiene-…
UNFPA Helps Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women and People Living with HIV and…
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—As part of its efforts to improve hygiene conditions and prevent the recent spread of the…
Read story- 05 Nov 2010
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UNFPA Responds to Cyclone Giri in Myanmar
<p>YANGON, Myanmar — More than 70,000 people remain homeless in western Myanmar two weeks after Cyclone Giri killed 45 people and destroyed 15,000 homes.</p>
UNFPA Responds to Cyclone Giri in Myanmar
<p>YANGON, Myanmar — More than 70,000 people remain homeless in western Myanmar two weeks after Cyclone Giri killed 45…
Read story- 27 Oct 2010
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UNFPA Adapts Hygiene Kits to Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women in Haiti
<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE—In response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti, UNFPA is adapting 22,000 standard hygiene kits to include specific items that could reduce or prevent the spread of the…
UNFPA Adapts Hygiene Kits to Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women in Haiti
<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE—In response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti, UNFPA is adapting 22,000 standard hygiene kits to…
Read story- 20 Oct 2010
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New UNFPA Report Links Peace, Security and Development to Women’s Rights and Empowerment
<p>LONDON—When women have access to the same rights and opportunities as men, they are more resilient to conflict and disaster and can lead reconstruction and renewal efforts in their societies…
New UNFPA Report Links Peace, Security and Development to Women’s Rights and…
<p>LONDON—When women have access to the same rights and opportunities as men, they are more resilient to conflict and…
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