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9 October 2019
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Community leaders in China give hope to the elderly
In Qionglai, Sichuan province of southwest China, elderly people are finding new ways to contribute to society, by joining local older person associations.From government officials, community leaders... Read more
26 September 2019
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UNFPA launches project in Xining to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights for vulnerable populations
XINING, China, 26 September 2019 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund launched a three-year project in Xining for achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights for... Read more
22 August 2019
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National consultative meeting held to improve China’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education Guidance
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) China Office and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Beijing Office have jointly hosted a national consultative... Read more
16 August 2019
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Remarks by Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA China Representative at The 2nd China-Arab States Health Cooperation Forum
National Convention Center, Beijing On behalf of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), I wish to thank China’s National Health Commission for this opportunity to speak at the 2nd China-Arab States... Read more
15 July 2019
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Statement on the United States Decision to Again Withhold Funding from UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, notes with regret the determination by the United States of America to withhold funds from UNFPA for the third consecutive year.... Read more
11 July 2019
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Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether, when and how often to become pregnant. That right was... Read more
4 July 2019
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Opening Remarks by Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA China Representative at the National Event Commemorating the 2019 World Population Day
July 4 2019, Changchun City, Jilin Province On behalf of the United Nations Population Fund, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the National Health Commission and the Changchun Municipality... Read more
7 June 2019
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Hu Lan (third to the left) launched China’s first Dance4Life young pioneer band for promoting youth sexual and reproductive health.
A community volunteer breaks taboos in Shenzhen
Wherever young people gather in China, there is an elephant in the room. It’s too embarrassing for many people to discuss, so they don’t. And so the elephant keeps getting bigger.  Sexual and... Read more
21 May 2019
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Promoting women’s and children’s health through the life-course: China Women’s and Children’s Health Conference concluded in Beijing
The China Women’s and Children’s Health Conference co-hosted by China Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA), The George Institute for Global Health (TGI) and the United Nations Population Fund (... Read more
14 May 2019
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Today, Ms. Wen and Ms. Yan see eye-to-eye on the equality of women and girls. © Dushan Township Family Planning Office/Zhang Min
In China, women work to raise the status of girls
LILING, China – Not long ago, Wen Xiujuan was swept up in a romance. Against the wishes of her parents, she moved to the small village of Liling, 300 km from her hometown, to marry a young man named... Read more

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