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15 May 2017
Press Release
International Seminar on Population Projection Methodology
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) China together with the China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC) of the National Health and Family Planning Commission …
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15 May 2017
Press Release
Population and Development South-South Cooperation Centre of Excellence Launched in Beijing During the Belt and Road Forum
The Population and Development South-South Cooperation Center of Excellence was officially launched at the China Population and Development Research Center during the Belt and…
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05 May 2017
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day of the Midwife:Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very trying circumstances. Thanks to midwives, millions…
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15 February 2017
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UNFPA’s New Representative Commits Continued Support to China
Dr.Babatunde Ahonsi, the new Representative of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, presented his credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (MOFA) in Beijing…
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17 January 2017
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REMARKS OF UNFPA CHINA REPRESENTATIVE, MR. ARIE HOEKMAN, AT THE 6TH CHINA MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SUMMIT
Distinguished Mr. Zhang Wenkang, President of the CMCHA, Ms. Liu Yinyan, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Health and Family Planning Commission, Dear friends, colleagues, ladies…
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01 January 2017
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STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN, FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY
A recent United Nations report warns that the number of forcibly displaced people has risen to a record number – almost 60 million at the end of 2014. Among these, most women and…
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01 January 2017
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UNFPA PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN AIDS TO 126,000 PREGNANT WOMEN AFFECTED BY NEPAL QUAKE
Needs are quickly escalating in Nepal, in the aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake. The most recent UN estimates indicate more than 5,000 have been killed and 8 million…
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01 January 2017
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ACT TO PREVENT ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
Around the world, about 16 million girls aged 15-19 give birth each year. In developing countries, out of 100 girls, 19 give birth by age 18 and 3 give birth before age 15…
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01 January 2017
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MATERNAL DEATHS CONTINUE TO FALL, NEW DATA SHOW
New data from the United Nations reveal that maternal deaths have declined by 45 per cent since 1990. Some 523,000 deaths occurred from complications in pregnancy or childbirth in…
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