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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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01 January 2017
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STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN,ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS REQUIRES RENEWED EFFORTS TO END VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES
This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated by someone she knows. Moreover…
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01 January 2017
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STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN,ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS: THE TRANSFORMATIVE FORCE OF POPULATION AGEING
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a challenge. To ensure that everyone’s well-being is…
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01 January 2017
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INVESTMENT IN MIDWIFERY CAN SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES OF WOMEN AND NEWBORNS
A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
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01 December 2016
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AGEING AND SDGS HELD IN BEIJING
Dec. 1, 2016, Beijing—The International Conference on Population Ageing and the Sustainable Development Goals was convened today in Beijing to discuss the importance of population…
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01 December 2016
Press Release
Fast-track towards Ending the Aids Epidemic in China : New Cases of HIV are Entirely Avoidable
This year’s World AIDS Day’s theme, Hands Up for Prevention, reminds us that we still have work to do to reduce HIV transmission if we are to meet the global target set out in the…
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25 November 2016
Press Release
A Long Fight Chinese Women's Odyssey to Escape Domestic Violence
By Xinhua writers Wang Aihua, Ding Chunyu LIUYANG, Hunan Province, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Ping, 43, considers her husband "very nice" simply because he doesn't beat her.
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16 November 2016
Statement
Speech by UNFPA China Assistant Representative Mr. Peng Jiong at the 7th China Maternal and Child Health Development Forum
Distinguished Mr. Zhang Wenkang, Lifelong Honorary President of CMCHA, Distinguished Mr. Chen Ziquan, President of CMCHA, Distinguished Mr. Wang Canping, Deputy Director…
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