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05 May 2014
Statement
STATEMENT OF UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. BABATUNDE OSOTIMEHIN, FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MIDWIFE 2014
Globally, in the past two decades, maternal death has declined by nearly half. In the same period, skilled birth attendance has increased by 15 per cent, with two out of three…
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11 April 2014
Press Release
Strengthening National Capacity on Data Collection and Utilization to Ensure Everyone Counts
UNFPA China and its partners of the joint data project - National Statistics Bureau (NBS) and UNICEF - held an annual project meeting to review progress made in 2013, and to…
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11 April 2014
Press Release
International Roundtable on the Family Violence Legislation in China
Beijing, 11 April 2014 – National and international experts gathered in Beijing to share perspectives and knowledge on the Family Violence Legislationat a two-day roundtable event…
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04 April 2014
Press Release
Protect the Most Vulnerable to Build Healthy Societies Free from HIV
As we celebrate World Health Day 2014, we should recognise the huge progress which China, and the world, have made in the response to HIV. Globally, new HIV infections have fallen…
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01 January 2014
News
DEVELOPMENT IS BEING DERAILED BY IGNORING EQUALITY, RIGHTS AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, UN CAUTIONS
UNITED NATIONS, New York — A new report finds that growing inequalities will undo significant gains in health and longevity made over the past 20 years. To sustain these gains,…
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08 December 2013
Press Release
University Students Making Short Movies Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People
Beijing, 8 December 2013-- - Initiated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) China Office and Sohu.com, the Awards Ceremony of Acting for Youth Short Movie Competition was…
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06 December 2013
Press Release
A Glimpse Into Why Some Chinese Men Use Violence against Women and Girls
One in two men interviewed reported using physical and/or sexual violence against a female partner during lifetime, according to the findings of the first ever quantitative study…
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24 November 2013
Press Release
Ending Gender-based Violence: Men and Boys in Action in China
On the eve of the 14th International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women (24th November 2013), the first annual meeting of the China White Ribbon Volunteers Network,…
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30 October 2013
News
MORE THAN 7 MILLION GIRLS IN POOR COUNTRIES GIVE BIRTH BEFORE 18 EACH YEAR, FINDS NEW UNFPA REPORT
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York, 30 October 2013 — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under…
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