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Responding to Emergencies across Asia and the Pacific
Asia-Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. It is also home to a number of long-running conflicts that exact a human toll. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) places women and girls at the center of humanitarian response. Every year the number and frequency of disasters (whether natural or conflict-related) is increasing, with millions of people displaced from their homes. UNFPA works to fulfill the pledge of the Sustainable Development Goals, leaving no one behind: focusing on the needs of women and girls for a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
Women Who Lost Their Only Child in China and Their Family Status Facts and Figures 2015
China has implemented the family planning policy since the 1980s. Population who followed the policy in early years are now at their middle and old ages and families who lost their only child due to various reasons both in terms of the number and their general status have aroused extensive concerns of the society. Using data from the 2010 National Population Census, this report analyses the status of women who lost their only child and the number and characteristics of their families. Besides, in comparison with the characteristics of one-child families, analysis is also conducted on the causes of formation of families that lost their only child and their
the State of World Population 2014 Summary
Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented1.8 billion youth are alive today, and becausethey are the shapers and leaders of our global future.They matter because they have inherent human rightsthat must be fulfilled.
Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (20th Anniversary Edition)
Adopted by 179 governments, the ICPD Programme of Action marked a fundamental shift in global thinking on population and development issuesIt moved away from a focus on reaching speci c demographic targets to a focus on the needs, aspi- rations and rights of individual women and men The Programme of Action asserted that everyone counts, that the true focus of development policy must be the improvement of individual lives and the measure of progress should be the extent to which we address inequalities
Developing a Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy Framework: A Case-Study Review
UNFPA and the national partners in China plan to develop a proposal for a national comprehensive SRH policy framework. In preparation for this, UNFPA supported a case study review of the existing SRH policy frameworks of other countries in different regions, highlighting good examples as well as key factors defining core content and scope of such policy framework. The report presents the cases of thirteen countries across a range of different levels of social and economic development. We hope that together with other references, the report will be a good resource for ensuing policy discussions and dialogue.
Social Services Should be Provided to Urban Residential Population
Urbanization is a process where population move from rural to urban areas and where proportion of urban population, industrial structure, lifestyles of the people, living quality and rural development constantly change and progress. Urbanization of people is the core of urbanization.
Healthy urbanization is a comprehensive devel- opment process that centers on urbanization of people to promote coordinated development of population urbanization, economy urbanization, land urbanization, society urbanization and urbanization of social services. Healthy urbanization requires that the process of urbanization fit the economic development level and coordinate with resources, environment, rural construction and provision of social services.
The State of World Population 2014
Our world is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24, and the youth population is growing fastest in the poorest nations. Within this generation are 600 million adolescent girls with specific needs, challenges and aspirations for the future.
Executive Summary of The State of the World's Midwifery 2014
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2014: A Universal Pathway. A Woman’s Right to Health takes its inspiration from the United Nations Secretary-General’s Every Woman Every Child initiative and his call to action in September 2013 to do everything possible to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 and work towards the development and adoption of a post-2015 agenda based on the principle of universality.
UNFPA China Annual Report 2014
Throughout 2014, UNFPA China continued to work with its partners in the areas of population and development, reproductive health, youth and gender equality, primarily focusing on evidence-based advocacy, policy dialogue and advisory services in these areas. Efforts were also strengthened in communication, partnership building and resource mobilization, which have yielded encouraging results, demonstrating great potential for further expansion in these areas to support the overall goals of UNFPA’s assistance in China. For instance, UNFPA China’s presence on the Chinese social media platform Weibo has evolved into an effective venue to engage young people to act on promoting healthy norms and innovations to promote sexual and reproductive health messages among their peers.
The State of the World's Midwifery 2014: A Universal Pathway, A Woman's Right to Health
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2014: A Universal Pathway. A Woman’s Right to Health takes its inspiration from the United Nations Secretary-General’s Every Woman Every Child initiative and his call to action in September 2013 to do everything possible to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 and work towards the development and adoption of a post-2015 agenda based on the principle of universality.