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Marites, 37, was nine months pregnant when tropical storm Ondoy, one of the worst floods that hit Metro Manila, swept away her family’s house along a riverbank in Cainta, Rizal in 2011. Marites’... Read more
UNFPA HAILS NEW FATWA ON EARLY MARRIAGE, GENDER AND YOUTH
Davao City, Philippines (23 November 2015) -- Islamic leaders, including Muslim Religious Leaders and legal experts, in Mindanao today endorsed a new Fatwa, or formal legal opinion, clarifying the... Read more
UNFPA Ready to Support Women Affected by Typhoon Koppu
20 October 2015 -- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, stands ready to provide targeted assistance to vulnerable women and girls affected by Typhoon Koppu (locally named Lando), which hit... Read more
BANGSAMORO LEADER WELCOMES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMME
CAMP DARAPANAN, Maguindanao, Philippines – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chair Al-Haj Murad Ebrahim welcomed a new collaboration on reproductive health with UNFPA, the United Nations... Read more
Midwife Gives Back to Indigenous Peoples' Community
It takes a one-hour motorcycle ride and seven kilometers of walking for 26-year-old Jowena Bangcas to reach the health center of an indigenous peoples' community in the town of Carmen, North Cotabato... Read more
Count in Vulnerable Populations in Disaster Preparedness and Response
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, called on humanitarian agencies to redouble efforts in addressing the special needs of vulnerable populations in preparedness and response measures to... Read more
SRHR Promotes Sustainable Peace and Development
The United Nations Population Fund called for the inclusion of reproductive health provisions in the Bangsamoro Basic Law and the Bangsamoro Development Plan in support of sustainable peace and... Read more
More Heads and Hands to Address Maternal Deaths
The cases presented were of women ages 20, 36 and 25 years old respectively. Though age and circumstances were varied, there were commonalities—they are from the Municipality of San Luis in Agusan... Read more
UNFPA Salutes Tireless RH Advocate
Following is the message of UNFPA Country Representative Klaus Beck on the passing of former Commission on Population (POPCOM) Executive Director Tomas Osias. On behalf of the United Nations... Read more
Midwives Critical in Maternal and Newborn Care
The United Nations Population Fund called for greater investments in enhancing the capacities of midwives and in expanding the reach of their services as the world observed the International Day of... Read more