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7 November 2018
Press Release
In partnership with UNFPA, the Department of Health and Amai Pakpak Medical Center establish a Women and Children Protection Unit in Marawi City
MARAWI, Philippines – To provide a multi-sectoral specialized care to the survivors of gender-based violence, the Department of Health, in partnership with UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and... Read more
17 October 2018
Press Release
The State of World Population 2018
MANILA, Philippines, 17 October 2018 - The global trend towards smaller families is a reflection of people making reproductive choices.  “The historic transition to lower fertility has emerged... Read more
26 September 2018
News
In the aftermath of Typhoon Ompong in the Philippines, pregnant women prove resilient
ITOGON, BENGUET, Philippines – Nine months pregnant and caught in the maelstrom of Typhoon Mangkhut’s strong rains and gusty winds, Ginalyn Franco prepared to leave her home on September 16 in the... Read more
17 September 2018
Press Release
UNFPA ready to support government's response to Typhoon Ompong
MANILA, Philippines, 17 September 2018—  Typhoon Mangkhut (locally known as Ompong) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on 12 September. The storm’s strong rains and gusty winds... Read more
29 August 2018
News
Aslima Tawacal, 35, went for a check-up at the UNFPA-supported medical mission, and learned she was anaemic. She also received medicines and a dignity kit. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor
Despite an end to the conflict in Marawi, Philippines, humanitarian needs remain for women and girls
MARAWI, Philippines – In a sweltering tent at a rain-beaten evacuation centre in conflict-scarred Marawi city, Aslima Tawacal, 35, carefully safeguards the medicines she has just received from a... Read more
19 August 2018
News
World Humanitarian Day 2018
 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on  World Humanitarian Day 2018   Women and girls uprooted by war or disaster are at heightened risk of rape, exploitation and abuse. Yet... Read more
11 August 2018
Statement
International Youth Day 2018
Let’s Put Young People at the Centre   Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on  International Youth Day 2018   We want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and make good on... Read more
11 July 2018
News
UNFPA Representative Klaus Beck's speech at World Population Day
Fifty years ago, the world declared family planning to be a basic human right. On May 13, 1968, at the International Conference on Human Rights in Iran, the global community affirmed that, and I... Read more
9 July 2018
News
Philippine businesses empower their employees with family planning
LAGUNA, Philippines – “I used to believe that jumping after sex prevented pregnancy,” said Phoebe Tamondong, 25, a human resources assistant at Daiwa Seiko Philippines Corp. in Laguna, Philippines.... Read more
21 June 2018
News
ECOP, DOLE, and POPCOM, supported by UNFPA, holds first-ever conference on family planning in the workplace
MANILA, Philippines— The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Commission on Population (POPCOM), supported by UNFPA, the United... Read more

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