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01 July 2019
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Australia and UNFPA hand over emergency maternity tents to DOH
MANILA, Philippines, 1 July 2019 — Australian Embassy Deputy Head of Mission, Mat Kimberley, and UNFPA Representative in the Philippines, Iori Kato handed over three…
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23 May 2019
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Barcode technology that is transforming life-saving and life-changing support for women and girls in the Philippines
Antipolo City, Philippines – With a hopeful smile, Maricel Bedla eagerly awaited to learn and gain access to family planning services at a health centre in the village of…
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23 April 2019
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Reaching pregnant women vulnerable from conflict in Maguindanao, Philippines
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines – “I was inside our house when I heard powerful explosions and intense gunfire,” Nadia Muson, 35, told UNFPA. Eight months pregnant and…
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12 April 2019
Press Release
UNFPA provides hygiene and safety supplies to displaced pregnant women in the BARMM
UNFPA estimates there could be as many as 1,400 pregnant women among the affected population. “Women do not stop getting pregnant or delivering babies just because an emergency…
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10 April 2019
News
UNFPA launches State of World Population Report 2019
Despite remarkable achievements in the past five decades, much more must be done to break the barriers that prevent women, men and couples from fully exercising their reproductive…
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08 March 2019
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UNFPA Philippines celebrates International Women's Day with Vice President Leni Robredo
To commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is standing in solidarity with everyone who are working tirelessly to address the…
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07 March 2019
News
International Women’s Day Summit 2019: Advancing the Rights and Representation of Filipino Women
As part of a series of events to formally kick things off, SPARK! and the Office of the Vice President, in partnership with the Embassies of Austria and Sweden, the United Nations…
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01 March 2019
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Don’t Tell Me How To Dress Exhibit at Gateway Mall
Message of UNFPA Philippines Representative Iori Kato Don’t Tell Me How To Dress Exhibit at Gateway Mall MAGANDANG UMAGA PO, SA INYONG LAHAT! …
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25 January 2019
News
Senator Risa Hontiveros joins the United Nations at the Don't Tell Me How to Dress Exhibit
MANILA, Philippines - Challenging the idea that sexual assault is a woman’s fault because of what she wears, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency…
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