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11 October 2019
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Empowering Maranao girls against child marriage
Lanao del Sur, Philippines - “In Bangsamoro, children are often married off very early. My mom was just 4 years old when she got engaged. My cousin was 8 years old,…
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19 August 2019
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Strength and leadership: protecting pregnant women in a humanitarian crisis
Maguindanao, Philippines – 30-year-old, Suraida Tugay was nine months pregnant as an ongoing conflict in Maguindanao displaced her and her family. She was staying…
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19 August 2019
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Faith-based leaders use theatrical methodology to promote reproductive and sexual health
Manila, Philippines - “No young woman wants to get pregnant and have that responsibility at such an early age,” said Mindy*, 18, a Nazarene devotee and youth advocate…
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06 August 2019
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UNFPA provides life-saving reproductive health supplies and medical equipment to displaced pregnant women in the BARMM
According to the 25 July information from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Ministry of Social Services, over 20,000 families remain affected from the…
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11 July 2019
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future. Women have a right…
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10 July 2019
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Fulfilling the promise of the landmark International Conference on Population and Development
World Population Day this year is unique as 2019 marks a milestone in the field of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights: 25 years since the landmark ICPD
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01 July 2019
Press Release
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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