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03 December 2018
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UNFPA Representative Iori Kato's speech at the Male Advocates Assembly on Eliminating Gender-Based Violence
We are in the midst of the global campaign of 16 Days of Activism to end gender based violence, from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against…
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20 November 2018
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Women come together to address gender-based violence in Marawi, Philippines
MARAWI CITY, Philippines – “Many women and girls here were suffering from violence. And the armed conflict made the situation of gender-based violence even…
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07 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
For many women and children, a visit to a health facility may be their first effort to seek help and the only chance to receive support and care, as well as to escape a situation…
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17 October 2018
Press Release
The State of World Population 2018
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows
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26 September 2018
News
In the aftermath of Typhoon Ompong in the Philippines, pregnant women prove resilient
In partnership with the Department of Health, and with support from Australia, UNFPA distributed 1,200 women’s kits to pregnant and lactating women as well as clean delivery kits…
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17 September 2018
Press Release
UNFPA ready to support government's response to Typhoon Ompong
Typhoon Mangkhut (locally known as Ompong) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on 12 September. The storm’s strong rains and gusty winds caused landslides, damage…
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29 August 2018
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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…
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19 August 2018
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World Humanitarian Day 2018
On this World Humanitarian Day, UNFPA calls on humanitarian actors to meet our shared obligation to protect the vulnerable from harm, and especially to protect the rights, safety,…
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11 August 2018
Statement
International Youth Day 2018
We want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and make good on our pledge to leave no one behind. We want to build lasting peace.
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