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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
News
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
News
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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11 July 2018
News
UNFPA Rep Klaus Beck's speech at World Population Day
Fifty years ago, the world declared family planning to be a basic human right.
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09 July 2018
News
Philippine businesses empower their employees with family planning
Philippine businesses empower their employees with family planning
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21 June 2018
News
ECOP, DOLE, and POPCOM, supported by UNFPA, holds first-ever conference on family planning in the workplace
The National Conference on Productivity and Family Planning highlighted the experience that companies have had in successfully implementing family planning programs in the…
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