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01 January 2016
$750 Million Needed to Treat Obstetric Fistula Until 2015
UNITED NATIONS, New York— A report released by the United Nations today calls for intensified investment in cost-effective interventions to address the problem of obstetric…
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01 January 2016
200,000 Pregnant Women Need Help in Aftermath of Yolanda
Two days after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened, heartbreaking scenes are unfolding. Yet amidst the devastation, there was a story…
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01 January 2016
Statement
UNFPA Cites Contribution of DILG Secretary to Programme
As the Philippines mourns the untimely death of Secretary Jesse Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government, the United Nations in the Philippines honoured the…
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01 January 2016
Statement
UN Statement on the Provision of Life Skills Education in Public Schools in the Philippines
Global leaders of 189 countries met in 2000 and signed the Millennium Declaration, declaring their commitment to attaining the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. These goals…
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01 January 2016
UNFPA Chief Highlights Access and Equity in Manila Talks
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will continue to assist the Philippine government in ensuring that the poor are able to access reproductive health services through the…
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01 January 2016
News
Towards Universal Access for Reproductive Health in the Philippines
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director A new law that went into force on January 16 in the Philippines requires the government to meet the unmet need…
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01 January 2016
Manila Standard: Family Planning Backers Threaten to Block Other Bills
The 132 authors of the Reproductive Health bill have promised to block the passage of tax measures and Constitutional Convention bills being rushed by the House leadership in the…
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01 January 2016
UN REPORTS STEADY PROGRESS IN SAVING MOTHERS’ LIVES
GENEVA / NEW YORK | 6 May 2014 – New United Nations* data show a 45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990. An estimated 289 000 women died in 2013 due to…
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01 January 2016
Press Release
UNFPA Announces Master Plan to Protect Women and Girls in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan caused unprecedented devastation in the Philippines, over 3.2 million women and girls of child-bearing age are still in need of urgent care and…
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