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01 January 2016
Pregnant Women in Typhoon-Hit Areas Face Enormous Risks
Some 235,000 pregnant women affected by typhoon Haiyan face heightened risks in the storm’s aftermath, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today. They urgently need…
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01 January 2016
Manila Bulletin: Australia to Give More Storm Aid
The Australian government has pegged an additional A$8-million or P320-million in response to the revised flash appeal of the United Nations to help typhoon victims in the…
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01 December 2015
Beyond Food and Shelter
Marites, 37, was nine months pregnant when tropical storm Ondoy, one of the worst floods that hit Metro Manila, swept away her family’s house along a riverbank in Cainta,…
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20 October 2015
UNFPA Ready to Support Women Affected by Typhoon Koppu
20 October 2015 -- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, stands ready to provide targeted assistance to vulnerable women and girls affected by Typhoon Koppu (locally…
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30 August 2015
BANGSAMORO LEADER WELCOMES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMME
CAMP DARAPANAN, Maguindanao, Philippines – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chair Al-Haj Murad Ebrahim welcomed a new collaboration on reproductive health with UNFPA,…
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05 August 2015
Midwife Gives Back to Indigenous Peoples' Community
It takes a one-hour motorcycle ride and seven kilometers of walking for 26-year-old Jowena Bangcas to reach the health center of an indigenous peoples' community in the town…
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10 July 2015
Count in Vulnerable Populations in Disaster Preparedness and Response
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, called on humanitarian agencies to redouble efforts in addressing the special needs of vulnerable populations in preparedness and…
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18 May 2015
UNFPA Salutes Tireless RH Advocate
Following is the message of UNFPA Country Representative Klaus Beck on the passing of former Commission on Population (POPCOM) Executive Director Tomas Osias. On behalf of…
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01 January 2015
Midwives Critical in Maternal and Newborn Care
The United Nations Population Fund called for greater investments in enhancing the capacities of midwives and in expanding the reach of their services as the world observed the…
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