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31 July 2014
Birthing Centre Reopens After Yolanda
Eight months after Typhoon Yolanda, the Government of Japan and the United Nations Population Fund completed the repair and handed over to the local government of Palo, Leyte one…
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26 July 2014
Press Release
100m PH Population an Opportunity to Invest in the Future
The Philippines is the 12th most populous country in the world and, on Sunday (July 27), it welcomes its 100-millionth citizen, presenting both challenges of and…
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15 July 2014
INDIGENOUS WOMEN WELCOME FAMILY PLANNING
“This is for my children because I want them to have a better future,” said Rowena, a 25-year-old mother of three, who comes from a poor indigenous community in…
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11 July 2014
Project Headshots Clinic Launches ‘Selfie’ Campaign for World Population Day
The Project Headshots Clinic of photographer Niccolo Cosme lent its unique concept of digitized profile photos to launch the social media campaign in support of young people'…
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08 April 2014
UN STATEMENT ON THE RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT OF 2012
The United Nations in the Philippines welcomes today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of the Philippines which upheld Republic Act 10354, or the Responsible Parenthood and…
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08 April 2014
Statement
UN Statement on the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012
The United Nations in the Philippines welcomes today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of the Philippines which upheld Republic Act 10354, or the Responsible Parenthood and…
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11 February 2014
Manila Bulletin: New Protocol on Delivering Babies Issued
The Department of Health released recently an administrative order mandating the application of a new protocol on delivering babies that could bring a sharp decrease in the…
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31 January 2014
UNFPA Hails Heroism of Yolanda Health Workers
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, hailed the heroism of health workers in Typhoon Yolanda-affected areas who continue to serve their communities, despite having been…
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22 January 2014
Reproductive Rights are Crucial for Development, Asia-Pacific Meeting Reaffirms
Twenty years on, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) retains its relevance, the 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and…
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