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Institutionalizing Women-Friendly Spaces in Emergency Response

calendar_today 05 April 2013

Institutionalizing Women-Friendly Spaces in Emergency Response

In an emergency situation, the role of women in the family multiply tenfold as they become the primary caretakers for the children, the injured or sick, and the elderly. In…

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Surigao Del Sur Strengthens Facility-Based Deliveries

calendar_today 03 April 2013

Surigao Del Sur Strengthens Facility-Based Deliveries

Just over a year after it was included as one of the sites for the UNFPA 7th Country Programme of Assistance to the Philippines, Surigao del Sur is already showing positive…

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Women’s Day Focus: Women in Governance, End to Gender-Based Violence

calendar_today 21 March 2013

Women’s Day Focus: Women in Governance, End to Gender-Based Violence

The Philippines highlights the need to accelerate women’s participation in governance and enhance gender perspective in upholding good governance as the country observes…

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Population Issues in Post-2015 Dev’t Agenda

calendar_today 11 March 2013

Population Issues in Post-2015 Dev’t Agenda

A multisectoral body called for the integration of population issues in the ongoing global discussions on the development scenario after the 2015 Millennium Development Goals…

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BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, ONE YOUNG MOTHER AT A TIME

calendar_today 15 February 2013

BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, ONE YOUNG MOTHER AT A TIME

In spite of the uncomfortable heat and humidity of the summer season, 18-year-old Marcuebe Cañon didn’t mind carrying her one month old baby while waiting in line to…

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RH Outreach Missions Reach More than 5,000 Women

calendar_today 11 February 2013

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RH Outreach Missions Reach More than 5,000 Women

As of February 11, UNFPA and its partners has already served 5,547 women and girls in 40 outreach missions for survivors of typhoon Pablo in the affected communities of…

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RH Missions Reach Out to Hard-to-Reach Indigenous Communities

calendar_today 04 February 2013

RH Missions Reach Out to Hard-to-Reach Indigenous Communities

A joint outreach was conducted in Barangays Simulao and Caatihan, two hard-to-reach indigenous communities in Boston, Davao Oriental by UNFPA, UNHCR, WHO, Family Planning…

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Programme Addresses RH Needs of IPS In Mindanao

calendar_today 01 February 2013

Programme Addresses RH Needs of IPS In Mindanao

The United Nations Population Fund and the European Union are undertaking a four-year project that aims to improve maternal and child health for indigenous communities in…

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Ambulance Provided for Emergency Obstetrics; More Women-Friendly Spaces Open

calendar_today 28 January 2013

Ambulance Provided for Emergency Obstetrics; More Women-Friendly Spaces Open

Typhoon Bopha/Pablo Situation Report (28 January): Ambulance provided for emergency obstetrics; more women-friendly spaces open A referral hospital in Caraga, Davao Oriental…

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