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28 April 2018
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Promoting Strategic Partnership with Muslim Religious Leaders in Family Planning Among Developing Countries: A one-week training in Jakarta and Purwokerto, 23-28 April 2018
Religious leaders and religious institutions are considered to have contributed to the success of the family planning programme in Indonesia. The decline in the total fertility…
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08 March 2018
Statement
Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018 The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by…
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05 March 2018
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In Indonesia, family support groups tackle roots of gender violence
JAYAPURA, Indonesia – “My daughter used to hide all sorts of things from me,” said Martina, 41, at a support group session in Jayapura, in the far-eastern Indonesian province of…
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06 February 2018
Statement
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
JOINT STATEMENT UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. NATALIA KANEM UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HENRIETTA H. FORE International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6…
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17 January 2018
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Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director
Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director The new year is a time for reflection and for resolutions – a time to take stock of our…
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07 December 2017
Statement
We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2017 Today, as we…
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25 October 2017
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Reaching out to those affected by volcanic activity at Mount Agung
For Balinese, Mount Agung is more than a just mountain. In rituals, it symbolises Mother Nature protecting the Island of Bali and its people. Most of the time, mother nature is…
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17 October 2017
Press Release
The State of World Population 2017: Unchecked inequality and failure to protect the rights of poorest women could undermine peace and world’s development goals, new UNFPA report warns
• Only about half of the world’s women hold paid jobs • Globally, women earn 77 per cent of what men get • Three in five women worldwide lack maternity…
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17 October 2017
Inequalities in Reproductive Health and Rights are also common in Indonesia, but there is hope
Malang, 17 October 2017 Significant inequalities in reproductive health and family planning exist in Indonesia. While the gaps have been narrowing since 2012, educated…
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