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03 February 2016
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Changing the Dialogue: Speaking Out Against Female Genital Mutilation in Indonesia
AKARTA, Indonesia – “The day before I was discharged by the midwife, my daughter was circumcised. She is now three weeks old. When she becomes an adult, she will pray five times a…
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01 February 2016
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Boost Access, Quality of Reproductive Health Services for Youth in Asia-Pacific, Says UNFPA Report
Bangkok. A new report from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, finds that more of the nearly one billion young people between 15 and 24 in the Asia and Pacific region are…
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29 January 2016
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Global Action Called for Family Planning
The fourth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) wrapped up on Thursday with stronger commitments, actions and funding to accelerate family planning program worldwide…
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28 January 2016
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Lessons Learned from Indonesia’s Bilateral South-South Cooperation
South-South Cooperation (SSC) is a term historically used by policymakers and academics to describe the exchange of resources, technology and knowledge between developing…
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27 January 2016
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Family Planning Key to Economic Progress
A key minister in the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has argued that there is a close link between family planning and economic progress, an issue that has…
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27 January 2016
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Sharing Indonesia’s Family Planning Achievements at ICFP
Indonesia’s experience in meeting the family planning needs under the universal health insurance scheme will be shared at a side event at the fourth International Conference on…
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26 January 2016
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Youth Leader Calls for Better Access to Family Planning Services
When Anggraini Sariastuti was 17 years old, she received her first marriage proposal.
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25 January 2016
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Indonesian President Calls for Global Action to Expand Access to Contraception at ICFP
Nusa Dua, Indonesia - Indonesian President Joko Widodo and thousands of government, health and development leaders from around the world gathered today in Indonesia for the…
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24 January 2016
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Teen marriage: Stolen dreams & futures
No girl should be robbed of her childhood, education, health and aspirations. Yet today millions of girls are denied their rights each year when they are married young.
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