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20 July 2017
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Highlighting youth's role in development at the launch of ASEAN Youth Development Index 2017
Ensuring availability of quality data to boost youth role in development
JAKARTA, Indonesia-20 July 2017: ASEAN countries have relatively large young people population. Equipping the age group with good education, knowledge, life skill empowerment and opportunities is a ... Read more
12 July 2017
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Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations
Women from Sabang to Merauke are able to access contraceptives more easily these days, compared to women in the seventies when Indonesia started introducing the Family Planning programme. The country... Read more
5 June 2017
Statement
UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 June 2017—With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his... Read more
29 May 2017
Statement
Family Planning in Universal Health Coverage
Dr. Surya Chandra Surapati; Chairperson of BKKBN Pak Nofrijal, Principal Secretary of BKKBN Pak Sanjoyo, Deputy for Research and Development Dr. KalsumKomaryani, Head of P2JK Dr. Fakhrurozi,  BPJS... Read more
5 May 2017
Statement
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health—the key to gender equality
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017   Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from... Read more
29 April 2017
Participants of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation, "Developing Strategic Partnerships with Muslim Leaders in Family Planning" in Yogyakarta, 24-29 April 2017
Developing Cross Cultural Partnerships among Muslim Leaders to Promote Family Planning in Developing Countries
Indonesia has been referred to as having an excellent family planning programme that paved the way for economic growth. Started in 1970s, it contributed to favorable changes in demographic indicators... Read more
25 April 2017
Statement
Strategic Partnership with Muslim Religious Leaders In Family Planning
Speech of the UNFPA Representative at the Opening Ceremony of SSTC Training on Strategic Partnership with Muslim Religious Leaders in Family Planning Yogyakarta, 25 April 2017   Dr.Sanjoyo – Deputy... Read more
20 April 2017
Statement
Gender Equality, Youth Empowerment and Sexual & Reproductive Health: Essential for Sustainable Development
JAKARTA, Indonesia - 20 April 2017: Yoriko Yasukawa, UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director, used a four-day visit to Jakarta to attend the 2017 ASEAN-UN High-Level Meeting and to strengthen ties with... Read more
27 March 2017
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Speakers at the discussion on the study on Family Planning (FP) in Islam stress the need to engage Islamic leaders for FP revitalization
Rebuilding ties with Islamic leaders needed for FP revitalization
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 27 March 2017: The active role of various elements of the society, including Islamic leaders has contributed meaningfully to Indonesia’s success in promoting family planning (FP)... Read more
22 March 2017
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UNFPA Rep. Dr. Annette Sachs Robertson stressed youth empowerment to seize demographic divident for poverty eradication
Investment in sexual & reproductive health is key to youth empowerment
YOGYAKARTA, 21 March 2017: At the four-day Youth Summit in Yogyakarta, starting on March 21, speakers called for strengthened youth empowerment and their active engagement in order to tap into their... Read more

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