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18 November 2014
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World’s 1.8 Billion Young Can Propel Socioeconomic Development, New UNFPA Report Shows
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 November 2014 —Developing countries with large youth populations could see their economies soar, provided they invest heavily in young people’s…
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04 November 2014
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First Global Forum on Youth Policies Adopts Baku Declaration
Baku, 28 October 2014 -“Raise your voices” was United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to young people, delivered before a packed audience of youth Ministers,…
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13 October 2014
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Center of Excellence for Comprehensive Family Planning Training to be Established in Yogyakarta Under New Agreement
A Center of Excellence for Comprehensive Family Planning Training will be established under a newly signed Letter of Understanding (LoU) by the Faculty of Medicine, University of…
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01 October 2014
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Statement on The International Day of Older Persons 2014
On this 24th International Day of Older Persons, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the worldwide celebration of longevity and acknowledges the contributions that…
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22 September 2014
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Ageing in the Asia-Pacific: 2015 and beyond
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Worldwide, the number of persons aged 60 years and over is projected to reach 2 billion by 2050 - that is, 1 in every 5 persons. Ongoing decline in…
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16 September 2014
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Responding to the state of midwifery in Indonesia
Every year, midwives across Indonesia respond to about 4.7 million births, more than half of them in rural settings. These committed professionals, all of them women, overcome…
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07 September 2014
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Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns
Jakarta, 8 September 2014 - The Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI), together with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today held a national workshop to locally share…
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19 August 2014
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Statement on the World Humanitarian Day 2014
As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, I salute those who respond to crises and work tirelessly to save people in times of deep distress and danger. Today’s theme,“The World…
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18 August 2014
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Expanding Sexual, Reproductive Health to Score Development Goals
With just 500 days left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we must all intensify our actions to hit our targets, especially the MDG 5 targets to reduce maternal…
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