News

New Report Reviews Key Laws on Women and Girls and Their Impact on Son Preference In India

  • 18 November 2013
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In the News

If Childbirth Isn't Hard Enough, Add an Earthquake and a Typhoon

<p>A pregnant mother overlooks the ruins of Tacloban City after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
  • 15 November 2013

National Public Radio (NPR) – NPR talks with Dr. Angelito Umali, maternal health officer for UNFPA in the Philippines, who is on the island province of Bohol. The UNFPA is addressing maternal health concerns following the October 15 earthquake that destroyed much of Bohol, and added complications brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Listen to the complete interview with NPR host Audie Cornish for All Things Considered.

Press Release

UNFPA Responds to Urgent Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women in the Philippines

12 November 2013

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News

UNFPA Estimates 200,000 Pregnant Women Need Help in Aftermath of Super Typhoon

Sagalis' husband comforts her after their baby, carried by a relative, was born Photo credit: UNFPA Philippines
  • 11 November 2013
1

In the News

Too Young to Wed: Indian Girls Say No to Child Marriage

<p>"If I would get married it would not feel good," says Naaku Maayida, 15. "With marriage, children happen, I would have to do the home chores, I would have to fetch water. My parents were illiterate when they had kids." <i>Photo &copy; Stephanie Sinclair/VII/Tooyoungtowed.org</i> </p>
  • 14 October 2013
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Press Release

Asian and Pacific Countries Adopt Ground-Breaking Agenda on Population, Development and Rights

20 September 2013

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Opinion

Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda

18 September 2013

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News

UNFPA Executive Director and Thai Prime Minister Discuss Thailand’s Response to Changing Population Dynamics

Photo: Panyawan Suphasri/UNFPA Thailand
  • 16 September 2013
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Press Release

Sixth Asian and Pacific Population Conference to Set Population Agenda for Building Better Lives

16 September 2013

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In the News

Rape Rampant in Asia, Says UN Study

  • 11 September 2013
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