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Tokyo Conference Reaffirms Support for Inclusive African Development

Delegates at the conference symposium on family planning and maternal health included (left to right) Ai Tominaga, JOICFP (Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning) Ambassador; UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin; Malawi President Joyce Hilda Banda; Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom, and Tewodros Melesse, Executive Director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.

04 June 2013

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Ministers at Women Deliver Pledge to Ensure Universal Access to Family Planning

Government ministers at the Women Deliver conference pledged to ensure that sexual and reproductive health are central to the post-2015 development agenda.

31 May 2013

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'Girls and Women Must Be at the Heart of Post-2015 Development Agenda'

Two important advocates for family planning, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin (centre) and (to his right) Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on the final day of the Women Deliver conference.

30 May 2013

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Pledges to Give Poor Women Access to Family Planning Are Having an Impact

Family planning panel on day two of Women Deliver (left to right) UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin;  Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Philippines Secretary of Health Dr. Enrique Ona; and Dr. Awa Coll-Seck, Minister of Health in Senegal

28 May 2013

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Investing in Women and Girls Pays: Highlights from Women Deliver

UNFPA's Executive Director with Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway and champion of women's rights, at the first day of the Women Deliver conference.

28 May 2013

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Symposium Identifies Ways to Strengthen Quality Midwifery Care

Every Woman, Every Child: A Midwifery Perspective.  Scroll down to view the full infographic and <a href="https://storify.com/unfpa/midwivesmatter" target="_blank">Storify</a> recap.

27 May 2013

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In Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women's Empowerment, Girls Education

Following the formal opening of the G77 High-Level Panel of Eminent Personalities of the South, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin posed along with other eminent figures, including Heads of State of the Pacific Island Nations.

08 May 2013

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Myanmar Tests Procedures for Its 2014 Census

Data processing center at the Department of Population in the Ministry of Inmigration and Population in Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar's new capital city. Photo © UNFPA Myanmar/Pyay Kyaw Myint

22 April 2013

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New Evidence Reveals High Rates of Violence against Women and Girls in the Asia and Pacific Region

14 March 2013

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Bhutanese Midwife Learns from Thailand’s Experience

A South- South cooperation project aims to help Bhutan learn from the dramatic reductions in maternal mortality Thailand has achieved over the last two decades.

21 January 2013