Watch testimonials of midwives from developing countries talking about the challenges they face in their daily life-saving work.
Voices of Midwives: Tanzania
Published on: 05/06/2014
Watch testimonials of midwives from developing countries talking about the challenges they face in their daily life-saving work.
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Seeking the Good Life in Guangdong
Published on: 17/07/2007
Shunde's population has doubled in four years, swelled by migrants hoping for a piece of Guangdong's boom. The State of World Population 2007 report says governments must make cities work to ease poverty and protect resources.
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Census - Counting the World
Published on: 24/05/2013
The United Nations Population Fund is the lead agency in the UN system supporting national efforts to conduct censuses, particularly in developing countries. A census is among the most important and complex peace-time exercises a nation can undertake. Read more on data for development: http://bit.ly/GBDqWX
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Rural Migrants Toil in Ho Chi Minh City
Published on: 17/07/2007
To escape rural poverty, young rural migrants gladly make sacrifices in fast-growing Ho Chi Minh City. The State of World Population 2007 report says governments must make cities work to ease poverty and protect resources.
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Protecting women post-Haiyan
Published on: 21/06/2014
UNFPA is working with the Philippine National Police to keep women and girls safe after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
From December 2013
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World Population Day Message 2014
Published on: 10/07/2014
On 11 July, as communities everywhere observe World Population Day, UNFPA is calling for investments in support of the largest-ever generation of youth.
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To not invest in Africa's youth would be disastrous, says head of UNFPA
Published on: 12/08/2014
Video by the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network
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#Showyourselfie: A visual petition for youth
Published on: 13/08/2014
On International Youth Day, UNFPA and Global Citizen are officially launching #showyourselfie, a global campaign to urge world leaders to prioritize the needs and rights of young people in the post-2015 development agenda – the roadmap for the world’s development over the next 15 years.
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Duhok: Shelter from the Storm
Published on: 19/08/2014
As conflict rages in Iraq and in neighbouring Syria, tens of thousands of displaced people have sought refuge in Duhok Province. UNFPA is working around the clock to meet the needs of both Syrian refugees and internally displaced Iraqis in the area.
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