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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world

calendar_today 08 March 2018

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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world

The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and reproductive health. More than…

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New Zealand commits 1 million NZD to help UNFPA meet the humanitarian needs of women and girls amid the Rohingya crisis

calendar_today 23 December 2017

Press Release

New Zealand commits 1 million NZD to help UNFPA meet the humanitarian needs of women and girls amid the Rohingya crisis

New Zealand funds will help strengthen lifesaving sexual reproductive health care delivery and safeguards against gender-based violence

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Republic of Korea pledges US$ 500,000 to scale up UNFPA’s response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh

calendar_today 17 December 2017

Press Release

Republic of Korea pledges US$ 500,000 to scale up UNFPA’s response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh

ROK funds will contribute to the vital integration of sexual and reproductive health care and protection services for refugee women and girls and host communities

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Australia provides AUD 1.5 million support for UNFPA’s life-saving humanitarian work for women and girls in Cox’s Bazar

calendar_today 06 November 2017

Press Release

Australia provides AUD 1.5 million support for UNFPA’s life-saving humanitarian work for women and girls in Cox’s Bazar

Funds will strengthen sexual and reproductive health services and gender-based violence response and prevention for Rohingya refugees and host communities.

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Rohingya refugees and host communities should have access to a range of rights-based family planning services

calendar_today 28 October 2017

Statement

Rohingya refugees and host communities should have access to a range of rights-based family planning services

To clarify today’s media reports stemming from a story on the Agence France Presse wire (https:// www.afp.com/en/news/205/bangladesh-eyes-sterilisation-curb-rohingya-population),…

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Sweden and UNFPA Over $US 7 Million Agreement to Strengthen Midwifery Services for the Most Vulnerable in Bangladesh

calendar_today 27 October 2017

Press Release

Sweden and UNFPA Over $US 7 Million Agreement to Strengthen Midwifery Services for the Most Vulnerable in Bangladesh

UNFPA and Sweden sign a landmark grant agreement, launching the “Strengthening Midwifery-led Continuum of Care” project that will run into 2020

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UNFPA State of World Population Report 2017

calendar_today 17 October 2017

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UNFPA State of World Population Report 2017

Unchecked inequality and failure to protect the rights of poorest women could undermine peace and world’s development goals, new UNFPA report warns.

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Where men can't go

calendar_today 12 October 2017

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Where men can't go

Enter with respect and curiosity, and you will be richly rewarded, but only if you’re a woman. Sorry men, but this is one of UNFPA’s Women Friendly Spaces and men aren’t welcome…

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Empowering Rohingya girls seeking refuge in Bangladesh

calendar_today 11 October 2017

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Empowering Rohingya girls seeking refuge in Bangladesh

More than half of Rohingya refugees that have arrived in Bangladesh are women and girls. There are so many girls playing and running around in the fields where the camps around…

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