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22 August 2016
Press Release
Reproductive Health Kits and Dignity Kits are an important component of disaster preparedness
KATHMANDU, 19 August 2016 — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has prepositioned life-saving Reproductive Health (RH) Kits and Dignity Kits in Kathmandu, three…
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11 August 2016
News
Young People and the Road to 2030
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of young people in promoting the well-being of their…
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22 July 2016
News
A stronger health response to addressing gender-based violence
KATHMANDU – Gender-based violence (GBV) remains an unresolved issue, both globally and in Nepal. Due to harmful societal norms and unequal power relations, women, men and…
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11 July 2016
Statement
World Population Day: An opportunity for Nepal
Nepal’s aspiration to become a middle-income country and to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 rests on how much it will invest in its young people, including…
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08 July 2016
Investment in teenage girls unleashes their potential
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has been promoting adolescent girls’ empowerment and participation to advance their rights to health, education and employment in…
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25 May 2016
From voiceless to vocal
“Now I have the courage to speak out and fight against the violence and discrimination that started right after my marriage and continued for years.” Saraswoti Giri …
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23 May 2016
Statement
Let's end obstetric fistula within a generation
Women and girls in Nepal are still suffering from obstetric fistula, a health condition that is preventable and in most cases treatable. Obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth…
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05 May 2016
Statement
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
International Day of the Midwife 2016 Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA 5 May 2016 On this International Day of the Midwife, UNFPA, the…
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25 April 2016
News
Nepal earthquake one year on: Let’s keep women and girls’ needs at the center
I was traveling along with my colleagues and government officials through a dirt road in Sindhuli district, when I felt the ground move at 11:56 am on April 25th, 2015. We were…
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