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17 October 2016
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Access to quality sexual and reproductive health care can help end extreme poverty
To eradicate poverty – like any other goal to improve the human condition – we need to fully understand the world’s demographics. Poor countries with…
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11 October 2016
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Making girls count in the Sustainable Development Goals era
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India. Susmita has never gone to school. She tends the…
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07 September 2016
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Krishna's story: how dealing with my dad's dementia gave rise to Ageing Nepal charity
Krishna Gautam is the founder of Ageing Nepal. In this interview, he talks his work on ageing through the charity. Why and how did you start Ageing Nepal? …
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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
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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
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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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