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3 February 2020
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The Pacific is characterized by rates of gender-based violence up to twice the global average and these rates are 2-3 times higher for women with disabilities. A conflation of the increase in... Read more
2 December 2019
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2nd December, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNFPA Emergency Reproductive Health Kits arrive in measles-affected Samoa
Suva, Fiji
The Government of Samoa declared a state of emergency on 15 November... Read more
27 November 2019
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27th November, 2019
His Majesty King Tupou VI of Tonga only daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Halaevalu Mata’aho Napua Okalani Tuku’aho has been appointed as Patron for... Read more
9 August 2018
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Australia and UNFPA join forces with six Pacific governments to improve access to essential family planning services
Suva-Fiji/Canberra-Australia, 9 August, 2018—The Government of Australia and... Read more
6 June 2017
Press Release
"This is a devastating loss for UNFPA and for the people, especially women, girls and youth, he dedicated his life to serving, starting from when he became a doctor in Nigeria. UNFPA expresses its... Read more
27 March 2017
Press Release
Cuernavaca, Morelos.-El Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA) en México en alianza con Johnson & Johnson fortalecen programas de formación de parteras... Read more
29 November 2016
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AS we embark upon the 2030 Development Agenda, one in three women worldwide have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated by someone she knows.
Protecting women and... Read more
21 October 2016
UNFPA Pacific, Suva, Fiji (October 21, 2016) - A report released today by the United Nations Population Fund highlights the need to invest in the lives of an estimated 60 million 10-year-old girls in... Read more
20 October 2016
Take a moment to imagine a 10-year-old girl right now. What do you see? Is she in school? Is she laughing with friends? Do you imagine her riding a bike or playing ball? On roller skates or en pointe... Read more
17 October 2016
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There is no doubt that our peoples and nations can experience inclusive growth and progress but it requires a brave confrontation of fundamental realities that dictate one's life, even minutes after... Read more