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Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030

calendar_today 01 December 2015

Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030

  Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for World AIDS Day This year, World AIDS Day coincides with the African conference on…

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Hurting a woman harms all of us

calendar_today 30 November 2015

Hurting a woman harms all of us

  NOVEMBER 25, yesterday, marked the beginning of an annual global 16-day observation of a societal scourge which has been so well-justified, culturally or religiously,…

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Health at COP21

calendar_today 19 November 2015

Health at COP21

  In a couple of weeks, Paris will be abuzz with a meeting which will determine a global strategy for what is to be generally, a better way to treat the earth which has…

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UNFPA commits to Pacific climate change resilience work through RMNCAH

calendar_today 28 October 2015

UNFPA commits to Pacific climate change resilience work through RMNCAH

  Nadi, Fiji (28 October 2015) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) committed its support to Pacific nations Wednesday (October 28) on the countries' efforts…

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Reproductive health and rights essential for climate change resilience

calendar_today 24 October 2015

Reproductive health and rights essential for climate change resilience

Humanitarian situations and fragile communities are going to increase, and in the Pacific region, this will be compounded by population movements as the tentacles of climate…

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Adolescents in climate change adaptation

calendar_today 15 October 2015

Adolescents in climate change adaptation

  ADOLESCENTS are living the most critical phase of their lives, wrought with uncertainties brought on by rapid physical (biological) and emotional changes as they…

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Pacific leadership pivotal in global health initiative - Every Women, Every Child, Every Adolescent, Everywhere

calendar_today 08 October 2015

Pacific leadership pivotal in global health initiative - Every Women, Every Child, Every Adolescent, Everywhere

As nations that greet the new day before any other region in the world, the Pacific collection are well-positioned to claim a lead role in the realisation of global strategy for…

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Preventable deaths that deny us collective progress

calendar_today 01 October 2015

Preventable deaths that deny us collective progress

Every day, 800 women and 7700 newborns die from childbirth and pregnancy complications which are preventable; an alarming 7300 are simultaneously experiencing stillbirth -…

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A JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Australian commitment to UN joint programme for Pacific mother, child and adolescent health kicks off investment in Global Goals for Sustainable Development

calendar_today 30 September 2015

A JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Australian commitment to UN joint programme for Pacific mother, child and adolescent health kicks off investment in Global Goals for Sustainable Development

  SUVA, FIJI. 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 - Three Pacific Island countries using integrated approaches to health delivery for women, new-borns, children and adolescents will…

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