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18 March 2015
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Tongan Parliament appoints new Select Committee for Population and Development
Nukualofa/Suva, 17 March 2015 - Members of Parliament in Tonga have affirmed the island kingdom's commitment to the International Conference on Population and Development …
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18 March 2015
Marshall Islands to share violence against women prevalence study findings at global interactive debate on data use
UNFPA Pacific, Fiji (March 17, 2015) - A STUDY in the prevalence of violence against women (VAW) on the North Pacific Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), an associated…
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17 March 2015
Ensuring coverage for women and girls in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam: UNFPA
UNFPA PACIFIC, Suva (March 17, 2014) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific Sub-Regional Office (PSRO) has committed up to $35 million VATU and will provide…
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17 March 2015
Security for all - a collective responsibility
AS Fiji dug deep in a collective soul-searching exercise over the brutal rape of a nine-year-old in broad daylight, a group comprising civil society actors,…
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12 March 2015
Remove patriarchal mindsets for inclusive progress: a clergyman's appeal
Radical steps need to be taken to change the way we perceive things, a church leader Reverend Jeremaia Waqainabete says, adding most of us have been brought up in a way that…
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09 March 2015
Not in our name - a safe space in faith
A fundamental shift is in progress in the way sexual and reproductive health and rights approached by clergymen as global faith-based organisation leaders acknowledge the cost…
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06 March 2015
We must close the gaps for women and girls - Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Directo
A Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director on the occasion of International Women's Day (8 March, 2015) During the past 20 years, we have…
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02 March 2015
Leaders for Youth - critical for the realization of community projects
WHEN a chief tears up while recounting the preventable death of a 22-year-old from one of the villages he traditionally governs, he leaves no doubt that he genuinely cares for…
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26 February 2015
Nurturing relationship for correct and timely information
THE relationship that parents nurture with their children will be critical when it is time to have "the talk" related to sexual and reproductive health and rights …
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