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A dignified response to Cyclone Pam for women

calendar_today 30 March 2015

A dignified response to Cyclone Pam for women

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 28, 2015) - Asked how she felt about receiving a basic dignity kit at her Cyclone Pam-ravaged township within the Vanuatu capital of Port…

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Women block road for reproductive health services in Vanuatu settlement

calendar_today 30 March 2015

Women block road for reproductive health services in Vanuatu settlement

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 30, 2015) - Women blocked a road in a settlement within Port Vila, in the Cyclone Pam-ravaged Pacific island nation of Vanuatu March 27,…

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Life after TC Pam - New dad shares his experience

calendar_today 26 March 2015

Life after TC Pam - New dad shares his experience

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 26, 2015) - You couldn't wipe the smile off his face when the cries of a new-born baby rang through the maternity ward of the Port…

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Midwives fight Cyclone Pam fear for gift of life

calendar_today 25 March 2015

Midwives fight Cyclone Pam fear for gift of life

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 25, 2015) - Anne Kalo is a delightful lover of life, punctuating her description of birthing four babies including twins and one by…

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Cyclone Pam evacuation centers home to new-born

calendar_today 25 March 2015

Cyclone Pam evacuation centers home to new-born

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu (March 25, 2015) - As her family settled into one of the classrooms at Freswota Primary School in Cyclone Pam-stricken Port Vila, in the…

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UNFPA partners with civil society to ensure inclusive response to Cyclone Pam

calendar_today 24 March 2015

UNFPA partners with civil society to ensure inclusive response to Cyclone Pam

UNFPA Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu, (March 23, 2015) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and grassroots Vanuatu non-government organizations (NGOs) in the Cyclone Pam…

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Women and girls must be core to Cyclone Pam response: UNFPA

calendar_today 19 March 2015

Women and girls must be core to Cyclone Pam response: UNFPA

THE outpouring of aid and technical support for our ni-Vanuatu wantok would give anyone renewed hope in humanity, even as we work towards the eradication of atrocities like…

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Cyclone Pam cripples sexual and reproductive health services in Vanuatu

calendar_today 19 March 2015

Cyclone Pam cripples sexual and reproductive health services in Vanuatu

UNFPA Pacific, Vanuatu/Fiji (March 19, 2015) - A demand for reproductive health services including family planning and antenatal care has been identified by the United Nations…

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Tongan Parliament appoints new Select Committee for Population and Development

calendar_today 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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