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4 September 2014
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Investing in youth, imperative for sustainable development

The 3rd International Conference on Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) in Samoa ends today with final statements by heads of member states and United Nations agency representatives, affirming... Read more

3 September 2014
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Youth require investment for realization of full potential - UNFPA

Apia, Samoa (September 3) - The sustainability of social and economic development benefits, in whatever sector they may be, will be highly dependent on how much investment is made in those who will... Read more

28 August 2014
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Women, key to a food-secure world: UNFPA

By mid last year (2013), the world was home to an estimated 7.2 billion people; human beings will increase by a projected one billion in the next 12 years and one of the most pressing questions... Read more

19 August 2014
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UNFPA Pays Tribute to Humanitarian Workers

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, I salute those who respond to crises and work tirelessly to save people in times of deep distress and danger. Today's theme, "The World Needs More Humanitarian... Read more

18 August 2014
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Moana Declaration returns people to the heart of development agenda

August 18, 2013, Suva (UNFPA) - Pacific senior policy makers and parliamentarians representing Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia have ended the Pacific Conference of Parliamentarians for Advocacy... Read more

15 August 2014
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In Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women's Empowerment, Girls Education

  SUVA, Fiji - If alarming rates of violence against women are to be effectively addressed, the status of women needs to be elevated. UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin emphasized the... Read more

12 August 2014
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Pacific senior policy-makers converge in Suva to discuss ICPD beyond-2014

In 1994, 179 world leaders, including many from the Pacific island, endorsed and signed a 20-year development plan, encapsulated in a Programme of Action (PoA), at the International Conference on... Read more

6 August 2014
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No maternal deaths - an Opinion-Editorial

At the Maternity Ward of the Tungaru Central Hospital on Tarawa, in Kiribati, patients, health workers and nurses mingle freely with day-old babies the centre of attention; the older women fussing... Read more

30 July 2014
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Develop social consciousness, UNFPA Pacific urges nurses

30 July 2013, Suva, Fiji - Nurses from around the region have been urged to develop a new social consciousness as they embarked on a four-month Sexual and Reproductive Health Management Training... Read more

30 July 2014
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Develop social consciousness, UNFPA Pacific urges nurses

30 July 2013, Suva, Fiji - Nurses from around the region have been urged to develop a new social consciousness as they embarked on a four-month Sexual and Reproductive Health Management Training... Read more

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