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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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19 February 2015
People must be at the core of development - Dr Jiko Luveni, UNFPA Pacific High-Level Champion
From being the first woman to graduate as a dentist from the Fiji School of Medicine in 1967 to being the first woman Speaker of Fiji's House of Representatives in 2014,…
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17 February 2015
Fiji Speaker of the House of Representatives takes up UNFPA High-Level Champion Role
UNFPA Pacific, Suva (February 17, 2015) - In a groundbreaking partnership for the region, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific Sub-Regional Office and the first…
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12 February 2015
Seeing is believing - the trickle-down effect of development
For the majority of the her life, Melaia Nabukavou lived in Suva City during which time she joined one of the first organized body for indigenous women, the Soqosoqo…
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06 February 2015
UNFPA Pacific assistance to boost safe motherhood efforts
UNFPA Pacific, Suva (06/06/15) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific Sub-Regional Office officially presented equipment for maternal health services to the…
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