08 December 2014
SHE has had to birth infants with a torch locked into position by her teeth when there is no power in the island health facility she works in as a midwife, but her eyes…
Read story27 November 2014
You can be forgiven for thinking the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) only works in the area of young people, adolescents or youth, considering the emphasis we place on…
Read story26 November 2014
November 25 (yesterday) marked the beginning of 16 days of activism against the violence perpetrated on women. The movement does not, as some have argued, dismiss the violence…
Read story25 November 2014
Violence against women and girls is a violation of their fundamental human rights, an affront to human dignity and a serious threat to their health and well-being. It impedes…
Read story21 November 2014
AS the international community prepares for a development agenda to take us further down the path of progress from 2015 to 2030, Tonga hosted the launching of a report on…
Read story21 November 2014
UNFPA Pacific, Nuku'alofa (November 19, 2014) - Never before has there been so many young persons between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world, and with 1.8 billion of…
Read story14 November 2014
In October this year (2014), a 37-year-old Brisbane man was the first arrest and conviction of an undercover online operation targeting pedophiles, using an avatar - computer…
Read story12 November 2014
Girls and women need to know that they have choices and not knowing is very unfair on them, 15-year-old Jai Narayan College fourth former Zara Dean said passionately after…
Read story07 November 2014
FAMILY planning saves lives - a phrase the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is all but too familiar with being one of the core messages in the organisation's…
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