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02 October 2014
Investing in midwives for safe deliveries
WHAT would you tell the midwife who delivered you if you met her today? It is indeed rare to meet the one who coaxed your mother to a safe delivery. For millions of people,…
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29 September 2014
The Pacific ripple - at the 6th Asian and the Pacific Population Conference
September 26, 2013 (UNFPA Pacific) - The Asia Pacific region has adopted a document towards a global development agenda that will contribute to an updated agenda for the…
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25 September 2014
World leaders affirm ICPD at the 69th UN General Assembly Special Session on the ICPD
MORE than 120 world leaders including presidents, heads of governments, ministers and senior officials and representatives of civil society emphatically affirmed two days ago…
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18 September 2014
Influence of religion in ensuring dignity for all
September 18, 2014 - HAVING faith or the belief in a higher power is (almost) a default setting for the majority of those who people the small island nations in this ocean of…
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17 September 2014
We want to reshape the development agenda beyond 2014: Pacific leaders
September 17, 2013 (Bangkok, Thailand) - The Pacific delegation to the 6th Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC) will speak with a strong collective voice for its…
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16 September 2014
Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda - An Opinion-Editorial by Noeleen Heyzer and Babatunde Osotimehin
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of "the population bomb." There were fears that humanity would suffer mass starvation. And that…
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13 September 2014
The Pacific Opening Statement by Cook Islands Minister for Health, Honourable Nandi Glassie
On behalf of the Pacific Countries, namely Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu,…
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13 September 2014
Pacific voice for global development agenda beyond 2014 - a Media Advisory
September 14, 2013 - From Monday, September 16 to Friday September 20, some 300 representatives of 40 countries will come together for the 6th Asian and Pacific…
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11 September 2014
Young aspirations - An article on the 3rd Conference of SIDS Youth Forum Outcome
A document which specifies the aspirations of young people in small island developing states, the T.A.L.A.V.O.U (Towards A Legacy of Achievements, Versatility, opportunity,…
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