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16 May 2022
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Protecting Families with Improved Health Information: International Day for Families 2022
Healthy families are the fundamental basis of PNG society. This is enshrined in both the constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights but insufficient family…
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05 May 2022
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100 Years Young: PNG Midwives Celebrate Centenary of the International Confederation of Midwives and Embrace Life-Saving Technologies
This year, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), which began as the International Midwives Union in Belgium, turns 100 years old. Since 2008, when the Global…
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09 March 2022
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Message on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2022: ‘Gender equality and women’s empowerment today for a sustainable tomorrow’
‘Gender equality and women’s empowerment today for a sustainable tomorrow’ “As the world continues to battle and recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and governments…
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08 February 2022
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7 things you might not know about child marriage: #IDONT Valentine's Day Campaign 2022
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, romance and commitment – an occasion, perhaps, to get engaged or…
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01 December 2021
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2021
Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do As the world embarks on a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that we are also on the cusp of the…
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25 November 2021
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International Day to End Violence against Women
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What could possibly happen, at…
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11 October 2021
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UNFPA Statement on the International Day of the Girl 2021
Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it, the world. Today, as we…
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14 September 2021
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UNFPA celebrates PNG’s 46th Independence with a Tok Pisin translation of the Preamble to the Constitution
On Thursday 9 September 2021, The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched the Bilum Campaign and the 2021 State of the World Population Report in partnership with the…
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09 September 2021
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UNFPA launches bilum campaign: Harnessing PNG traditional culture to advance gender equality and bodily autonomy.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched the bilum campaign on 09th September 2021 at the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery, with the theme “Harnessing…
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