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UN Joint Programme protecting the dignity and wellbeing of Lao adolescents, youth and migrants

calendar_today 01 August 2022

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UN Joint Programme protecting the dignity and wellbeing of Lao adolescents, youth and migrants

In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN-HABITAT and International Organization for Migration (IOM) collaborated to implement the UN…

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Progress for Lao women and girls’ rights reflected in the 10th CEDAW Report

calendar_today 22 July 2022

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Progress for Lao women and girls’ rights reflected in the 10th CEDAW Report

Vientiane Capital, July 2022, Lao PDR is drafting the 10th National Report as part the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against…

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Celebration of World Population Day 19 July 2022, Savannakhet

calendar_today 19 July 2022

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Celebration of World Population Day 19 July 2022, Savannakhet

Savannakhet, 19 July 2022 – A provincial celebration of World Population Day: “Towards demographic resilience: supporting individuals’ rights and choices”, was held by the…

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Celebration of World Population Day

calendar_today 11 July 2022

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Celebration of World Population Day

Vientiane Capital, 11 July 2022 – The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and key stakeholders in Lao PDR, celebrated World…

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Seeing the Unseen: The crisis of unintended pregnancy

calendar_today 06 July 2022

Statement

Seeing the Unseen: The crisis of unintended pregnancy

Mother and daughter, Liza and Agnes, living in a small seaside community of St. Bernard in the Philippines recalled the day Super Typhoon Rai made landfall. When I visited them,…

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Progress on the National Commitment on Family Planning

calendar_today 22 June 2022

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Progress on the National Commitment on Family Planning

Vientiane Capital, 21-22 June 2022 – The Ministry of Health through the Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion and Mother and Child Health Center, with support from the…

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UNFPA and the Lao Red Cross partner to strengthen capacity on Blood management and services, Health Promotion and Disaster Preparedness

calendar_today 06 June 2022

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UNFPA and the Lao Red Cross partner to strengthen capacity on Blood management and services, Health Promotion and Disaster Preparedness

03 June 2022, Vientiane Capital - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Lao Red Cross (LRC) will collaborate for capacity Strengthening Programme on Blood Service and…

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UNFPA and the Government of the Philippines Partner to Provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to Vulnerable Young People

calendar_today 03 June 2022

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UNFPA and the Government of the Philippines Partner to Provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to Vulnerable Young People

03 June 2022, Vientiane Capital - The United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) and the Government of the Philippines launched a programme for strengthening Lao Youth Union…

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Maintaining dignity during menstruation

calendar_today 28 May 2022

Statement

Maintaining dignity during menstruation

The Regional Director for the United Nations Population Fund for Asia and the Pacific, Björn Andersson, says investments in menstrual health and comprehensive sexuality education…

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