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11 July 2022
Press Release
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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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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22 June 2022
Press Release
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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06 June 2022
Press Release
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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03 June 2022
Press Release
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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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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24 May 2022
Press Release
Crowne Plaza Vientiane and UNFPA partner for providing vocational skills training to young women for promoting women’s economic empowerment
Vientiane, 23 May 2022. Sengchanh, Seo, Mone, Loy and Phouvieng are five young women from Sepone District, Savannakhet Province. They have arrived at Crowne Plaza Vientiane where…
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09 May 2022
Statement
Investing in midwives is crucial for sustainable development
As the International Confederation of Midwives celebrates its 100th anniversary, the Regional Director for the United Nations Population Fund for the Asia and Pacific region,…
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09 May 2022
Press Release
100 Years of Progress: Celebrating Midwifery and Launch of the Lao Association of Midwife
5 May 2022, Vientiane Capital - The Lao Association of Midwives (LAM), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), today celebrated the International Day of…
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