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31 October 2013
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More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth, according to The State of World…
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24 October 2013
MPs and youth discuss how to improve girls lives
Vientiane, 24 October.- Around 20 parliamentarians and 25 young people met on October 24 in Savannakhet to discuss development issues with a special focus on how to "promote…
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09 October 2013
Family Planning, key to reduce maternal deaths and boost economy
Although family planning information and services are widely available in the country, at least 20 per cent of married and unmarried women who are fecund and sexually active are…
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30 August 2013
Savannakhet celebrates International Youth Day 2013
Savannakhet, 30 August 2013.- The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other government partners celebrated the…
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29 August 2013
Family Planning: essential for women's health and country’s development
The Promotion of Family Health Association (PFHA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) held an advocacy…
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26 July 2013
Rapid survey provides vital information on availability of Life saving maternal and RH commodities including contraceptives in Lao PDR
The Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) held in Vientiane a dissemination workshop to present the results of the "Survey on the…
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16 July 2013
UNFPA Laos on Facebook!
Youth in Laos now have a new channel to communicate, interact, share information and express themselves. As part of the activities prepared for World Population Day on July 11th,…
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14 July 2013
World Population Day promotes adolescent girls in Lao PDR
A youthful celebration including hip hop and contemporary dance, pop music and drama performances by young people was organized on July 11th, at the National Cultural Hall, by the…
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10 July 2013
UNFPA Headquarters visit Lao PDR
Lao PDR received the visit of Mr. Subhash Gupta, Director of the Division of Management Services (DMS) from UNFPA headquarters on June 26 and 27. The aim of the visit was to…
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