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04 September 2012
UNFPA Lao PDR and Mongolia COs engage in south-south cooperation
Vientiane, 4 September, 2012. The Lao PDR and Mongolia UNFPA Country Offices have initiated a promising cooperation regarding surveys and census. Recently a team from Mongolia…
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10 August 2012
Youth celebrates World Population Day
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with the support of the Ministry of…
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10 August 2012
Youth-Parliamentarians Dialogue kick off International Youth Day Celebrations
Vientiane, August 2012.- The Lao Youth Union (LYU) with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other development partners is celebrating the International…
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12 July 2012
Statement
Message for World Population Day 11 July - Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director
Giving birth is typically the most joyful moment in a woman’s life. Yet, this very process takes the life of so many women worldwide. Every day, some 800 women…
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09 July 2012
Deputy Minister of MPI: On World Population Day, Lao Government reafirms commitment to ensure Reproductive Health for all
On occasion of the World Population Day 2012, his Excellency Dr. Bounthavy Sisouphanthong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment delivered a statement.
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28 June 2012
Fourth National Census set for 2015
Vientiane, Lao PDR, June 28th - On 1st March 2015, Lao PDR will undertake the 4th Population and Housing Census, the most important source of national data for policy formulation,…
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19 June 2012
Essay contest about young people's reproductive health
Vientiane, Lao PDR - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, for third year in a row, launched an essay contest to raise…
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15 June 2012
Lao PDR celebrates the month of midwives
Every day in Lao PDR, more than two women die because of complications during pregnancy and childbirth. For every woman who dies many more suffer from illness or disability from…
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13 June 2012
Lao PDR gets ready for the "ICPD Beyond 2014" review
Vientiane, 14 June 2012 - Seventeen years ago, 179 countries, including Lao PDR, met in Cairo (Egypt) for the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development…
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