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The Digital Frontline: Protecting Women And Girls From Online Violence
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:17 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Mr. Pio Smith, calls for urgent action to close the digital gender divide, hold tech platforms accountable, and invest in inclusive policies to combat online gender-based violence, creating safer digital spaces for ... More >>
A Silver Lining: Ageing With Dignity In Asia-Pacific
Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:44 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
On International Day of Older Persons (1 October), the Regional Director for UNFPA in Asia and Pacific, Mr. Pio Smith, highlights why it is important to invest in every stage of a person's life to ensure they age with dignity. More >>
UNFPA Urges Private Sector To Invest In Women Employees’ Sexual & Reproductive Health; Economic Gains For Businesses
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 8:17 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Evidence shows that supporting women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in the workplace can drive significant economic and productivity gains, while fostering healthier, more engaged employees. More >>
UNFPA Report Launched In Wellington Reveals Major Health Disparities For Women And Girls In Asia-Pacific
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 6:13 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Despite 30 years of significant global progress, millions of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific face severe sexual and reproductive health risks due to racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination, reveals this year’s UNFPA State of the World ... More >>
Power Of Data: Leaving No One Uncounted Or Unaccounted
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 5:00 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
By breaking down data by age, geography, and socio-economic status, we can pinpoint barriers and address them through community engagements, awareness campaigns, improved supply chains, and policy changes to push forward those left behind. More >>
UNFPA's Podcast Series Shines With Double Wins At PR Awards Asia-Pacific 2024
Friday, 28 June 2024, 1:29 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is delighted to announce that its pioneering podcast series in Asia and the Pacific, titled 'Hold on a Minute', has been honoured with two prestigious awards at the PR Awards Asia-Pacific 2024. More >>
UNFPA Report: Are The Vulnerable Left Behind Or Pushed Behind?
Friday, 28 June 2024, 9:04 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
(L-R): Ms. Catherine Breen Kamkong - UNFPA Regional Advisor for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Maternal Health, Mr. Pio Smith - UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms. Chaowarat Yongjiranon - Freelance Journalist and Moderator ... More >>
UNFPA's Global Dialogue On Demographic Diversity Reaffirms The Need For Hard-fought Rights To Be Upheld
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 7:56 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
More than 200 participants are gathering in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 15 and 16 May to discuss how to achieve sustainable and equitable development in a world more demographically diverse than ever before. More >>
UNFPA Calls On Partners In Asia-Pacific To Redesign The World For Women
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:45 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
The Equity 2030 Alliance envisions a world of equal opportunities for all and through its launch in Asia and the Pacific, UNFPA calls on all partners to join the initiative. More >>
Midwives: Delivering Amidst Climate Crises
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 4:31 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
In the face of adversity, they ensure health services are more accessible and can quickly reach women in need. In low resource settings, midwives as frontline workers often serve as the only source of help for a woman to give birth safely. More >>
Uniting For Global Reproductive Health Equity
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:20 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Opinion-Editorial by UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director on the launch of the State of World Population Report 2024 More >>
UNFPA: The World Should Not Lose Focus On Afghanistan
Monday, 11 December 2023, 8:16 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Kabul, Afghanistan, 11 December 2023 – Amid the raging conflicts across the world, we should not lose focus on Afghanistan where women and girls continue to acutely suffer from the impacts of the protracted polycrisis in the country, deepened by ... More >>
Op-ed By UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director: Data Is Crucial To Preventing Gender-based Violence
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 1:55 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
From informing policy and advocating for change to measuring progress on commitments, investing in quality and ethical data is a key component to preventing gender-based violence. Gender-based violence remains an urgent human rights concern in the Asia ... More >>
Humanitarians Deliver, No Matter What: Op-ed By UNFPA Regional Director On World Humanitarian Day (August 19th)
Saturday, 19 August 2023, 6:18 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, observed on 19 August, United Nations Population Fund Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Björn Andersson, says humanitarians need protected access to provide life-saving care during crises and that governments ... More >>
Collective Investment In Midwifery For A Healthier, Safer World
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 5:15 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Improving maternal and newborn health is a critical part of the Sustainable Development Goals, where we, as a global community, commit to ending preventable maternal and newborn mortality. The United Nations has consistently highlighted the crucial role ... More >>
Standing Up For Sexual And Reproductive Rights For All
Saturday, 10 December 2022, 8:45 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Statement by UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director Björn Andersson on Human Rights Day 2022 As we observe Human Rights Day, let us remember the role that women from the Asia and the Pacific region have played in shaping the Universal Declaration ... More >>
Humanitarians In The Age Of Emergencies
Monday, 22 August 2022, 5:17 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
Opinion-Editorial by Björn Andersson, Regional Director of UNFPA Asia and the Pacific The Regional Director for the United Nations Population Fund for Asia and the Pacific, Björn Andersson, says humanitarian crises are everyone's business. Harnessing the ... More >>
Maintaining Dignity During Menstruation
Sunday, 29 May 2022, 7:49 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
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 will remove taboos and put sustainable solutions in the hands of people ... More >>
Nearly Half Of All Pregnancies Are Unintended—a Global Crisis, Says New UNFPA Report
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 7:13 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
War, humanitarian emergencies create conditions for unintended pregnancies to climb further [NEW YORK, 30 March 2022] — Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For the women and girls affected, ... More >>
Gender Equality And Women’s Empowerment Today For A Sustainable Tomorrow
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 6:20 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
As the world continues to battle and recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and governments look to institute policies to build back better and greener, we are at the same time affected by another global crisis – climate change – and the ... More >>
