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Vietnamese radio drama aims to halt HIV, boost gender equality Ha Noi, 27 March 2008 – The real lives of Vietnamese youth have been dramatized for the first-ever national radio soap series. The difficulties of communicating with parents, enduring domestic violence, living with HIV and much more come to life in Radio the Voice of Vietnam’s (VOV) The Desire of Life which hits the national airwaves on Sunday, 6 April. The soap opera is supported by UNFPA with funds from the Danish Government (DANIDA) and technical assistance from U.S.-based non-governmental organization Population Media Center (PMC). Click here for a full press release in English or Vietnamese To find out more about The Desire of Life and to download episodes, visit the VOV website http://www.vov.org.vn To learn about PMC’s experiences of using soap opera for social change around the world, visit http://www.populationmedia.org Viet Nam must plan now for urban growth
To encourage discussion on urbanization, the theme of this year’s annual report, the United Nations Country Team is hosting a Film Festival entitled Tales of the City. The ten films to be shown will highlight the challenges and opportunities of urban growth. For more on the UN Film Festival, click here http://www.un.org.vn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=265&Itemid=190 For the State of World Population 2007, click here http://www.unfpa.org/swp For a Vietnamese summary of the State of World Population 2007, click here UNFPA and Vietnam celebrate 30 years of collaboration
1 Nov., 2007, Ha Noi - UNFPA will continue to support Viet Nam with its population and reproductive health challenges as long as necessary, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Purnima Mane said, joining Viet Nam’s Health Minister to mark 30 years of cooperation at a celebration in Ha Noi. Press Release - Đọc nội dung thông cáo báo chí tiếng Việt
Too many women still die giving life, global report shows 12, Oct., 2007 - Far too many women around the world are still dying giving life. New global figures released by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank show that the world's maternal mortality ratio (the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) is declining too slowly to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, which aims to improve maternal health and prevent women from dying in pregnancy and childbirth. Population growth and the sex ratio at birth
Alive against the odds in rural Viet Nam The number of women who die giving life in Viet Nam has decreased in recent years. But women in remote and mountainous provinces are still at risk of death from obstetric complications. Women from Binh Dinh share their stories. More >> RHIYA final national workshop held 30 Jan., 2007, Ha Noi - The Reproductive Health Initiative for Youth in Asia (RHIYA), a regional programme to improve young people's
sexual health, ends after three years of implementation. The final national workshop
was held in Hanoi on 30 Jan 2007. More >> Denmark and UNFPA support HIV radio drama 24 Jan., 2007 - Denmark and UNFPA Viet Nam agreed on 24 Jan 2007 to support Radio the Voice of
Viet Nam in producing and broadcasting Viet Nam’s first serialised radio drama aimed at increasing HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in the country in a three-year
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