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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics - Your Rights, Our Responsibilities (2)

calendar_today 24 April 2025

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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics - Your Rights, Our Responsibilities (2)

In the lead-up to the National Workshop launching the CRVS Report 2021–2024, UNFPA Viet Nam is pleased to introduce the video "Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: Your Right,…

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Four Flights of Stairs, a Sewing Class, and Blooming Flowers from Torn Fabric

calendar_today 20 April 2025

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Four Flights of Stairs, a Sewing Class, and Blooming Flowers from Torn Fabric

We met Mrs. Hiền in a small café tucked away in Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm District. She tells me she chose this café partly because it’s close to home, but also because the sidewalk is…

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The Man Who Walks Tilted: Mr. Nam’s Journey of Dignity and Change for Persons with Disabilities

calendar_today 18 April 2025

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The Man Who Walks Tilted: Mr. Nam’s Journey of Dignity and Change for Persons with Disabilities

If you met Mr. Trần Quốc Nam today—a confident social activist, Chairman of the Disabled People’s Association of Sơn Tây Town, and Standing Member of the Hanoi Disabled People’s…

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 The Danger of Home Births – Final Part: More Policies Needed to Reduce Maternal Mortality

calendar_today 17 April 2025

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The Danger of Home Births – Final Part: More Policies Needed to Reduce Maternal Mortality

How can we ensure that women give birth safely and access health services as early as possible? What does the Ministry of Health say?

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The Danger of Home Births – Part 1: Losing a Wife, Losing a Child to "Natural Birth at Home"

calendar_today 16 April 2025

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The Danger of Home Births – Part 1: Losing a Wife, Losing a Child to "Natural Birth at Home"

"Natural birth at home," following "traditional wisdom passed down by elders," has not only reemerged in several major cities but remains a widespread practice in many mountainous…

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The Danger of Home Births – Part 2: So That Mothers Can Give Birth in the Light

calendar_today 16 April 2025

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The Danger of Home Births – Part 2: So That Mothers Can Give Birth in the Light

One of the greatest barriers to reducing maternal mortality here is changing the perceptions, customs, and practices of ethnic minority communities.

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“My dream is to have a three-wheeled motorbike…” – The tricycle of Ngọc Ánh and the journey of steering toward the future

calendar_today 14 April 2025

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“My dream is to have a three-wheeled motorbike…” – The tricycle of Ngọc Ánh and the journey of steering toward the future

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) met Ms. Ánh in the morning after her overnight ride from Nghệ An to Hanoi. She was there to attend the press conference for "Miss…

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“I Used to Be Afraid”: Nhân Quí’s Journey Toward Inclusion

calendar_today 11 April 2025

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“I Used to Be Afraid”: Nhân Quí’s Journey Toward Inclusion

Khi Nhân Quí lần đầu tiên tình nguyện tham gia Giải Cờ Vua Người Khuyết Tật, cậu không ngờ rằng điều chờ đợi mình phía trước không chỉ là những nước cờ chiến thuật, mà còn là…

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Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

calendar_today 07 April 2025

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Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

Countries must recommit to ending deaths in childbirth amid major headwinds

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