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1 October 2018
Statement

Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative at Talkshow "Responding to Population Ageing in Viet Nam: the Way Forward"

It is my great pleasure to open this event "Responding to Population Ageing in Viet Nam: the Way Forward". Let me at the outset thank the... Read more

24 September 2018
Statement

Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative, at the forum "Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls"

Sexual violence occurs throughout the world and most of victims are women and the risk is higher for adolescents and young people. Although there has... Read more

20 September 2018
Statement

Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative at the Launch of the new project "Strengthening prevention and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices from social organization perspectives

It is indeed a pleasure to be here today, for the launching of the project on "Strengthening prevention and response to gender-based violence... Read more

11 July 2018
News

Message to mark World Population Day 2018

Family planning is a human right Dr. Natalia Kanem Executive Director UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund Fifty years ago, the world declared that “parents have a basic human right to determine... Read more

11 July 2018
Press Release

50 years of family planning as a human right to ensure sustainable development

World Population Day 2018 seeks to accelerate action to strengthen universal access to family planning in Viet Nam and across Asia-Pacific HA NOI, VIET NAM, July 11, 2018 - The Health Minister of... Read more

11 July 2018
Statement
Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Việt Nam at the World Population Day 2018

Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Việt Nam at the World Population Day 2018

Your Excellency Mr. Pham Le Tuan, Vice Minister of Health; Mr. Le Canh Nhac, Standing Deputy General of GOPFP; Mr. Vo Thanh Dong, Deputy General of GOPFP; Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Deputy General of... Read more

10 July 2018
News
Thuy Anh (37) has helped secure her family's finances through family planning. Photo © UNFPA / Matthew Taylor

In Viet Nam, family planning powers development

Ha Noi - “I started using birth control after our fourth child,” says Thuy Anh (37) as she busies herself in her garden at her home on the southern outskirts of Viet Nam’s capital. “We had three boys... Read more

20 June 2018
Statement

Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Việt Nam at the Workshop on Population Indicators of the Viet Nam’s SDG Statistical Indicator System

Mr. Pham Quang Vinh, Deputy Director, General Statistics Office, Representatives of MPI’s departments/GSO, line-ministries, Representatives of international organizations, research institutions, UN... Read more

21 May 2018
News
Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam

Message from the UN in Viet Nam about Zero Tolerance against Sexual Harassment

As the courage of #MeToo speakers across the world forces a reconsideration of how violence against women is managed and ended, we express our... Read more

14 May 2018
News

UNFPA Viet Nam Statement on Singer Pham Anh Khoa

HA NOI, 14 May 2018 – In the wake of allegations of sexual harassment against the popular singer Pham Anh Khoa, initially disseminated via social... Read more

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