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Real men say "NO" to violence against women and girls
HA NOI, 22 November 2013 – Violence against women and girls constitutes one of the gravest violations of women's and girls' human rights. It also undermines family stability and solidarity.... Read more
Looking at both challenges and opportunities is the best recipe for success as the population in Viet Nam rapidly grows older
Ha Noi, 25 September 2013 – The world is growing old fast. In the next 10 years, the number of people over 60 years of age will surpass one billion. Population ageing presents societies with great... Read more
The new population law should respond to the opportunities and challenges of population dynamics
Ha Noi, 23 September 2013 - Mr. Arthur Erken, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam shared his opinions with the Family and Society newspaper's reporter on the new population law: "I am confident that the... Read more
Opinion Editorial: Building Better Lives through a Population and Development Agenda
Half a century ago, the world was warned of the imminent explosion of “the population bomb.” There were fears that humanity would suffer mass starvation. And that societies would plunge into turmoil... Read more
Message from Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Excecutive Director on International Youth Day
Today, we have the largest generation of young people the world has ever seen, with more than 40 per cent of the world’s population under the age of 25. With their dynamism and imagination, young... Read more
Message from Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Excecutive Director on World Population Day
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY 11 July 2013 There are over 600 million girls in the world today, more than 500 million of them in developing... Read more
More than a third of young Vietnamese lack acess to contraception
HA NOI, 11 July 2013 – In the past decade, although Viet Nam has made impressive progress on reducing maternal mortality and increasing access to reproductive health and family planning services,... Read more
More than a third of Vietnamese young people still lack access to contraceptives - Improving access to sex education and services holds key to preventing teenage pregnancy
HA NOI, 10 July 2013 – With 16 million girls aged 15-19 giving birth each year worldwide, complications from pregnancy and child birth continue to be the leading cause of death among adolescent girls... Read more
Women and Girls' empowerment - Key to addressing the imbalanced sex ratio at birth
Ha Noi, 12 June 2013 - The imbalance of Sex Ratios at Birth (SRB) is an increasing concern in some Asian countries, where about 117 million women and girls are reported as “missing”. In Viet Nam, the... Read more
Village based ethnic minority midwives: a human resource solution for strengthening maternal and child health
Ha Noi, 23 April 2013 – The official role of ethnic minority midwives will be recognized in the Viet Nam's health system when the Ministry of Health's Circular 07 comes into effect in May 2013. This... Read more