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World Population Day 2017: "Family Planning: Empowering people, Developing Nations"
HA NOI, 11 July 2017 – Today, 11 July is World Population Day, with the theme on "Family Planning: Empowering people, Developing Nations. This... Read more
Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam, on the 40th Anniversary of Collaboration between UNFPA and Viet Nam
Naturally, over the past 40 years, UNFPA's collaborations have changed and matured over time, according to the stages of development Viet Nam... Read more
UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS— With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin,... Read more
Where Can I Call Home
Ha Noi, 13 December 2016 - An opening reception of the photo voice exhibition "Where Can I Call Home" was held this morning in Ha Noi by... Read more
Launch of the National Action Month on Gender Equality and Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls
HA NOI, 13 November 2016 – Violence against women and girls undermines family stability and solidarity, and is one of the gravest violations of human... Read more
Speech of Ms Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam at the Launching Ceremony on the National Action Month on Gender Equality and Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls
On behalf of the United Nations in Viet Nam, I very much value and greatly appreciate the partnership and commitment of MOLISA in the coordination... Read more
Ending child marriage: towards a world where girls are free to dream
HA NOI, October 25, 2016 – Child marriage is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the practice remains widespread, in part because of... Read more
Speech of Ms Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam at the National Workshop on Child Marriage
The international day of the girl child on 11 October, with the theme of “Girls’ Progress equals Goals’ Progress: A Global Girl Data Movement” was a... Read more
Investing in 10-year-old girls could yield huge demographic dividend, pump billions into national economies
Ha Noi, 21 October 2016 – Forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other practices undermining girls’ health and rights threaten... Read more
Speech by Ms. Ritsu Nacken, UNFPA Representative a.i. in Viet Nam at the launch of the State of World Population 2016
Age 10 is an important time in our lives, which we call “early adolescence”. It is a very special period, in which we usually start the transition... Read more