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25 October 2016
Press Release
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 persistent poverty and gender…
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25 October 2016
Statement
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 call for action for increased…
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21 October 2016
Statement
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 from being a child to being an…
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21 October 2016
Press Release
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 the world’s ambitious…
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01 October 2016
News
Ageing populations in Asia-Pacific: Transforming challenges into opportunities
Asia-Pacific is ageing fast. How can countries better prepare and transform challenges into opportunities? Astrid Bant, UNFPA Viet Nam Representative, explains.
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01 October 2016
News
The Transformative Force of Population Ageing
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, on International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2016
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26 September 2016
Statement
Speech of Ms Ritsu Nacken, UNFPA Deputy Representative at the closing workshop on Youth Led Initiative on Promoting access to sexual and reproductive health information and services for youth and adolescents
Viet Nam was very successful in meeting most of the Millennium Development Goals ahead of the 2015 deadline. Yet critical gaps remain in important social development aspects,…
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26 September 2016
Statement
Speech of Ms. Astrid Bant, UNFPA Representative at the workshop on Population and Development
In Viet Nam, data from the population census and surveys show that the country has been undergoing a significant demographic change: decline in fertility and mortality, a rapid…
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26 September 2016
Press Release
Closing workshop on Youth Led Initiatives on Promoting Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services for Vietnamese youth and adolescents
Ha Noi, 26 September 2016 - A Closing Workshop on the implementation on "Youth Led Initiatives on Promoting Access to SRH Information and Services for Vietnamese youth and…
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