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Main Maternity Hospital In Rafah Stops Admitting Patients: UN Agency
The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday.
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India's Population Estimated At 1.44 Billion, 24% In 0-14 Age Bracket: UN Report
India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore (1.44 billion), with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket, according to a recent report by the UNFPA.
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Israel-Hamas War: Woman Rescued From Home Ruins Gives Birth To Baby Girl
An operation resulted in the miraculous birth of a baby not too distant from the remains of her family's home in the Gaza Strip.
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UN Agency To Establish 'Gender Unit' At Rajasthan Police Academy
United Nations Population Fund will establish a 'Gender Unit' at Rajasthan Police Academy here to strengthen police response to gender-based violence, sources said.
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Millions Of Women Face Restrictions On Their Body: UN Report
Nearly half the women in 57 countries around the world face restrictions on what they can do with their bodies, such as have sex, use contraception or seek health care, the UN said in a report Wednesday.
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Siddharth Chatterjee Takes Over As Top UN Diplomat In China
Senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee has formally taken over as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, a key posting of overseeing the work of 27 agencies, funds and programmes of the global organisation in the world's most populous country.
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Sexual Harassment Complaint Against UN Official In Bihar, Probe On
An FIR has been lodged against the India representative of the United Nations Population Fund following a complaint of sexual harassment by a former consultant to its Bihar office, police said today.
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Syrian Girls Flee War Only To Become Mothers In Jordan Camp
In a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her crying 11-month-old son, bounced him on her knee and then handed him to her mother to help calm him down.
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UN Hails India's 'Dramatic' Improvements In Opportunities Available To Girl Child
India has seen "dramatic" improvements in the opportunities available to the girl child, a United Nations report said today while showcasing the country as an example to be replicated worldwide for bettering the condition of their youthful populations.
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Girls Can Cut Poverty In Developing Economies: United Nations
Developing economies stand to win an extra $21 billion (19 billion euros) if they improve girls' health and sex education, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Thursday.
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Girls Can Cut Poverty in Developing Economies: UN
Developing economies stand to win an extra $21 billion (19 billion euros) if they improve girls' health and sex education, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Thursday.
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Philippines Only Country In Asia Where Teen Pregnancy Rising
The UN Population Fund says the Philippines is the only country in the Asia Pacific region where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades.
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UN Population Fund Warns on Protection of Women
The United Nations population fund on Thursday warned about the fate of 26 million women and girls among those displaced by conflict or uprooted by disaster, calling for more attention to their needs.
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Maternal Mortality Cut By Almost Half in 25 Years: United Nations
Deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes have fallen by almost half across the world in the past quarter century, but only nine countries have achieved the targets set by the UN, a report by UN agencies and the World Bank said today.
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UN Campaign Expanding Efforts to Help Adolescent Girls in India
United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign, supporting the empowerment of girls everywhere in the world, is expanding its fundraising efforts to help protect the rights of adolescent girls in India.
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Main Maternity Hospital In Rafah Stops Admitting Patients: UN Agency
The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday.
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India's Population Estimated At 1.44 Billion, 24% In 0-14 Age Bracket: UN Report
India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore (1.44 billion), with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket, according to a recent report by the UNFPA.
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Israel-Hamas War: Woman Rescued From Home Ruins Gives Birth To Baby Girl
An operation resulted in the miraculous birth of a baby not too distant from the remains of her family's home in the Gaza Strip.
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UN Agency To Establish 'Gender Unit' At Rajasthan Police Academy
United Nations Population Fund will establish a 'Gender Unit' at Rajasthan Police Academy here to strengthen police response to gender-based violence, sources said.
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Millions Of Women Face Restrictions On Their Body: UN Report
Nearly half the women in 57 countries around the world face restrictions on what they can do with their bodies, such as have sex, use contraception or seek health care, the UN said in a report Wednesday.
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Siddharth Chatterjee Takes Over As Top UN Diplomat In China
Senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee has formally taken over as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, a key posting of overseeing the work of 27 agencies, funds and programmes of the global organisation in the world's most populous country.
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Sexual Harassment Complaint Against UN Official In Bihar, Probe On
An FIR has been lodged against the India representative of the United Nations Population Fund following a complaint of sexual harassment by a former consultant to its Bihar office, police said today.
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Syrian Girls Flee War Only To Become Mothers In Jordan Camp
In a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her crying 11-month-old son, bounced him on her knee and then handed him to her mother to help calm him down.
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UN Hails India's 'Dramatic' Improvements In Opportunities Available To Girl Child
India has seen "dramatic" improvements in the opportunities available to the girl child, a United Nations report said today while showcasing the country as an example to be replicated worldwide for bettering the condition of their youthful populations.
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Girls Can Cut Poverty In Developing Economies: United Nations
Developing economies stand to win an extra $21 billion (19 billion euros) if they improve girls' health and sex education, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Thursday.
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Girls Can Cut Poverty in Developing Economies: UN
Developing economies stand to win an extra $21 billion (19 billion euros) if they improve girls' health and sex education, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Thursday.
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Philippines Only Country In Asia Where Teen Pregnancy Rising
The UN Population Fund says the Philippines is the only country in the Asia Pacific region where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades.
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UN Population Fund Warns on Protection of Women
The United Nations population fund on Thursday warned about the fate of 26 million women and girls among those displaced by conflict or uprooted by disaster, calling for more attention to their needs.
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Maternal Mortality Cut By Almost Half in 25 Years: United Nations
Deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes have fallen by almost half across the world in the past quarter century, but only nine countries have achieved the targets set by the UN, a report by UN agencies and the World Bank said today.
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UN Campaign Expanding Efforts to Help Adolescent Girls in India
United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign, supporting the empowerment of girls everywhere in the world, is expanding its fundraising efforts to help protect the rights of adolescent girls in India.
