News

Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

Seila, 16, is pregnant with her first child. She dropped out of school to work on her family's farm in Tbong Khmum Province. © UNFPA Cambodia
  • 18 November 2015
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Statement

UNFPA Hopes Policy Changes Will Lead to Fulfillment of Chinese Couples' Rights on Family Size

30 October 2015

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2016 International Conference on Family Planning

25 January - 28 January 2016

Nusa Dua, Indonesia

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News

Family planning vital in post-quake Nepal

Sharmila Dangol, 35, and her husband, Bhakta Dangol, 34, encourage other couples to learn about family planning. "Family planning helps reduce poverty and is a key to prosperity,” said Ms. Dangol. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
  • 24 September 2015
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News

In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

Midwife Chanduong Rotha speaks to So Pumngea about family planning at the Orrusei Health Center in Kratie Province. Ms. So says family planning is an important way to help her family emerge from poverty. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
  • 16 September 2015
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UNFPA Supplies Partnership

218 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using modern contraceptives. Too many are being left behind at a time when the transformative impact of family planning is not only well-known but also achievable.

Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines

Published on: 17/03/2011

Family planning is widely practiced in Asia but remains controversial in the Philippines. The government is debating a bill to make contraceptives available to the poor. Supporters say it would save lives & give poor women more options. UNFPA Asia, 2010.

Missing Girls - Family Planning in China

Published on: 28/04/2007

A new, less restrictive policy in Hainan Province, coupled with advocacy and incentives, is expected to result in a more balanced sex ratio among newborns in China.
 

State of World Population 2012 Video News Release

Published on: 02/09/2014

Family Planning, Human Rights and Development

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