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World Population Day 2023: INETL and UNFPA advocate for gender equality for improved livelihoods in Timor-Leste
To mark World Population Day in Timor-Leste, the National Institute of Statistics (INETL) in collaboration with UNFPA organized a one-day workshop... Read more
Upscaling distribution of health supplies in Timor-Leste through mSupply digital system
The mSupply system, an electronic logistics management information system to manage medical supplies, now in phase III of its implementation, has... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023
Conflict is on the rise. We see the images everywhere. Online and in the news. Sometimes even in our own communities. Soldiers with guns run in front... Read more
Safeguarding health, dignity and privacy of GBV survivors in Timor-Leste
H.E. Bonifácio Mau Coli dos Reis, Vice Minister of Health in Timor-Leste and Pressia Arifin-Cabo, UNFPA Country Representative in Timor-Leste today... Read more
Why it is important to strengthen health sector’s response to GBV in Timor-Leste
Though gender-based violence (GBV) is the largest category of crimes reported to the police in Timor-Leste, with almost two out of every three... Read more
Timor-Leste’s annual population growth rate now at 1.8pc; will double in 39 years at current rate
Timor-Leste’s population grew by approximately 1.8 percent annually from 2015 to 2022 to stand at 1.34 million – a decline from 2.1 percent for the... Read more
Giving hope to pregnant women at risk of dying during childbirth
Pregnant women living in Same, Manufahi municipality and its environs are now confident of safe and healthy delivery thanks to the newly refurbished... Read more
International Day of the Midwife 2023: For the love of mothers and babies
"I dreamt of becoming a midwife since my childhood days in junior high school. I had accompanied my sister to give birth. Young and helpless, In... Read more
UNFPA and Government launch State of World Population report in Timor-Leste ahead of the release of first digitalized Population and Housing Census results
UNFPA and Government of Timor-Leste today launched the 2023 State of World Population report in an event held at the National Institute of Statistics... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023
Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate. Most of these... Read more