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27 October 2017
Draft manual on Healthy Relationships field tested
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste is one of the most youthful countries in the world, with three out of five Timorese below the age of 25. Nearly one in five 19 year olds has given birth…
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26 October 2017
Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste
AILEU, Timor-Leste – “I knew a little bit about how a baby is made, but not too much,” said Natalia, 19, in the Aileu district in the rocky highlands of Timor-Leste. Her 1-year…
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20 October 2017
Statement
UNFPA Timor-Leste Country Representative Statement for World Statistics Day
'According to the United Nations, despite Timor-Leste having one of the highest birth rates in Asia, over the past decade, the decline in the birth rate in Timor-Leste has been…
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13 October 2017
Putting an end to teenage pregnancy and early marriage
Manufahi, Timor-Leste- Getting off the plane from Dili, the UNFPA team is surrounded by the lush tropical forest of Manufahi. For the next several days, the team will be meeting…
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13 September 2017
Verbal Autopsy reaching across Timor-Leste
Maliana, Timor-Leste- Stepping into the Uma Lulik (a Timorese traditional Conical Hut architecture), Dr. Domingas Sarmento saw a remembrance photo of a young lady. Sitting on the…
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11 July 2017
Statement
UNFPA Acting Executive Director Message for World Population Day 2017
Every day, vulnerable women, especially those who are poor and are refugees, face social, economic and geographic obstacles to voluntary family planning services and information.
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02 June 2017
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Signing of Implementing partners agreement between UNFPA and Alola Foundation on Maternal and Child Health Program
Dili, 27 May 2016 -The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Timor-Leste signed an implementing partner agreement with Alola Foundation on Maternal and Child Health at Alola…
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05 May 2017
UNFPA Timor-Leste handed over a set of desktop to the Midwifery Association during the commemoration of International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2017
International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2017: Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life The Midwifery Association of Timor-Leste (MATL) commemorates the…
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05 May 2017
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2017
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates the heroic and life-saving work that midwives do every day, often in very trying circumstances. Thanks to midwives, millions…
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