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06 March 2023
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EU-UN Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste launches Safe Space to support survivors of gender-based violence
The Community Health Centre in Ermera municipality will host a Safe Space facility to offer a comprehensive range of services and provide first-line support to GBV survivors. …
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23 December 2022
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UNFPA digital solutions strengthen health systems and upscale health services in Timor-Leste
Despite internet and connectivity challenges, the mSupply, an electronic logistics management information system, has helped Timor-Leste Medical and Pharmaceutical Supply Agency …
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02 December 2022
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Timor-Leste president and Nobel Laureate Jośe Ramos-Horta launch emergency obstetric centre to give hope to mothers
The President of Timor-Leste, H.E. Jośe Ramos Horta launched a newly refurbished Prince Albert II Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) centre in Same, Manufahi…
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01 December 2022
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Aids Day 2022
Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call to dismantle discriminatory barriers to rights…
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15 November 2022
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World's population reaches 8 billion as Timor-Leste announces a population count of 1.34 million in 2022
As the world population reach 8 billion today, Timor-Leste’s population in now 1.34 million, this was announced during the launch of 2022 Population and Housing Census preliminary…
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28 October 2022
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Government of Timor-Leste sign MoU with UNFPA to procure and deliver quality lifesaving sexual and reproductive health commodities
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the leading UN agency on sexual and reproductive health, and the Timor-Leste National Medical Stores and Procurement Agency …
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21 October 2022
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Timor-Leste population hits 1.3 million with over 90% accounted for in historic census
With over 90 per cent of households in Timor-Leste counted, General Department of Statistics (GDS) announced that as at 20 October, 1.3 million people had been enumerated in the…
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12 October 2022
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UNFPA Timor-Leste welcomes new Country Representative
Pressia Arifín-Cabo, a Filipino national, has joined UNFPA as Representative for Timor-Leste
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25 September 2022
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World Contraception Day 2022: Access to safe and effective family planning methods key to gender equality and improved livelihoods
While access to family planning and sexual and reproductive health services is critical in ensuring gender equality and improved livelihoods, an estimated 257 million women lack…
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