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12 July 2016
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UNFPA helps launch national conversation on shape of Maldives development path

Around 200 youth on Monday (11 July 2016) participated in the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) launch in a series of nation-wide dialogues on... Read more

25 April 2016
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UNFPA Regional Director Commends High Institutional Delivery and Acknowledges on Challenges for Availability of Reproductive Health Commodities

Over the past decade, Maldives has achieved remarkable progress in terms of development and economic growth earning praise from key partners across the region. Most notably, Maldives' graduation from... Read more

8 March 2016
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Tapping the Maldives’ full potential: 3 takeaways from talks on population and youth

How can the Maldives harness emerging population trends to ensure a prosperous, sustainable future for all?

26 November 2015
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Spotlight: “Ahanakee Thinakun Ekeh” (I am one in three)

I escaped rape at 16. Some family members blamed me for the incident. At 16, with no support, I stood up thinking it is not right and I should not be... Read more

25 November 2015
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Maldives' Doctors Tackle Treating Gender Violence

The vast majority of victims of gender-based violence suffer in silence. Only a small proportion seek help, and when they do, they are more likely to... Read more

6 September 2015
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UNFPA Executive Board approves Maldives Country Programme for 2016-2020

With a population of 28% young people, the focus of UNFPA Maldives's five year programme is on youth, for youth and #WithYouth.

25 August 2015
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UNFPA and the new UNDAF - The Government of Maldives and the United Nations System signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2016-2020 today.

The UNDAF is the strategic framework document for partnership between Maldives and the UN, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

8 December 2014
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UN Maldives Press Statement on Male' Water Crisis

UN Maldives Commends Government Response to Water Crisis in Male'.

26 November 2014
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Press Release: Releasing of the State of the World Population Report 2014

The Power of 1.8 Billion: Adolescents, youth and the transformation of the future

18 November 2014
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2014 State of the World Population

The power of 1.8 billion: adolescents, youth and the transformation of the future. Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today, and because they are... Read more

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