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Family planning: empowering people, developing nations
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. Fifty years ago... Read more
UNFPA helps survivors of violence to get a sensitive and confidential medical care
Phnom Penh:One out of three women has experienced some form of violence from their intimate partners. Among them, only a quarter sought help from formal service providers while the majority never... Read more
Hope, healing, and dignity for all
Over the past year, I witnessed the total transformation of two women’s lives. Jumwa, from Kenya, was successfully treated for obstetric fistula at the age of 83, after living with this terrible and... Read more
Start young, and in the home
During the crucial stage of adolescent development, when young people undergo dramatic physical and emotional changes, they often struggle to make sense of the world around them and take in... Read more
Youth forum shed a light on women’s role in peace and prosperity
On March 7th 2017, over 200 students of Wat Dombok Kpous high school joined a youth forum under the theme “Women for Peace and Prosperity”. All of the students are between grade 7 and 9. Organized by... Read more
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health—the key to gender equality
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from... Read more
The official appointment of the 7th Representative
During her courtesy call to present the Letter of Credence to the Royal Government of Cambodia as the seventh Representative of the United Nations Population Fund to Cambodia, Ms Lene Kroell... Read more
What does a healthy relationship mean to you?
At UNFPA, we support the rights of young people to have healthy, happy and safe relationships built on respect and consent. This Valentine’s Day, we’ve asked celebrities, experts and ordinary people... Read more
Condoms and Cambodia
Published in Khmer Times: http:/www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35369/condoms-and-cambodia/ By Marie-Odile Emond, UNAIDS Country Director and Catherine Breen Kamkong, UNFPA Deputy Representative Srey... Read more
9 year-old girls receive free HPV vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer
Svay Rieng, 20 January 2017: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer among Cambodian women aged 15 to 44 years old, claiming the lives of approximately 795 women and resulting in 1,512 new... Read more