Missing Girls - Family Planning in China
A new, less restrictive policy in Hainan Province, coupled with advocacy and incentives, is expected to result in a more balanced sex ratio among newborns in China.
De Rode Loper
This episode of De Rode Loper - a Belgian show business programme - features Natalie Imbruglia and Goedele Liekens, who speak about their involvement in the UNFPA-led Campaign to End Fistula.
Being first doesn't matter... Unless you were always second.
In 1994, 179 governments committed to improving women's status. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, works to improve women's lives. Video developed on the 10th anniversary of the The Programme of Action agreed to at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Read more here: /public/icpd
VTM - Splash
This episode of Splash - a Belgian show business programme - features Natalie Imbruglia and Goedele Liekens, who speak about their involvement in the UNFPA-led Campaign to End Fistula.
Seeking the Good Life in Guangdong
Shunde's population has doubled in four years, swelled by migrants hoping for a piece of Guangdong's boom. The State of World Population 2007 report says governments must make cities work to ease poverty and protect resources.
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Census - Counting the World
The United Nations Population Fund is the lead agency in the UN system supporting national efforts to conduct censuses, particularly in developing countries. A census is among the most important and complex peace-time exercises a nation can undertake. Read more on data for development: http://bit.ly/GBDqWX
A Teenage Mother in Manila's Slums
Janice Banaag, 18, lives with her husband and baby underneath a Manila bridge. The State of World Population 2007 report stresses the need to provide housing and healthcare, including family planning, for the urban poor.
Rural Migrants Toil in Ho Chi Minh City
To escape rural poverty, young rural migrants gladly make sacrifices in fast-growing Ho Chi Minh City. The State of World Population 2007 report says governments must make cities work to ease poverty and protect resources.
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Natalie Imbruglia in Nigeria 2
In her third trip to Nigeria as Spokesperson for the UNFPA-led Campaign to End Fistula, Natalie Imbruglia saw first-hand how funds she raised are making a difference in the lives of women and their communities.
Supermodel Liya Kebede on Protecting Vulnerable Populations
Liya Kebede, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and founder of The Liya Kebede Foundation, appeared at the UN Secretary-Generals Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis