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                    [Title] => Women’s rights: Significant progress made, but still slow
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While there have been “remarkable advances” in promoting the human rights of women and girls and their full participation in society in the past 20 years, the overall progress has been “unacceptably slow” and gender discrimination still persists across the globe, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150308/women-rights-3.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331978 [Title] => Midwifery seen to save lives of millions of women, newborns [Summary] =>

Midwifery can save the lives of millions of women and newborns, according to a report of various international organizations.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 917853 [Title] => UNFPA: 14.2 M child brides every year [Summary] =>

More than 140 million girls will become child brides between 2011 and 2020, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img607/988/gen10.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 855256 [Title] => UN urges protection for elderly as world grays [Summary] =>

Japan is the only country with 30 percent of its population over 60, but by 2050 more than 60 other countries, from China to Canada to Albania, will be in the same boat.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-02 09:27:09 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img339/4224/japanunagingthumb.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 808137 [Title] => UN: Phl not likely to achieve goal on reducing maternal deaths [Summary] =>

Despite progress in programs on maternal health over the past three years, the Philippines will likely not achieve Millennium Development Goal-5 (MDG) on the reduction of maternal mortality rates (MMR) by 2015, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 743387 [Title] => UN calls on world leaders to meet challenges of growing population [Summary] =>

The United Nations has called on world leaders to meet the challenges that a growing population poses, from ensuring adequate food and clean water to guaranteeing equal access to security and justice after the world population reached 7 billion recently.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 722947 [Title] => UN Population Fund to continue supporting gov't RH programs [Summary] =>

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday declared support for the Philippine government’s efforts in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, particularly its reproductive health program.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 675408 [Title] => UN agency urges universal access to reproductive health [Summary] =>

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) urged yesterday member states and development partners to support access to reproductive health for women.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 631693 [Title] => UN representative presents credentials [Summary] =>

The new United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) representative to the Philippines has presented her credentials to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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