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Pacific Parliamentary Assembly on Population and Development (PPAPD) |
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PPAPD aims to promote practical actions by Pacific Parliamentarians in advocacy for population and development issues in the Pacific region thereby contributing to the attainment of the PPAPD vision of improving the living standards, security and well being of peoples in the Pacific. PPAPD is supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC); United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA); Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS); United Nations Development Fund (UNDP-Pacific Centre); and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD).      L A T E S T N E W S |
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In Asia-Pacific, 'Poverty Still Has a Woman's Face' |
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By Diana G. Mendoza 22 FEBRUARY 2010 MANILA (IPS) ---- Women and poverty still share an uncomfortable spot on the development matrix of countries across Asia-Pacific that are struggling to end deprivation, according to the newly launched third joint report of the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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UN urges reviews to surmount obstacles to HIV/AIDS treatment |
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22 FEBRUARY 2010 BOTSWANA (UN NEWS CENTRE) ----- With progress uneven towards meeting this year’s goal of universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, the United Nations today called on countries and regional bodies to convene review meetings to identify obstacles and plan better strategies. |
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World class hospital for PNG |
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23 FEBRUARY 2010 PORT MORESBY (POST COURIER) ---- A world class, fully equipped modern hospital is to be built in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a partnership involving the Government, the private sector and not-for-profit organisations around the world.
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Fiji declares typhoid outbreak |
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23 FEBRUARY 2010 SUVA (FIJI TIMES) ---- Troops and police officers have been placed on alert to help control a national outbreak of typhoid in Fiji. |
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PNG Health in big trouble |
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26 JANUARY 2010 PORT MORESBY (POST COURIER) ---- Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) health sector was described as a “national emergency” by the head of the department responsible Dr Clement Malau
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Getting Gender on the Disaster Risk Management Agenda |
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25 JANUARY 2010 SUVA ( UNDP) ----- “An eye-opening experience”, that’s how a participant at the Training of Trainers for Gender, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change described the two day activity that ended on Friday (22 Jan) |
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