On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, Pio Smith, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, warns that global funding cuts and escalating attacks on healthcare are colliding at the worst possible time for the world’s most disaster-prone region.
Urgent investment, local...
On 4 February, a now-deleted video shared on Facebook captured a confrontation between tourists and railway authorities at the Vang Vieng railway station in...
On 2 to 5 December, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2024 brought together 100 young leaders from across ASEAN and Timor-Leste...
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem on the International Day for Persons with Disabilities
Globally, nearly one in six people live with a disability....
OP-ED BY Sandra Bernklau, UNFPA Representative, Cambodia
Bakhtiyor Kadyrov, UNFPA Representative, Laos
Patricia Ongpin, UNAIDS Country Director for Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia
In the heart of Southeast...
Joint Op-Ed by Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Laos' Minister of Health, and Bakhtiyor Kadyrov, UNFPA Laos Representative
Imagine a girl. She is 14 years old. She lives in...