calendar_today 11 April 2017

Extended families now biggest group in society: UNFPA

by The Nation Extended families have made a comeback, with multi-generational family units again forming the biggest group in Thai society. Of all households in the country,…

calendar_today 11 April 2017

Extended families now biggest group in society: UNFPA

by The Nation Extended families have made a comeback, with multi-generational family units again forming the biggest group in Thai society. Of all households in the country,…

calendar_today 04 April 2017

Statement

Statement by UNFPA on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 April 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving…

calendar_today 22 March 2017

Thailand to adopt English teenage pregnancy prevention strategy

Strategy set up in 1999 by Labour government resulted in 51% drop in conceptions among teenagers over 16-year period.

calendar_today 16 March 2017

Buddy Love in Vocational School

Watch video of this story here.  Chiang Rai, Thailand—“I joined this ‘Buddy Love’ project to get some useful experience. What I have learned I share…

calendar_today 16 March 2017

The Making of Buddies in School

Watch video of this story here. Bangkok, Thailand—“If my friend found out that she is pregnant unexpectedly, I would comfort her and make sure she is okay. Then I…

calendar_today 15 March 2017

Teen Crerative Power

    Watch video of this story here. Prae, Thailand—At 26-days old, Toey, Chompunut Maneechote, was brought to Prae to live with her grandmother. She rarely…

calendar_today 15 March 2017

Mekong Young Moms and Their Hopeful Future

Chiang Rai, Thailand--- Dao* lives in Chiangkhong District in Chiang Rai Province, North of Thailand. She had to leave high school at the semester 2 of Grade 10 because her…

calendar_today 08 March 2017

Statement

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…