LOEI, Thailand — After four days of trekking from his village by foot, a two-day bus ride across Bhutan, an international flight to Bangkok and a long van ride, Sonam finally arrived at this mountainous province in northeastern Thailand. The midwife from Gelephu, a small village in eastern Bhutan, was one of more than 20 Bhutanese health professionals selected to participate in a technical training on reproductive health care services. The programme, supported by UNFPA, is part of a … [Read more...]
VIETNAM’s Wage Growth increases despite continuing global slowdown
December 14, 2012 by
VIETNAM's Wage Growth increases despite continuing global slowdown Viet Nam has experienced robust wage growth while a new ILO report shows a worse slowdown in global wages. The country, however, still needs to address many challenges, including the informal economy, low productivity and widening gender pay gap. HANOI (ILO News) – Viet Nam has done well in terms of wage growth compared to the world as new ILO figures show a continuing slowdown in global wages, particularly in … [Read more...]
DPRK: Right Food Gives Confidence To Pregnant Women
August 18, 2012 by
DPRK: Right Food Gives Confidence To Pregnant Women SOUTH PYONGYANG - Twenty-nine-year old Kim Yong Sim from the urban up area of Anju City is expecting her baby in two months. With her husband working at a power plant, her family, including her in-laws, are mostly reliant on the food rations provided by the state though the Public Distribution Centres (PDC). Last month, each member of Kim Yong Sim's family received 10.05kg of cereals, however, this month the ration size has been … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Should Be About Life — Not Death
June 3, 2011 by
In Canada, when a woman finds out she's pregnant, death is the last thing on her mind. She knows that doctors and hospitals with resources to help with any kind of complication are just a phone call away. But for more than 500,000 women every year, pregnancy becomes a death sentence. For most of these women, there is absolutely no medical reason they should die. This is the 21st century. We have the technologies to handle emergencies during pregnancy and childbirth. The fact that so many women … [Read more...]
UN Women will ‘walk together’ with South Asia’s women, help them claim rights, dignity
April 7, 2011 by
UN Women will ‘walk together’ with South Asia’s women, help them claim rights, dignity At the reception to launch UN Women A discussion on the implications of the Indian Budget 2011 for women set the stage for the launch of UN Women in South Asia and effectively spelt out some of the priorities and issues of concern for the newest UN entity in India. This discussion was organised by UN Women in partnership with the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability and the United … [Read more...]
