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25 November 2022
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Kuala Lumpur tower lit in orange over the KL skyline

United Nations and UNFPA to light up KL Tower in Orange on 25th November

United Nations and UNFPA to light up KL Tower in Orange on 25th November 2022. United Nations in Malaysia invites everyone to join in the Global... Read more

20 December 2021
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Malaysia Women and Girls Forum (MWGF) 2021

Malaysia Women & Girls Forum 2021 identifies six key resolutions for achieving Bodily Autonomy

The second Malaysia Women & Girls Forum (MWGF) closed with six key resolutions from sessions with 22 panelists and speakers focusing on... Read more

17 December 2021
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Malaysia Women and Girls Forum 2021 kicks off with spotlight on Bodily Autonomy, sex education

The second annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum today brought together a line-up of stakeholders involved in the social and economic advancement of... Read more

15 December 2021
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Malaysia Women and Girls Forum (MWGF) 2021

MWGF 2021: Spotlight on Malaysian women and girls’ rights to their own bodies

The second annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum (MWGF) will focus on bodily autonomy to ensure females in the country have access to this... Read more

4 August 2021
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500 days of lockdown and the impact on Malaysia’s women and girls

Malaysia has reached a critical juncture in the quest to overcome the pandemic as July 31 marked 500 days of since Malaysia’s first movement control... Read more

12 June 2021
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‘My Body is My Own’: Why the right to Bodily Autonomy is crucial for individuals, communities and entire nations — Bjorn Andersson

When Rachana Sunar was barely 15 in remote western Nepal, and about to avail of a scholarship to pursue further studies, her father wanted to... Read more

8 December 2020
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UNITED NATIONS & UNFPA MALAYSIA PRESENT THE INAUGURAL MALAYSIA WOMEN & GIRLS FORUM (MWGF) 2020 ON 17TH DECEMBER 2020

In the face of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and its drastic impact on the lives and wellbeing of women & girls, UNFPA Malaysia on behalf of the United Nations in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei... Read more

18 November 2020
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Malaysian women and girls need to be at the centre of the Covid-19 recovery

Today Malaysia marks eight months of implementing the movement control order (MCO), with many states under CMCO until early December to help curb the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases.  With parliament... Read more

12 November 2020
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The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 one year on — Building momentum towards the 2030 SDGs

Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic summit   Kuala Lumpur, 12 November 2020 -- As the COVID-19 pandemic... Read more

30 October 2020
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Post-MCO, KL Urban Poor Still Earning Less Than 2019

Over a third struggle to buy sufficient food for their families, while female-headed households are recovering more slowly and also remain more at... Read more

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