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ICPD30 review in European region stresses need for people-centred development for addressing demographic challenges
Delegations from over 40 countries in the wider European region convened in Geneva on 19-20 October to review progress towards the goals adopted by... Read more
UN review of population trends in Europe, Central Asia and North America stresses that rights and choices must underpin policy responses to societal shifts
With the wider European region facing the impacts of several overlapping crises, including the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ripple... Read more
Private sector collaboration takes centre stage at regional cervical cancer prevention alliance forum in Tbilisi
The Annual Forum of the Regional Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, held in Tbilisi on 28-29 September 2023... Read more
“I miss my home”: Fleeing conflict, tens of thousands of women and girls cross into Armenia
Mariam was whisked out of school on 19 September with her classmates when bombing began in the region that has been at the heart of a decades-long... Read more
Youth-friendly services scaling up in Kazakhstan, offering critical sexual and reproductive health care
"It was my first time with my boyfriend. We didn’t use a condom,” 17-year-old Amina* told UNFPA at one of the youth-friendly health centres in... Read more
“Once the door opens slightly, the rest is easy”
“I was just like a sheep being sent to slaughter,” said Nuray, from Nevşehir in central Türkiye. “You have to go whether you want to or not.” Nuray... Read more
Governments to convene for ICPD30 review of population and development dynamics in Europe, Central Asia and North America
In the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region, comprising 56 member States in Europe, North America and Central Asia, the review process... Read more
Melting the ice of gender stereotypes in Georgia
Georgia decided to make engaging men a priority in efforts to achieve gender equality. Now, social norms around the roles of men and women in... Read more
Ensuring bodily autonomy is key for empowering women and girls, speakers say at regional UNFPA conference in Skopje
Ensuring bodily autonomy is key for achieving gender equality and for unlocking the full potential of women and girls in the region, speakers said at... Read more
UNFPA provides reproductive health aid, safe spaces and dignity kits for women and girls after more than 100,000 refugees arrive in Armenia
UNFPA, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, is mobilizing health and protection services for tens of thousands of women and girls that... Read more