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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
Family-friendly workplace policies help parents in Moldova reconcile work and family duties
In the Republic of Moldova, the government and private sector have introduced a range of family-friendly policies to make it easier for women and men... Read more
Regional Cervical Cancer Prevention Alliance Forum opens in Tbilisi with calls for greater progress in ending region’s second most deadly women’s cancer
TBILISI, 28 September 2023 – Greater efforts are needed to end cervical cancer in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, participants said today in Tbilisi... Read more
Sexual and reproductive health and rights must remain top priority in a fast-changing region, participants say at ICPD30 event in Tbilisi
TBILISI, 26 September 2023 – Sexual and reproductive health and rights are a key enabler of development and individual well-being and must remain a... Read more
How a safe space in the Republic of Moldova offers comprehensive sexuality education for Roma refugees fleeing Ukraine
“Services of this kind have not been practised among this group of Roma population in Ukraine, so due to a lack of information, there is distrust,”... Read more
Young people in Moldova tackle gender stereotypes through theatre
“Change starts with us and everyone's impact matters,” said Vadim Saviuc, 18, an amateur actor, from Falesti, in north-western Moldova. Mr.... Read more
Without more gender equality, Eastern Europe’s demographic crisis is unlikely to ease, UNFPA says on World Population Day
Without significant improvements in gender equality, the countries of Eastern Europe are unlikely to overcome the demographic crisis they are facing... Read more
7 ways you can promote gender equality in a world of rapid demographic change
Women and girls make up about half of the population in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Yet their desires for their lives, families and careers are... Read more