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From child worker to youth activist
When Almazbek Suiunbekov came to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan as a boy, he seemed destined for a life of poverty and exclusion. He lived in squalid conditions in the outskirts of the city, worked in the... Read more
Young people need better information on sexual and reproductive health, parliamentarians are told at conference on youth policy in Almaty
Access to information on sexual and reproductive health was one of the key issues raised by young people at a conference with parliamentarians from the five Central Asian countries, which was... Read more
Women in Russia strongly favour sexuality education in schools, UNFPA-supported survey finds
Support for introducing sexuality education in school curricula is widespread among women in the Russian Federation, according to the findings of a major reproductive health survey published by the... Read more
Year in Review: Highlights of UNFPA's Work in 2012
NEW YORK — UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin yesterday presented the Fund’s 2012 Annual Report: Promises to Keep, to its Executive Board. The title refers to the 26 overarching... Read more
Preparations for regional ICPD Beyond 2014 conference in full swing
With only a few weeks left before the start of the regional conference “Enabling Choices: Population Priorities for the 21st Century” in Geneva on 1-2 July, preparations for the event are in full... Read more
Moldova to host regional training centre on improving reproductive health services
The government of Moldova agreed to host a regional training centre tasked with promoting standardized reproductive health services in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. In a letter signed during the... Read more
Towards increased services for survivors of sexual violence in Syria
NIZIP, Turkey — More has to be done to ensure the health and wellbeing of women and children affected by the Syrian conflict, said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the UNFPA, on a... Read more
UNFPA Tajikistan helps feeding young people’s voices into post-2015 MDG process
Young people of different backgrounds participated in a series of consultation meetings organized by UNFPA Tajikistan in the capital Dushanbe and two regional centers, Khujand and Kulob, to hear... Read more
UNFPA Kosovo promotes inter-generational solidarity and family medicine approach
UNFPA’s office in Kosovo marked the International Day of Families on 15 May by providing basic health care services in the capital, Prishtina. More than 300 citizens of all ages made use of the... Read more
UNFPA and UNOCHA promote better disaster preparedness in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Some 40 emergency management, cartography and statistics experts from the South Caucasus and Central Asia have gathered in Almaty to learn and share best practices in information management in... Read more