BAKU, Azerbaijan – Research shows that more than one third of women in Azerbaijan have been subjected to some form of violence by their partner, but few feel able to leave, seek help or report the crime to the police. A three-digit helpline in Azerbaijan, supported by UNFPA, is offering online, confidential psychological support for women and girls affected by gender-based violence.

Monday’s deadly attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, which caused severe damage to the country’s largest children’s hospital and a healthcare centre for women, starkly emphasised the devastating impact of the ongoing war. Such assaults cause immediate tragedy but also ripple through the demographic fabric of the nation, exacerbating already critical population challenges. The ongoing shelling across Ukraine has sign...

ISTANBUL, 11 July 2024 – On today’s World Population Day, the UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia stressed the need for responses to the demographic shifts countries in the region are facing to be based on sound evidence and human rights. “The way demographic change is discussed in the region is still too often marked by misconceptions and anxieties,” said Florence Bauer, UNFPA Regional Direct...