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10 December 2018

‘Let’s Talk!’ host Natalia Vodianova featured in Turkish Airlines’ Skylife magazine

ANTALYA, Turkey — Supermodel-philanthropist Natalia Vodianova, host of the first global “Let’s Talk!” event in Antalya, Turkey, was featured in the December 2018 issue of Turkish Airlines’ Skylife magazine. Vodianova spoke to the magazine about her partnership with UNFPA, which co-organized the event together with Elbi, the

6 December 2018

Lifelong learning, and teaching: active ageing in Georgia

TSNORI, Georgia — Twenty-five years ago, Julietta Chkhetiani was forced to leave her native Abkhazia due to armed conflict there. She started a new life in Tsnori, a town in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia, but never forgot how people helped her when she needed it most. Now 61, Chkhetiani says the time has come for her to

29 November 2018

Creating safe havens from violence for women and children in Ukraine

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — When Anna’s abusive husband threatened her with a knife, she knew it was time to get away. The next day, she pretended to take her children to school, but instead fled with them to her sister’s house in another city. She didn’t want to hide out there forever, but she didn’t know where else to turn. Then