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Well-designed family policies are key for tackling Europe’s demographic woes, speakers say at UNFPA conference

ISTANBUL, 22 September 2022 – Well-designed family policies that benefit women and men are a key element of any successful response to the demographic challenges Europe is facing, speakers said at…

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A man in a blue shirt sits at a desk. He is holding a baby girl and looking at a stack of papers in his hand.

It’s time to tear down the barriers preventing women and men from having the careers, and number of children, they want

Women across Europe and Central Asia are still widely expected to shoulder much of the unpaid work at home: cleaning, managing the household, caring for children, husbands and older relatives. This,…

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Volunteer Catalina Neghina shows her former teacher Elena Gobjila how to get online using her mobile phone.

Bridging digital and generational divides in Moldova

Last year, retired teacher Elena Gobjila returned to the classroom. But this time, she was the student. Under the patient tutelage of Catalina Neghina, her own former student, the 74-year-old learned…

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UNFPA in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Ensuring that all people can fulfill their potential and that everyone counts

UNFPA in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Ensuring that all people can fulfill their potential and that everyone counts.

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Older people are the fastest growing age group in Europe. It’s time we recognize this as an opportunity

By Giulia Vallese Older people were a small minority only a few decades ago, but driven by increasing life expectancy and low fertility rates, their share of the population has been rising…

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