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First comprehensive cancer prevention research completed in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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First comprehensive cancer prevention research completed in Bosnia and Herzegovina

calendar_today 18 May 2026

The research provides the country's most complete assessment to date for the prevention of cervical, breast, colorectal and prostate cancers.

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Making the business case for gender-responsive family policies

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Making the business case for gender-responsive family policies

calendar_today 15 May 2026

Research shows that well-designed, gender-responsive policies not only improve family and personal well-being – they drive company success.

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UNFPA Executive Director concludes official visit to Kazakhstan, reinforcing strategic partnership on people-centred sustainable development

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UNFPA Executive Director concludes official visit to Kazakhstan, reinforcing strategic partnership on people-centred sustainable development

calendar_today 14 May 2026

During her visit, Ms. Keita held high-level meetings with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov as well as the Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Regional ministerial conference ends with commitments to place people’s aspirations at the heart of demographic resilience policies

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Regional ministerial conference ends with commitments to place people’s aspirations at the heart of demographic resilience policies

calendar_today 08 May 2026

Placing people’s rights and aspirations at the heart of government efforts to address demographic change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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Keynote address by Dr. Rachel Snow at the opening of the "Leading Change" conference on demographic resilience

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Keynote address by Dr. Rachel Snow at the opening of the "Leading Change" conference on demographic resilience

calendar_today 07 May 2026

"We are just beginning to disentangle how we can adapt to a world with fewer young people, more older people, the potential loss of labour supply and culture – yet still prosper."

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Demographic resilience starts with empowering people, speakers say at ministerial conference in Skopje

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Demographic resilience starts with empowering people, speakers say at ministerial conference in Skopje

calendar_today 07 May 2026

Government efforts to address demographic change must empower individuals, speakers stressed at the opening of a Ministerial Conference on Demographic Resilience.

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“Not just a profession, also a mission”: Supporting Georgia’s next generation of midwives

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“Not just a profession, also a mission”: Supporting Georgia’s next generation of midwives

calendar_today 05 May 2026

Midwives deliver almost all essential reproductive health services, yet the world is short at least 1 million of them. UNFPA is working to fill that gap.

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Türkiye releases first official analysis of relationship between motherhood and women’s employment

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Türkiye releases first official analysis of relationship between motherhood and women’s employment

calendar_today 01 May 2026

Landmark study finds that over 50 per cent of women in Türkiye leave the workforce within one year of childbirth.

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Regional Ministerial Conference to Tackle Demographic Change and Build Resilience

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Regional Ministerial Conference to Tackle Demographic Change and Build Resilience

calendar_today 30 April 2026

UNFPA and the Government of North Macedonia, will host the 2nd Regional Ministerial Conference on Demographic Resilience on 7-8 May 2026 in Skopje, North Macedonia.

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