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9 November 2023
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Tajikistan renews costed reproductive health programme

Following up on a commitment made at the Nairobi Summit in 2019, the Government of Tajikistan in August announced the renewal of its reproductive... Read more

7 November 2023
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Tackling inequalities in access to sexual and reproductive health in Armenia

“Have you come to be sterilized?” the doctor asked Karine Grigoryan, 40 years old, from Armenia. “No,” she said. “The opposite.” Ms. Grigoryan had... Read more

2 November 2023
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Carving out a new life in Armenia

"It was a real-life nightmare. My elder son was at school, the younger one at kindergarten. I didn’t know which way to run, whom to save first.... Read more

23 October 2023
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ICPD30 review in European region stresses need for people-centred development for addressing demographic challenges

Delegations from over 40 countries in the wider European region convened in Geneva on 19-20 October to review progress towards the goals adopted by... Read more

19 October 2023
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UN review of population trends in Europe, Central Asia and North America stresses that rights and choices must underpin policy responses to societal shifts

With the wider European region facing the impacts of several overlapping crises, including the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ripple... Read more

18 October 2023
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Private sector collaboration takes centre stage at regional cervical cancer prevention alliance forum in Tbilisi

The Annual Forum of the Regional Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, held in Tbilisi on 28-29 September 2023... Read more

11 October 2023
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“I miss my home”: Fleeing conflict, tens of thousands of women and girls cross into Armenia

Mariam was whisked out of school on 19 September with her classmates when bombing began in the region that has been at the heart of a decades-long... Read more

11 October 2023
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Youth-friendly services scaling up in Kazakhstan, offering critical sexual and reproductive health care

"It was my first time with my boyfriend. We didn’t use a condom,” 17-year-old Amina* told UNFPA at one of the youth-friendly health centres in... Read more

11 October 2023
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“Once the door opens slightly, the rest is easy”

“I was just like a sheep being sent to slaughter,” said Nuray, from Nevşehir in central Türkiye. “You have to go whether you want to or not.” Nuray... Read more

10 October 2023
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Governments to convene for ICPD30 review of population and development dynamics in Europe, Central Asia and North America

In the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region, comprising 56 member States in Europe, North America and Central Asia, the review process... Read more

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