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11 July 2023
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7 ways you can promote gender equality in a world of rapid demographic change
Women and girls make up about half of the population in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Yet their desires for their lives, families and careers are often ignored in discussions…
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11 July 2023
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Women are key for fixing Eastern Europe’s demographic problems (but not for the reason you may think)
If only women had more children, a widely held view goes, our demographic worries would fade away. Higher birth rates would stabilize population numbers, or even make them grow…
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05 July 2023
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World Population Day Statement 2023 UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Imagine a world where everyone – all 8 billion of us – has a future bursting with promise and potential. Now open your eyes to the current reality that 4 billion women and girls –…
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20 June 2023
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Women and Girls Safe Spaces help refugees fleeing war in Ukraine
Three months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, in April 2022, Angela Ciobotaru, in her mid-fifties, from Odesa, fled to Romania with her grandchildren, nephew…
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19 June 2023
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023
Conflict is on the rise. We see the images everywhere. Online and in the news. Sometimes even in our own communities. Soldiers with guns run in front of shattered buildings, along…
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26 May 2023
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International forum in Almaty reaffirmed crucial role of population censuses for forecasting and policy-making
A two-day international forum on population censuses in the CIS region, held on 22-23 May 2023 in Almaty, reaffirmed the importance of censuses for socio-economic forecasting and…
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24 May 2023
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Changing the lives of women survivors of violence in North Macedonia
“This is not an easy job but a rewarding one, especially when you realize that you have helped a woman to live free from violence and move on with her life.” Stojne Miteva, 42,…
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17 May 2023
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Youth-friendly services scaling up in Kazakhstan, offering critical sexual and reproductive health care
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – "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 Almaty,…
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15 May 2023
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6 essential ingredients for stronger families
Families are widely recognized as key building blocks of societies. It is through families, as a recent UN Women report pointed out, that people share resources such as housing…
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