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07 February 2023
Press Release
UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes
New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and local authorities to scale up its emergency…
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06 February 2023
Statement
UNFPA statement on earthquake in Türkiye
We are deeply saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by the earthquake that struck Kahramanmaraş in southeastern Türkiye and also affected neighboring provinces and…
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03 February 2023
News
Bringing rural villages back to life
Serbian economist Dragana Tomić Pilipović believes that small villages should never die. As Dragana sees it, the future of the planet rests with grassroots movements that will…
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02 February 2023
News
Training programme in Ukraine helps women find IT jobs
“When the war started, a missile destroyed our house,” said Nina Cherlenuk, 25, from Irpin. “So, together with my daughter, I fled.” Nina left behind a career as a radiologist to…
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31 January 2023
News
UNFPA conference looks at how family policies can promote gender equality and tackle Europe’s demographic woes
Over 100 government and business leaders from across Eastern Europe and Central Asia participated in the conference organized by UNFPA and held under UNFPA’s Expanding Choices…
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24 January 2023
Statement
UNFPA statement on the situation around Lachin corridor
UNFPA echoes the appeal of the UN Secretary-General for de-escalation of tensions and for ensuring freedom and security of movement along the Lachin corridor, in line with…
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13 January 2023
News
Government of France allocates 4 million euros to assist women and girls affected by the war in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, New York — The Government of France is contributing 4 million euros to UNFPA, the United Nations’ sexual and reproductive health agency, to assist survivors of…
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19 December 2022
News
UNFPA teams up with parody account to question gender stereotypes in a humorous way
The @manwhohasitall is a popular parody account on social media. For two weeks in December 2022, UNFPA’s Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is teaming up with the…
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10 December 2022
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2022
As we mark this year’s Human Rights Day, we call on people everywhere to #StandUp4HumanRights. All 8 billion people alive today should enjoy all human rights, as defined in the…
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