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Florence Bauer appointed new UNFPA Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

calendar_today 06 July 2022

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Florence Bauer appointed new UNFPA Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

ISTANBUL – Florence Bauer has been appointed as UNFPA’s Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and has assumed her new functions. "I'm…

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Ukrainian refugees in Moldova guaranteed access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services

calendar_today 30 June 2022

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Ukrainian refugees in Moldova guaranteed access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services

KYIV, Ukraine – “I caught the last evacuation train out. The next day, the station was bombed.” Katya is still haunted by the very different turn her life…

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Father Schools promote good parenting in Eastern Europe

calendar_today 29 June 2022

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Father Schools promote good parenting in Eastern Europe

“At Father School, we learn what responsible parenting is,” said Ionat Chintea. “How to educate our children, and how we can combat gender stereotypes that ultimately can lead to…

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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

calendar_today 17 June 2022

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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem When wars begin, so does the terror and devastation of sexual violence. The bodies of women and girls become…

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A young father discovers the joy of parenting as Moldova aims to extend paternity leave

calendar_today 17 June 2022

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A young father discovers the joy of parenting as Moldova aims to extend paternity leave

“The joy of being a father starts with equal participation alongside the mother in taking care of the child.” Adrian Băluțel is 29 years old, the father of a four-month baby boy…

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

calendar_today 15 June 2022

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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…

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Joint Statement on the Situation of Older Persons in Ukraine

calendar_today 14 June 2022

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Joint Statement on the Situation of Older Persons in Ukraine

Since the start of the war in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, we have witnessed a devastating escalation of violence which has resulted in the large-scale displacement of close to…

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Ukraine humanitarian response supported by data collaboration

calendar_today 10 June 2022

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Ukraine humanitarian response supported by data collaboration

LVIV, Ukraine/UNITED NATIONS, New York – When Viktoria Kravets, 17, woke up early on 24 February in her home in Ukraine, she knew something was terribly wrong. &ldquo…

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UNFPA trials innovative new menstrual watch with IMMI

calendar_today 29 May 2022

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UNFPA trials innovative new menstrual watch with IMMI

Some 300 adolescent girls and young women across Burkina Faso and Moldova will trial IMMI Watch, the first digital watch to track a menstrual cycle without an app, in a new UNFPA…

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