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26 May 2022
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European Union steps up its support to UNFPA with €1.5 million to safeguard women and girls’ health and rights in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The European Commission has announced a €1.5 million contribution to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health…
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10 May 2022
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Family is teamwork: equality starts at home!
To mark this International Day of Families 2022, we are pleased to announce the launch of #FamilyTeamWork, a joint campaign of COFACE Families Europe and Men Engage Eastern…
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10 May 2022
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5 Ways Men Can Step Up at Home
In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, women spend 3 hours more per day on unpaid care work than men. Add paid work into the mix and many women are essentially pulling a “double…
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10 May 2022
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Ukraine crisis rooms, created for survivors of domestic violence, now house survivors of war
CHERNIVTSI/LUTSK, Ukraine – They are called “crisis rooms”: temporary accommodation for women and their children, with a kitchen, furniture, utensils and…
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26 April 2022
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Mobile app powers population and housing census in Kyrgyzstan
“There was no need to carry bags, paper and pens,” said Kanat Sydykov, a 20-year-old student at Kyrgyz State University and census taker in Kyrgyzstan. “It is a…
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19 April 2022
Press Release
Women and girls in Ukraine and neighboring countries require urgent support
UNFPA appeals for $66 million as health and protection needs mount. UNITED NATIONS, New York, 19 April 2022 - Nearly two months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war…
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12 April 2022
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A 72-year-old refugee from Ukraine tells of a life left torn apart by war
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine – “There were explosions outside, it smelled of smoke. We were almost surrounded, planes were flying overhead. There was so much noise that I…
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11 April 2022
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Supporting adolescents as agents of change for gender equality
“My mother was not allowed to study,” said Aytan Fatullayeva, who is 14 years old, from Lerik, in south-east Azerbaijan. “If she had, things could have been…
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08 April 2022
Statement
UNFPA calls for urgent action to protect the rights of women and girls affected by the war in Ukraine
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem “UNFPA is alarmed and deeply concerned about ongoing reports of rape and other forms of gender-based violence …
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