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11 October 2020
Statement

Let's listen to girls and uphold their rights

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of the Girl 11 October 2020 It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of the... Read more

8 October 2020
News

Creating the world that girls need to achieve their dreams

ISTANBUL, Turkey — At age 13, Sesili still has a lot of different ideas about what her future might hold. Her favourite classroom subject is physics, and she says she’s interested in interior and... Read more

1 October 2020
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older people exercising

New joint programme supports countries in upholding rights and dignity of older persons during COVID-19 and beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the rights and health of older persons, who made up 88 per cent of COVID-19 related deaths in Europe as of August 2020. Through its broader impacts, the... Read more

25 September 2020
Press Release

UNFPA Moldova will support private sector companies and the Government in extending family-friendly policies

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Moldova has launched the project “Expanding Choices: Gender-Responsive Family Policies for the Private Sector in the Western Balkans and Moldova”.... Read more

25 September 2020
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Patient consultation on family planning

Increasing access to family planning services in remote villages in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — In the remote villages of Tajikistan’s Temurmalik region, steady work isn’t always easy to come by. Neither are family planning services. “Our family was struggling. I wanted... Read more

23 September 2020
News

First-ever inclusive art school in Azerbaijan fosters a sense of belonging for people with disabilities

BAKU, Azerbaijan — When Nanakhanum Azimova enrolled at a new school that opened in Baku last year, she was taking a leap of faith. Like many people with disabilities, her experience of school as a... Read more

17 September 2020
Press Release

New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights

NEW YORK -- A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the November 2019 Nairobi Summit on ICPD25... Read more

17 September 2020
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Miss Wheelchair World from Belarus joins new High-Level Commission to ensure Nairobi Summit promises are kept

ISTANBUL -- Aleksandra Chichikova, the first-ever Miss Wheelchair World and an advocate for the health of women with disabilities, has been appointed member of a new High-Level Commission monitoring... Read more

30 July 2020
News

Ensuring the reproductive rights of women with disabilities in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia – Anna Maisuradze was just a small child of four or five years old when she realized that she wasn’t like the other kids. “As I grew up, I felt it even more – because of the way... Read more

27 July 2020
News

Young and old unite across generations during COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova

CHIȘINĂU, Moldova — When the phone rings, it takes a while for Maria Roșca, age 73, to answer, because she’s been outside in her garden planting vegetables. Roșca has been living alone after her... Read more

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