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02 December 2021
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Decade of Demographic Resilience to galvanize action for countries to thrive amid population shifts
SOFIA, 2 December 2021 – A Decade of Demographic Resilience was launched today at the Ministerial Conference on “Shaping Europe’s Demographic Future”,…
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01 December 2021
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Countries can thrive amid demographic change, speakers affirm at opening of Ministerial Conference
SOFIA, 1 December 2021 – With the right policies in place, countries in Europe can thrive even amid demographic changes that are widely perceived as adverse, speakers…
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26 November 2021
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Demographic change is not a crisis. It’s an opportunity.
Europe is in the middle of a demographic transition with far-reaching consequences. People have fewer children and live longer and healthier lives. Many are on the move in search…
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22 November 2021
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Ministerial Conference to chart pathways for societies to thrive amid rapid demographic change
SOFIA, 22 November 2021 - High-level government representatives, thought leaders and experts from across Europe and Central Asia will gather in Sofia, Bulgaria and online, on 1-2…
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20 November 2021
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UNFPA supports pilot population and housing census in Uzbekistan
Tashkent – UNFPA and the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics presented the preliminary findings and recommendations of a pilot population census at…
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19 November 2021
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UNFPA supports Kazakhstan's national census roll-out during COVID-19 pandemic
Nur-Sultan – When it came to rolling out the 2020 national census, COVID-19 threw Kazakhstan a curveball. Social distancing, self-isolation and working from home made the…
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17 November 2021
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Citing poor life quality, almost half of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina ponder emigration, UNFPA survey finds
SARAJEVO, 17 November 2021 – Nearly one in two young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or 47 percent, say they are thinking about leaving the country temporarily or…
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12 October 2021
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New training aims to accelerate implementation of national sexual and reproductive health strategies
Istanbul/Ghent -- UNFPA, Ghent University and the Academic Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy (ANSER) launched a comprehensive online training course on…
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11 October 2021
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Girls work to make gender equality a reality
“I want to encourage communication about menstruation,” said Azra Komarica, a 19-year-old girl from Bosnia and Herzegovina. “It’s still a taboo topic…
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